Apatite-forming ability of bioactive poly(l-lactic acid)/grafted silica nanocomposites in simulated body fluid

Bioactive PLLA/surface-grafted silica (g-SiO?) nanocomposite scaffolds were fabricated by solid-liquid phase separation method. And solid PLLA/g-SiO? nanocomposite films were prepared by solution casting method. A series of parallel tube-like morphology and internal ladder-like structure of PLLA/g-SiO? nanocomposite scaffolds were observed by SEM. The formation of bone-like apatite in the simulated body fluid (SBF) was characterized by XRD, IR, SEM, EDS and weight measurement. The silica incorporation favors the formation of apatite. The growth of apatite with immersion time is found on the surfaces of both the PLLA/g-SiO? nanocomposite scaffolds and the films. The potential mechanism is that silanol groups of g-SiO? in the nanocomposites serve as nucleation sites for the formation of bone-like apatite crystals.     

TiO2 nanotube, nanowire, and rhomboid-shaped particle thin films fixed on a titanium metal plate

Titanium dioxide thin films having various nanostructures could be formed by various treatments on sodium titanate nanotube thin films approximately 5 μm thick fixed on titanium metal plates. Using an aqueous solution with a lower hydrochloric acid concentration (0.01 mol/L) and a higher reaction temperature (90 °C) than those previously employed, we obtained a hydrogen titanate nanotube thin film fixed onto a titanium metal plate by H⁺ ion-exchange treatment of the sodium titanate nanotube thin film. Calcination of hydrogen titanate nanotube thin films yielded porous thin films consisting of anatase nanotubes, anatase nanowires, and anatase nanoparticles grown directly from the titanium metal plate. H⁺ ion-exchange treatment of sodium titanate nanotube thin films at 140 °C resulted in porous thin films consisting of rhomboid-shaped anatase nanoparticles.     

Electrochemical and interface analysis of titanium alloy in simulated body fluid

The effect of raftiline inulin in presence of Ca²⁺ on titanium alloy as biomaterial was investigated in simulated body fluid solution at 37 °C. The behavior of Ti alloy was studied at different concentrations of inulin with immersion time using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization tests. Ti alloy was effectively inhibited by the addition of 0.25% by weight raftiline in presence of 10^?5 m calcium levulinate, which reacts with Ti alloy and forms a protective film on its surface. The results were confirmed by surface examination via scanning electron microscope. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

HPLC determination of tobramycin in a simulated body fluid

To evaluate the release kinetics, in a simulated body fluid, of tobramycin (TOB) from carbonated apatite (CHA) in the form of granulate, a sensitive and reliable liquid chromatographic method was developed. Chromatographic separation was performed on a Metrosep Carb 1 anionic column by using 0.1 M NaOH as mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 ml min^− 1. TOB was quantified by pulsed amperometric detection using a 3-potential waveform on Au electrode. A linear relationship for TOB was found in the range 0.17-2.50 mg l^− 1 with a LOD of 0.05 mg l^− 1. The method exhibited good retention time and peak area reproducibility.     

The effect of gravity on thin fluid films

The effect of gravity on the existence at equilibrium of thin fluid films is studied. The equilibrium conditions under the effect of gravity are developed and applied to specific cases of practical significance. It is concluded that, in contrast to the nongravitational situation, the effect of gravity allows in some cases the existence of a thin film at equilibrium with a bulk phase of a different curvature. However, for soap films, the effect of gravity prevents their equilibrium existence for almost any macroscopic size, again, in contrast to the nongravitational case.     

Phase transition and crystal growth of a titania layer on a titanium metal plate

Research on Chemical Intermediates - A titanium metal surface was heated with an alkali metal chloride in order to produce a phase transition from amorphous titania to crystalline titania on the...     

医用钛表面组织结构和形貌特征与表面生物活性的研究

通过物理、化学或者电化学表面改性的方法改变钛表面氧化钛膜的结构、化学成份等可赋予钛金属及其合金生物活性,从而在体内实现材料与硬组织间的生物活性结合。本文探讨钛表面氧化钛膜的结构、化学成份、表面形貌和微观结构对其生物活性的影响。     

Investigation of thin films formed from liposome suspensions on quartz substrate

The stability of thin wetting films formed from 0.15 M NaCl solutions containing small unilamellar dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) vesicles of different concentrations on quartz surface has been investigated by the microinterferometric method. The intensity of monochromatic light reflected from both film surfaces has been recorded as a function of the time of film thinning. Two temperatures were used in the experiments (20 and 35 degrees C). Films containing 10(-3), 5x10(-3) and 10(-2) mg/ml DMPC were unstable and ruptured, while films with 10(-1) and 1 mg/ml DMPC were stable. Film stability was explained on the basis of hydrophobic interactions. Film thickness dependence on time was calculated. The kinetics of film thinning did not obey Reynolds equation and a linearization was observed in co-ordinates ln(h) as a function of time. This phenomenon was explained by a non-homogeneous thinning process, which might be due to the existence of some areas of different structure of the DMPC adsorption layers.     

