New insights of NbO-based coatings on the 316L SS surfaces: enhanced biological responses.

This communication aims to propose new insights of NbO-based coatings on the 316L SS surface with great prospects to be used in the dentistry field as brackets. The NbO thin film was incorporated into the 316L SS by using PVD method. For this purpose, the studied system was characterized structurally and morphologically by using AFM, FTIR-IRRAS, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).