Non-cytotoxic and antimicrobial plasma sprayed coatings for orthopaedic application

Physicochemical evaluation showed that silver was successfully deposited on the surface of bioceramic material and biological assessment indicated that good antibacterial and antifungal properties were combined with lack of cytotoxic effect on the human osteoblasts for the materials obtained from the solutions containing ≤1 mmol/L of AgNO3.