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Materials Sciences and Applications, 2012, 3, 301-305 301 /10.4236/msa.2012.35044 Published Online May 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/msa) Development of Niobium Oxide Coatings on Sand-Blasted Titanium Alloy Dental Implants 1 1 2 2 3 Allen C. Mackey , Robert L. Karlinsey , Tien-Mien G. Chu , Meoghan MacPherson , Daniel L. Alge 1Indiana Nanotech, Indianapolis, USA.; 2Department of Restorative Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, USA.; 3Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA. Email: almackey@ Received February 5th, 2012; revised March 9th, 2012; accepted April 12th, 2012 ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to use scanning electron microscopy (SEM) evaluation to determine the optimal anodize- tion conditions needed to generate niobium oxide coatings on titanium alloy dental implant screws. Sand-blasted tita- nium alloy dental implants were anodized in dilute hydrofluoric acid (HF(aq)) solution using a Sorensen DLM 300-2 power supply. The HF concentration and anodization time were varied and the resulting implant surfaces were evalu- ated using a Jeol JSM-5310LV Scanning Electron Microscope to determine the ideal anodization conditions. While HF is necessary to facilitate oxide growth, increasing concentrations resulted in proportionate increases in coating delami- nation. In a similar manner, a minimum anodization time of 1 hour was necessary for oxide growth but longer times produced more delamination especially at higher HF(aq) concentrations. SEM imaging showed that implants anodized for 1 hour in a 0.1% HF(aq) aqueous solution had the best results. Anodization can be used to generate niobium oxide coatings on sand-blasted Ti alloy dental implants by balancing t