ZrN-ZrON vs ZrO-ZrON coatings deposited via unbalanced DC magnetron sputtering.

ZrN-ZrO[Formula: see text]N[Formula: see text] and ZrO[Formula: see text]-ZrO[Formula: see text]N[Formula: see text] coatings were deposited on 316L stainless steel substrates via the unbalanced DC magnetron sputtering technique in order to improve their corrosion resistance and evaluate their possible use as a coating biocompatible with bone cells. The composition, structure, morphology, and corrosion resistance were studied by sum means of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), x-Ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The corrosion resistance was evaluated in 3.

Zn(II)-tetracarboxy-phthalocyanine-Sensitized TiO Thin Films as Antimicrobial Agents under Visible Irradiation: a Combined DFT and Experimental Study.

In this article, we studied the antimicrobial activity of TiO sensitized by the Zn(II)-tetracarboxy-phthalocyanine (TcPcZn) complex using TiO-Degussa P25 as a semiconductor source. The TiO thin films were deposited by the doctor blade method and were sensitized by the chemisorption process. The obtained compounds were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV-vis spectrophotometry, Raman spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy.