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. 2018 Aug 14;10(35):16601–16612. doi: 10.1039/c8nr02418a

Table 1. Average thickness, inner diameters and aspect ratios of the different TiO2 nanotube layers (TNTs) together with the corresponding anodization process conditions: electrolyte, potential or current applied, and anodization process time.

Average thickness (μm) Average inner diameter (nm) Average aspect ratio Electrolyte composition Anodization potential (V) Anodization current (mA) Anodization time (min) Average number of TNTs (cm–2) Total surface area of TNTs on 1 cm2 of substrate (cm2) a
1 80 13 Glycerol + H2O (50 : 50 vol%), 270 mM NH4F 20 — 100 66 × 108 16.5
5 230 22 Ethylene glycol, 10 vol% H2O, 150 mM NH4F 100 — 240 12 × 108 44
20 130 154 Ethylene glycol, 1.5 vol% H2O, 176 mM NH4F 60 — 240 46 × 108 377
60 130 461 — 7.5 180 45 × 108 1080
90 130 692 — 10 180 48 × 108 1776
130 145 897 — 15 180 37 × 108 2183

aThe total surface area of the nanotubes was estimated from the average values of the inner diameter and the number of nanotubes calculated statistically from the SEM images. The anodized area of the Ti substrate was 1 cm2.