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. 2017 Nov 1;7(11):360. doi: 10.3390/nano7110360

Table 2.

List of treatments for modification of metal surfaces, as reported in [59]. Note the reference numbers correspond to the one in the original document.

Treatments Nature of Treatments Reference
Grit blasting Mechanical 26–29
Chromic-sulphuric acid (CAE) Acid etching 30,33
Sulfo-ferric acid (P2) Acid etching 31
Forest Product Laboratory (FPL) Acid etching 32
Alkaline Etching 25,30
Chromic acid anodizing (CAA) DC-anodizing 46
Phosphoric acid anodizing (PAA) DC-anodizing 23,34,36
Sulphuric acid anodizing (SAA) DC-anodizing 36,45
Boric-sulphuric acid anodizing (BSAA) DC-anodizing 24
Phosphoric acid anodizing (AC-SAA) AC-anodizing 36
Sulphuric acid anodizing AC-anodizing 36
Silane Coupling/oxidation 28,47,49–52
Sol-gel Coupling/oxidation 53–57
Excimer laser texturing Mechanical 54,58–62
Plasma sprayed coating Ablation/oxidation 35,63–67,69
Ion beam enhancement deposition (IBED) Ablation/oxidation 62,68