Novel biocompatible magnetron-sputtered silver coating for enhanced antibacterial properties and osteogenesis in vitro.

Peri-implant infection is a serious complication in orthopedic surgery. This study aimed to reduce the incidence of peri-implant infection by developing a durable and safe antibacterial silver coating. We compared the antibacterial properties and process controllability of various coating techniques to identify the most effective method for silver coating.

Microstructure Evolution of 2A12 Aluminum Alloy under Isothermal Heat Treatment Direct Writing Process.

A metal-melting direct writing process, using semi-solid isothermal heat treatment to form high-quality semi-solid components, realized the integrated innovation of semi-solid formation and additive manufacturing. An experimental study was carried out on semi-solid isothermal heat treatment for metal-melting direct-writing technology, using 2A12 aluminum alloy as raw material. The semi-solid isothermal heat treatment was carried out over different temperature ranges, and four-stages evolution mechanism of the semi-solid microstructure in the semi-solid melting direct writing process was investigated.