Photocatalytic lithography based on thin films of amorphous hydrated titanium dioxide

The mechanism of photoactivation of amorphous hydrated titanium dioxide thin films containing palladium ions toward the reaction of electroless deposition of nickel was studied. It was shown that the photocatalytic reduction of palladium ions during UV irradiation results in the formation of intermediate Pd(I) states that subsequently disproportionate, yielding a Pd nanophase. The palladium nanoparticle-catalyzed electroless deposition of nickel on exposed areas of the titanium dioxide photolayer makes it possible to fabricate metal patterns having a 5-μm resolution, with the fast and irreversible capture of photoelectrons at the latent image formation step preventing the image from blurring, including the process on conducting substrates.     

锌镀层P-Mo-V三元杂多酸盐配合物膜的性能和结构

在锌镀层材料表面,磷钼矾(P-Mo-V)三元杂多酸盐具有较好的配位能力,获得了多种具有金属光泽的不溶性彩色配合物膜,有良好的耐蚀性能和装饰效果。加速化学和电化学腐蚀实验(LSV)研究结果表明,Na6(PMo9V3O40).xH2O与锌镀层材料表面反应时,形成的一种新型金黄色杂多酸盐配合物膜(P-Mo-V金黄色配合物膜)的耐蚀性最佳。XPS和AES分析表明,P-Mo-V金黄色配合物膜层中Mo在膜表面的价态为 6,而在膜内层则以 6、 4价共存,其它元素的价态分别为Zn( 2),P( 5),V( 5),从其AES深度剥蚀曲线的组成恒定区求得膜的组成分别为Zn 19.7%,Mo 29.3%,V 21.2%,P 16.1%,O 13.5%;膜层的厚度约为160 nm。     

Gas sensitivity of etioporphyrin metal complexes in thin films

It is shown that porphyrin metal complexes have the potential for the creation of various gas sensors; the gas sensing properties of the materials on their basis change upon the replacement of the central metal atom and substituents in the porphyrin core. Films of etioporphyrin-II were prepared by vacuum deposition onto a front shaft system of electrodes on a pyroceramic support. Calibration dependences of the analytical signal (conductivity) on the concentration of ammonia were obtained. It was found that UV irradiation on the sensor layer enhances the sensitivity of ammonia determination. Relative sensitivities of thin films based on Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Pd(II) and Pt(II) etioporphyrin complexes in the temperature range from 303 K to 423 K and ammonia concentrations from 1.5 to 75 mg/m³ were determined. The relative sensitivity attains a maximum (0.8) at an ammonia concentration of 7.5 mg/m³ for the Co(II) etioporphyrin at 333 K in a dark mode, or at 303 K and under UV irradiation (λ = 406 nm, P = 1 mW). An experimental setup was assembled that allowed measurements at the controlled temperature and humidity of the gas and its mixtures with inert gases or air. The conditions of ammonia detection were optimized.     

AFM observations of phase transitions in molecularly thin films of a three-ring bent-core compound

Submonolayer thin films of a three-ring bent-core (or banana-shaped) compound, m-bis(4-n-octyloxystyryl)benzene (m-OSB), were vacuum-deposited on a mica surface, and a spontaneous transition from monolayer films to bilayer crystals was observed at room temperature, which was ascribed to the specific molecular shape and polar layered packing of the bent-core molecules [Tang et al. J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108 (34), 12921-12926]. The crystal nucleation and growth from the monolayer films as well as the melting phase transition from the bilayer crystals were investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM). It was shown that after initial nucleation, the crystal growth was achieved through three pathways: direct absorption of molecules from monolayer films, molecular cluster diffusion, and quasi-Ostwald ripening. When annealing the bilayer crystals at elevated temperatures, morphological change from a bilayer to a monolayer was observed, and some new islands with fingerlike patterns were formed during this process, which resulted from a diffusion-controlled growth of the molten molecules. In general, the high-resolution AFM in combination with the molecularly thin m-OSB films provided us with direct visualization of nucleation, crystal growth, melting, and film morphology evolution on the mesoscopic scale, which are of fundamental interest from the theoretical viewpoint and are of central importance for the control of interfacial properties in practical applications.     

Solvent‐induced surface instability of thin metal films on a polymer substrate

The solvent‐provoked formation and evolution of thin film buckling‐delamination on a compliant substrate have been studied. The film surface is observed by an optical microscope showing a remarkable dynamic buckling‐delamination development and a subsequent stable branched‐straight state. It is revealed that the initiation, propagation, and the resulting patterns of film buckles are strongly dependent on the solvent type, film stress, interfacial adhesion, and film thickness. The buckling could be controlled further by a reasonable chemical solvent configuration and used to provide useful information for the pattern creation on polymer systems in diverse fields, such as micro/nanofabrication and optics.     

Electrochemical evidences of morphological transformation in ordered mesoporous titanium oxide thin films

We provide the first electrochemical evidence of permeability changes in continuous mesoporous TiO2 thin film electrodes induced by nanocrystallisation.     

