Research investigates coatings of calcium carbonate on nanostructured 316L stainless steel, suggesting enhanced biocompatibility for biomedical applications.
Abstract Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) have a high biocompatibility and biodegradability due to their chemical similarity to human bone tissue. Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is an advanced technique used for obtaining biomedical coatings. This research is, for the first time, to investigate the effect of voltage and duration on the CaCO₃ coatings obtained by EPD on nanostructured 316L SS surface. SEM images showed that the proportion of calcium carbonate particles in the coating increased significantly with higher applied voltages. Additionally, an increase in coating thickness ( ̴20 µm) was observed with longer deposition durations. The successful incorporation of CaCO₃ in all coatings was confirmed by SEM and XRD analysis. Also, AFM analysis confirmed that coated surface performed rougher topography and morphology. These findings suggest that bioactive CaCO₃ coated on nanostructured 316L surface is promising surface for biomedical applications.
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Yaşar Kemal Erdoğan (2025) studied this question.
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