Heterogeneous metal implants have been applied in clinical treatments of skeletal wounds, but their low antibacterial properties and the possibility of a release of metal ions may have harmful influences on the human body. Therefore, a polymer implant with low cost, high safety, an elastic modulus similar to that of human bone, and a good antibacterial property must be produced for orthopedic treatments. In this study, the surface of a 3D-printed polyetheretherketone (PEEK) disk was grown with ZnO/TiO 2 rodlike arrays using a chemical bath deposition. X-ray diffraction patterns and transmission electron microscopy images showed that TiO 2 /ZnO rodlike arrays were deposited onto the PEEK substrate. With the direct absorption of antibiotic agents onto the surface of TiO 2 /ZnO/PEEK samples, their antibacterial performances greater than the values of minimum inhibitory concentration required to inhibit the growth of 90% of Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) and Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) remained for around 10 days. The concentration of Zn 2+ ions in a buffer solution is reduced with the coating of a TiO 2 layer on a ZnO rodlike array. The sample with absorption from a mixture containing ampicillin and vancomycin salts with a weight ratio of 1:1 had the best inhibitory effect on the growth of E. coli and S. aureus .
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