Electrochemical and structural investigations of oxide films anodically formed on ruthenium-plated titanium electrodes in sulfuric acid

The electrochemical characteristics of ruthenium oxides, formed on Ru-plated Ti electrodes in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ by potential cycling with different CV upper potential limits (E _SU), were systematically compared. The repeated potential cycling between 0.2 and 0.75 V activated the formation/reduction of surface Ru oxides with hysteretic behavior. This application of repeated CVs also modified the ability of Ru deposits for hydrogen adsorption/desorption. An irreducible Ru oxide accumulated on the electrode at potentials more positive than ca. 0.95 V, whose capacitive characteristics are applicable for electrochemical supercapacitors. This irreducible oxide was composed of an aggregate consisting of Ru in various oxidation states, bridged oxygen, OH and water in a 3D-like structure with a relatively ordered and compact nature, from the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic and voltammetric results. The surface reconstruction of the Ru deposits induced by the repeated potential cycling with E _SU≥0.75 V was clearly observed from the SEM photographs. From the X-ray diffraction patterns, all the anodically formed Ru oxides showed an amorphous nature.     

The influence of fluoride on the physicochemical properties of anodic oxide films formed on titanium surfaces

The influence of fluoride (and its concentration) on the electrochemical and semiconducting properties of anodic oxide films formed on titanium surfaces was investigated by performing electrochemical measurements (potentiodynamic/pontiostatic polarization, open circuit potential (OCP), and capacitance measurements) for a titanium/oxide film/solution interface system in fluoride-containing 1.0 M HClO(4) solution. On the basis of the Mott-Schottky analysis, and with taking into account both the surface reactions (or, say, the specifically chemical adsorption) of fluoride ions at the oxide film surface and the migration/intercalation of fluoride ions into the oxide film, the changes in the electrochemical behavior of titanium measured in this work (e.g., the blocked anodic oxygen evolution, the increased anodic steady-state current density, the positively shifted flat band potential, and the positively shifted film breakdown potential) were interpreted by the changes in the surface and the bulk physicochemical properties (e.g., the surface charges, surface state density, doping concentration, and the interfacial potential drops) of the anodic films grown on titanium. The fluoride concentrations tested in this work can be divided into three groups according to their effect on the electrochemical behavior of the oxide films: < or =0.001 M, 0.001-0.01 M, and >0.01 M. By tracing the changes of the OCP of the passivated titanium in fluoride-containing solutions, the deleterious/depassive effect of fluoride ions on the titanium oxide films was examined and evaluated with the parameter of the film breakdown time. It was also shown that the films anodically formed on titanium at higher potentials (>2.5 V) exhibited significantly higher stability against the fluoride attack than that either formed at lower potentials (<2.5 V) or formed natively in the air.     

Spectroscopic consideration of the surface potential built across phthalocyanine thin films on a metal electrode

The nonlinear optical properties of tert-butyl phthalocyanine copper Langmuir-Blodgett (CuttbPc LB) films and vacuum-evaporated phthalocyanine copper (CuPc) films deposited on a metal surface were investigated by second-harmonic generation (SHG) spectroscopy. At the organic/metal interface, a space charge field is formed due to the presence of excess charge injected from a metal electrode to the organic layer. Since the Pc molecule has D4h symmetry, an inversion center is present and the optical SH process is not allowed under the electric-dipole approximation. However, the space charge field at the interface directly influences the symmetric structure of the electrons in the Pc molecule. We investigated the contributions of the surface potential to the SHG using Pc LB and vacuum-evaporated films deposited on aluminum (Al) and gold (Au) metal electrodes, where a distinctive difference in the spectrum for the Pc films on the Al and Au surfaces was observed. The contribution of the surface potential was revealed based on the resonant conditions of the SH process, taking into account the electric-quadrupole transition and dc-field-induced electric-dipole transition.     

Formation and properties of copper chalcogenides thin films on polymers formed using sodium telluropentathionate

The preparative conditions were optimized to get chalcogens layers on the polymer — polyamide PA surface by sorption at room temperature using sodium telluropentathionate, Na₂TeS₄O₆. Further interaction of chalcogenized dielectric with copper’s (I/II) salt solution leads to the formation of mixed Cu_xS_y-Cu_xTe_y layers. Optical, electrical and surface characteristics of the layers are highly controlled by the deposition parameters. The stoichiometry of these layers was established by UV-Visible and AA spectrometry. Optical absorption (transmittance) experiments show the samples are of high optical quality. The band gaps of thin films were obtained from their optical absorption spectra, which were found in the range of 1.44–2.97 eV. XRD was used in combination with AFM to characterize chalcogenides layers’ structural features. XRD analysis confirmed the formation of mixed copper chalcogenides’ layers in the surface of PA with binary phases such as Cu₂Te, Cu_3.18Te₂, copper telluride, Cu_2.72Te₂, vulcanite, CuTe, anilite, Cu₇S₄ and copper sulfide, Cu_1.8S. The crystallite sizes of thin films calculated by the Scherer formula were found to be in the range of 3.07–13.53 nm for Cu_xS_y crystallites and 4.06–20.79 nm for Cu_xTe_y crystallites. At room temperature an electrical resistance of Cu_xS_y-Cu_xTe_y layers varies from 3.0×10³ kΩ□^?1 to 1.0 kΩ□^?1.