Effect of Vacuum Ion-Plasma Treatment on the Electrochemical Corrosion Characteristics of Titanium-Alloy Implants

摘要

The effect of mechanical polishing and various types of vacuum ion-plasma treatment of model implants made of VT1-0, VT20, and VT6 titanium alloys on their electrochemical corrosion characteristics in a 0.9 percent NaCl solution (Ringer's solution) is studied. Ion nitriding and the evaporation of a titanium nitride coating are shown to form a surface structure that provides an increase in the hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance of these implants.