Electrophoretic co-deposition of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) reinforced alginate–Bioglass® composite coating on stainless steel: Mechanical properties and in-vitro bioactivity assessment

Electrophoretic deposition of antibiotic loaded PHBV microsphere-alginate composite coating with controlled delivery potential

“…The electrodeposition mechanisms of alginate and alginate-bioceramic mixtures have been previously studied [23,30]. According to the results reported in Ref.…”

“…EPD of mechanically stable and biodegradable polysaccharide-bioceramic composite structures, e.g. the combination of alginate/chitosan with hydroxyapatite/bioactive glass [21][22][23], has been widely investigated to explore their potential as biomedical coatings. In such organic-inorganic composite coatings the polymer component can act not only as the binder connecting bioceramic particles to the surface of implants, but also offers the possibility to control in-situ release of dissolution products.…”

Multilayered drug delivery coatings composed of daidzein-loaded PHBV microspheres embedded in a biodegradable polymer matrix by electrophoretic deposition

“…The electrodes were immersed in the prepared suspension with a deposition area of 15 Â 20 mm 2 . Due to the fact that alginate is negatively charged in an aqueous solvent and the addition of PVA was not expected to affect this behavior, 21 alginate deposition was expected to occur on the positive electrode. In addition, PHBV microspheres in suspension were able to be co-deposited with alginate as previously discussed.…”

“…The contact angle of a surface is related to several characteristics of the surface including surface composition, roughness and porosity. 12,21,31 Considering the relatively slow degradation rate of the incubated sample, the reduced water contact angle could be ascribed to the modification of the coating components, e.g. the relative amount of hydrophobic components including chitosan and PHBV microspheres decreased during degradation, and the coating became more hydrophilic due to the dominant effect of the alginate phase.…”

Electrophoretic deposition of chitosan/Bioglass® and chitosan/Bioglass®/TiO2 composite coatings for bioimplants

“…The attraction of EPD lies in its simplicity; EPD is a cost-effective method usually requiring limited equipment and it offers the possibility of forming coatings on substrates of complex shapes. In addition, EPD has the advantage to employ very short processing time, and it can be extended to commercial applications [18][19][20][21]. Previous studies have investigated the EPD of chitosan/Bioglass s films [7,22], however there has not been a detailed study about the mechanical properties of this type of coatings.…”