Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the role of different concentrations of nicotine, cotinine and caffeine on the corrosion behavior (electrochemical) of commercially-pure titanium (cpTi) and on the colonization of Streptococcus sanguinis on the surface of cpTi discs. The hypothesis to be tested is that the presence of nicotine, cotinine and caffeine would reduce the corrosion resist…