Pulse Electrochemical Synthesis of Spherical Hydroxyapatite and Silver Nanoparticles Mediated by the Polymerization of Polypyrrole on Metallic Implants for Biomedical Applications

Pulse electrochemical deposition is utilized to co-synthesize hydroxyapatite (HA) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) with the mediation of polypyrrole (PPy). PPy acts as the core template for HA–NP and chelation agent for Ag–NP formation. The HA-Ag-PPy coatings that contain HA–NPs and Ag–NPs with good osteoconductivity and high antibacterial activity. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.