Bio-inspired citrate-functionalized apatite thin films crystallized on Ti-6Al-4V implants pre-coated with corrosion resistant layers

Crystallization of citrate-apatite (cit-Ap) on Ti-6Al-4V implants pre-coated with corrosion resistant layers of Ni3Si4, SiC and TiN by induction heating method using Ca-citrate/phosphate metastable flowing solutions.