TITLE:
Silver-Doped Layers of Implants Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition
AUTHORS:
Tomas Kocourek, Miroslav Jelinek, Jan Miksovsky, Karel Jurek, Jaromir Kopecek
KEYWORDS:
Thin Layer; Silver; Titanium Alloy; Steel; Pulsed Laser Deposition; Adhesion; Implant
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Computer and Communications,
Vol.1 No.7,
December
2,
2013
ABSTRACT: Physical
and mechanical properties of silver-doped layers of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V and 316L
steel prepared by pulsed laser deposition were studied. Metallic silver-doped
coatings could be a new way for antibacterial protection in medicine. Thin films of silver and silver-doped materials
were synthesized using KrF excimer laser deposition. The material was ablated
from two targets, which composed either from titanium alloy with silver
segments or from steel with silver segments. The concentration of silver ranged
from 1.54 at.% to 4.32 at.% for steel and from 3.04 at.% to 13.05 at.% for
titanium alloy. The layers properties such as silver content, structure, and
adhesion were measured. Adhesion was stu- died
using scratch test.