Silver ion-exchanged sodium titanate and resulting effect on antibacterial efficacy

Abstract

Surface modification with silver ion is an effective way to reduce infections. In the present work, the effect of silver ion-exchanged sodium titanate on the titanium has characterized by thin film X-ray diffraction analysis (TF-XRD) and high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM). Antibacterial activity of silver ion-exchanged sodium titanate on titanium was assessed by the plate-counting method using against Staphylococcus aureus. The results show that silver ion-exchanged samples improve the antibacterial activity depends on NaOH concentration in electrolyte while the titanium oxide layer shows a significant decline. It is also found that the apatite-forming ability of silver ion-exchanged samples was showed after 7 days by immersion in SBF. In conclusion, silver ion-exchange method to the sodium-titanate is favorable to increase the antibacterial activity of titanium surfaces as well as apatite-forming ability