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Commercially pure Titanium (cp‐Ti) and its alloys are the materials most widely used for dental implant applications. In the present work, anodic oxide films have been produced on cp‐Ti surfaces by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) technique. After PEO treatments, oxide films with different surface features (e.g. surface roughness, morphology and film thickness) were obtained according with anodising parameters. The tribocorrosion behaviour of untreated and PEO‐treated Ti samples was investigated by reciprocating sliding tests performed in artificial saliva. PEO treatments significantly improved the performance of cp‐Ti substrates when they were submitted simultaneously to electrochemical and mechanical effects, and it was influenced by PEO processing parameters. PEO seems to be a very attractive technique for the development of bio‐tribocorrosion resistant Ti surfaces with potential for biomedical applications namely, for dental implants. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Titanium (Ti) dental implants are frequently exposed simultaneously to a corrosive environment and cyclic micromovements at implant/abutment and implant/ bone interfaces, becoming part of a tribocorrosion system. Thus, wear debris and corrosion products/ions can be released to peri-implant tissues and induce inflammatory reactions leading to implant failure. Moreover, the poor osseointegration is also one of the main problems affecting dental implants lifetime. Surface modification strategies have been proposed to design novel Ti oxide-based multifunctional surfaces that are able to simultaneously improve cellular functions and provide enhanced tribocorrosion resistance. Hence, the main objective of this work was the synthesis of Calcium (Ca)-and Phosphorous (P)-enriched Ti oxide films aimed to display superior wear/corrosion performance and simultaneously, to enhance osteoblast-material interactions. Ca-and P-enriched films were synthesized by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) and their characteristics were assessed by Field emission scanning electron microscopy, profilometry, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and water contact angle measurements. PEO-treated samples were subjected to pin-on-disk reciprocating sliding tests in artificial saliva at 37°C. The viability of MG63 cells cultured on PEO-treated samples was investigated by MTT assay, and their adhesion ability by SEM and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The wear/corrosion behavior of Ti was improved after PEO treatments and the electrolyte composition appeared to play a crucial role both on its corrosion tendency and mechanical wear resistance. It is believed that this improvement is related to the higher rutile/anatase ratio exhibited by Ca-and P-enriched surfaces. Osteoblasts were well spread on these surfaces displaying improved viability/proliferation compared to Ti.

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This paper reviews the most recent available literature relating to the electrochemical techniques and test procedures employed to assess tribocorrosion behaviour of passive materials. Over the last few decades, interest in tribocorrosion studies has notably increased, and several electrochemical techniques have been adapted to be applied on tribocorrosion research. Until 2016, the only existing standard to study tribocorrosion and to determine the synergism between wear and corrosion was the ASTM G119. In 2016, the UNE 112086 standard was developed, based on a test protocol suggested by several authors to address the drawbacks of the ASTM G119 standard. Current knowledge on tribocorrosion has been acquired by combining different electrochemical techniques. This work compiles different test procedures and a combination of electrochemical techniques used by noteworthy researchers to assess tribocorrosion behaviour of passive materials. A brief insight is also provided into the electrochemical techniques and studies made by tribocorrosion researchers.

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