Modern ways of living and an ageing population lead to higher occurrence of hard tissue injuries and diseases which is a motivation for exploring new, more efficient treatment methods. The best, or usually the only possible treatment is implantation. Operating techniques have come a long way, but there is still a problem with orthopedic implant associated infections. Antimicrobial materials or coating implants with antimicrobial materials is seen as a solution to this problem.

For that purpose, biomimetic composite coatings, which are made out of calcium phosphates, silver nanoparticles with different surface modifications and with or without biomacromolecules, for titanium surfaces are being investigated. During assistant's mobility to IKTS and INAM institutes, a detailed physico-chemical characterization of different coatings is planned with high-end equipment that includes scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Raman spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), ellipsometry and contact angle measurements.

The results of the mobility will give some insight into the methodology of biomimetic preparation of coatings on titanium surfaces with regenerative and antibacterial properties which could potentially have large scale purposes in implantology. Mobility could also widen existing collaborations of Ruđer Bošković Institute with IKTS and INAM.