Passive Film Degradation and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Mechanism of β Titanium Alloy Induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
This study investigated microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and passive-film degradation of a Ti-15Mo-3Al-2.7Nb-0.25Si β titanium alloy exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The alloy comprised a continuous β-Ti matrix with dispersed α-Ti precipitates, and this α/β dual-phase microstructure provided a potential m...