Effect of the Hydrothermal Treatment on the Microstructural Characteristics and Bioactivity of the Ag Incorporated MAO Coatings Fabricated on Ti6Al7Nb Alloy

In this study, Ti6Al7Nb titanium alloy has been subjected to micro-arc oxidation (MAO) process and hydrothermal (HT) treatment sequentially. MAO process was conducted in a calcium acetate hydrate (...