Regularities of formation of PEO coating on titanium previously nitrided by gas and plasma methods

Keywords

titanium, gas nitriding, cathodic arc deposition, plasma electrolytic oxidation, hydroxyapatite.

Cite as

Tkachuk О. V., Pohrelyuk І. М., Proskurnyak R. V., and Kuprin О. S. Regularities of formation of PEO coating on titanium previously nitrided by gas and plasma methods. Physicochemical Mechanics of Materials. 2026. 62(1), 042-047.

https://doi.org/10.15407/pcmm2026.01.042

Abstract

The regularities of the coating formation in an alkaline electrolyte by the method of plasma electrolytic oxidation on the titanium surface previously nitrided by gas and plasma methods were investigated. It was established that such complex treatment allows formation of the hydrophilic porous hydroxyapatite coating with a thickness up to 100 m and a Ca/P ratio closer to biological hydroxyapatite.

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