Bactericidal and Biocompatible Properties of Plasma Chemical Oxidized Titanium (TiOB) with Antimicrobial Surface Functionalization.

Coating of plasma chemical oxidized titanium (TiOB) with gentamicin-tannic acid (TiOB gta) has proven to be efficient in preventing bacterial colonization of implants. However, in times of increasing antibiotic resistance, the development of alternative antimicrobial functionalization strategies is of major interest. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the antibacterial and biocompatible properties of TiOB functionalized with silver nanoparticles (TiOB SiOx Ag) and ionic zinc (TiOB Zn).