Effect of hydrothermal treatment of titanium in high concentration of AgNO 3 solution on surface morphology and roughness.Development of silver (Ag) modified titanium (Ti) as an antibacterial dental implant has recently been growing.  Hydrothermal treatment using AgNO 3 solution is one of the facile and promising methods to modify Ti surface with Ag.  In this study, Ti surface was hydrothermally treated in 0.01 mol/L and 0.1 mol/L AgNO 3 solutions at 150 oC for 24 hours.  In conclusion, hydrothermal treatment of Ti surface in solely AgNO 3 solution at high concentration produced non-homogenous Ag coating on its surface without significantly changed surface roughness.  Keywords: Silver nitrate, titanium, hydrothermal, surface morphology, roughness.
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