About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Recent Developments in Biological, Structural and Functional Thin Films and Coatings
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Presentation Title |
Determining the Effects of Surface Treatments on the Surface Energy of Titanium in an Effort to Bond a Bioactive Coating |
Author(s) |
Holly Martin, Patrick McWhorter, Ibrahim Al Qanber, Arthur Kasson, Snjezana Balaz |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Holly Martin |
Abstract Scope |
The surface energy of materials, and their wettability, demonstrate the tendency of a liquid material to spread across solid surfaces. The higher the wettability and surface energy of surface, the more easily a liquid spreads across that surface. The spreading of liquids plays a massive role in the ability of a coating to spread across the surface; the ability of that coating to spread can be affected by changes to the surface energy based on surface modifications. Bonding chitosan to titanium is a multi-step process and examining how these steps affect the surface energy of titanium will determine how to affect the outcome of the coating process. The research presented here will compare the surface energies of surface oxides and individual reaction steps, along with the final chitosan coating to determine the most preferable reaction series for bonding chitosan to titanium. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |