![]() aureus)) to the initial and final surfaces of NiTi wires were investigated and compared in order to assess the impact of surface roughness on bacterial adhesion to the surfaces of NiTi wires. Furthermore, bacterial adhesion (i.e., Escherichia coli ( E. In this study, NiTi wire samples of micro-scale diameters (i.e., Ø 200 μm and Ø 400 μm) were polished by an advanced magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) process using a nanoscale polishing method. As such wires are temporarily or permanently inserted inside the human body, their surfaces need to be smoothed and cleaned in order to prevent wear, friction, and adhesion of bacteria. Nitinol (NiTi), an alloy of nickel and titanium, wires are an important biomedical material that has been used in catheter tubes, guidewires, stents, and other surgical instruments. Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.This journal in the second half of 2022). To publication is undertaken in 3.4 days (median values for papers published in Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a firstĭecision is provided to authors approximately 11.9 days after submission acceptance.Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 ( Engineering, Biomedical) / CiteScore - Q1 ( Biomedical Engineering).High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, Embase, Inspec, CAPlus / SciFinder, AGRIS, and other databases.Open Access- free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.Is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal on materials for biomedical use and is published monthly online by MDPI.
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