Author’s Accepted Manuscript Influence of Ti, Zr or Nb carbide adhesion layers on the adhesion, corrosion resistance and cell proliferation of titania doped hydroxyapatite to the Ti6Al4V alloy substrate, utilizable for orthopaedic implants Alina Vladescu, Vasile Pruna, Slawomir Kulesza, Viorel Braic, Irina Titorencu, Miroslaw Bramowicz, Anna Gozdziejewska, Anca Parau, Cosmin M. Cotrut, Iulian Pana, Mihaela Dinu, Mariana Braic PII: S0272-8842(18)32846-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.10.053 Reference: CERI19765 To appear in: Ceramics International Received date: 8 August 2018 Revised date: 19 September 2018 Accepted date: 8 October 2018 Cite this article as: Alina Vladescu, Vasile Pruna, Slawomir Kulesza, Viorel Braic, Irina Titorencu, Miroslaw Bramowicz, Anna Gozdziejewska, Anca Parau, Cosmin M. Cotrut, Iulian Pana, Mihaela Dinu and Mariana Braic, Influence of Ti, Zr or Nb carbide adhesion layers on the adhesion, corrosion resistance and cell proliferation of titania doped hydroxyapatite to the Ti6Al4V alloy substrate, utilizable for orthopaedic implants, Ceramics International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.10.053 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. www.elsevier.com/locate/ceri