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In this article, influence of anodization parameters on the formation of tubes, tube dimensions, formation mechanism, properties of TiO 2 nanotubes (TNT), and their applications in biomedical field are reviewed. The fabrication of TNT of a different shape such as pore size, length, and wall thickness by varying anodization parameters including electrolytes, pH, voltage, electrolyte bath temperature, and current density is examined and discussed. The crystallographic nature of the nanotube obtained by various methods has also been discussed. Finally, the article concludes by examining the key properties including the corrosion aspect and various applications in biomedical field in depth.

The influence of potential on electrochemical behaviour of pure Ti, Ti-6Al-7Nb, and Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy under saline conditions were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). All measurements were carried out in saline solution (0.9% NaCl) at different impressed potentials (corrosion potential (E corr ), 0 mV (SCE) and þ 500 mV (SCE)) for 1 h. The experimental results were compared with those obtained by potentiodynamic polarization curves. The corrosion current densities obtained for the titanium alloys showed lower values than for pure Ti, indicating the formation of a stable passive film with time. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopic studies indicated that the resistance of the passive film increased with the impressed potential. The impedance spectra were fitted using a non-linear least square (NLLS) fitting procedure. The magnitude of the corrosion resistance of titanium alloys under saline solution was compared and results are presented.

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