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Journal of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
Volume 1 Issue 2
Materials-Metals 2017
November 16-17, 2017 Paris, France
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Materials Science, Metal and Manufacturing
H Daniel Wagner, Mater Sci Nanotechnol 2017, 1:2
Benea Lidia
CC-Ites - Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania
Electrochemical methods as promising
routes for nanostructuration and
functionalization of materials and
biomaterials
Electrochemical methods for the preparation of high-
quality nanostructured surfaces and functionalization
through active biomolecules electrodepositions
are highlighted in this work. There are two applied
electrochemical methods in our laboratories to
obtain hybrid and nanocomposite structured layers
or advanced functionalization of material surfaces:
(i) direct electrochemical synthesis by electro co-
deposition process and (ii) anodization of materials to
controlled growth of nanoporous oxide films followed
by the electrodeposition of hydroxyapatite or organic
compounds into porous films. The main goal of the
present paper is to make a summary on results obtained
from applying electrochemical surface modification
techniques in obtaining advanced functional surfaces
and their properties characterization in terms of surface
morphology and structure (SEM-EDX, XRD), the
roughness and thickness, corrosion, tribocorrosion as
well as the mechanical properties as nanohardness or
wear resistance. Electrodeposition and the combination
of electrodeposition with other electrochemical
processes as controlled oxide growth by anodization
can lead to a large class of hybrid layers and composite
coatings or nanostructured layers (films) on different
support materials and structures necessary for a
future based on nanotechnology and nanomaterials to
improve the surface functionalization of materials face of
aggressive environments and degradation processes.
Improving surface properties for corrosion and
tribocorrosion of materials in specific environments give
more valuable industrial and biomedical applications by
increasing their life cycle.
Biography
Benea Lidia completed her PhD thesis in 1996 from Dunarea de Jos University of
Galati, Romania in Materials Engineering Domain. She is the Director of research
center Competences Centre Interfaces - Tribocorrosion and Electrochemical
Systems (CC-Ites) and Professor of Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania.
She has over 250 publications that have been cited over 1400 times, and her
publication H-index is 19. She has been serving as an editorial board member of
reputed Journals. She was credited by Thomson Reuters as a 2016 Highly Cited
Researcher because her work has been identified as being among the most
valuable and significant in the field. Very few researchers earn this distinction –
writing the greatest number of reports, officially designated by Essential Science
Indicators as Highly Cited Papers. In addition, these reports rank among the top
1%most cited works for their subject field and year of publication, earning them the
mark of exceptional impact.
Lidia.Benea@ugal.ro