Table 2 The impedance parameters of immersed bare Ti-6Al-4 V alloy in artificial saliva solution with additives at 37 ◦C.

From: Pepsin-driven corrosion of orthodontic titanium alloys in candidiasis-simulated saliva: electrochemical and statistical insights

Ti alloy + Solution

Time

h

Rs

Ω cm2

R1

Ω cm2

α1

Q1

µF cm− 2

R2

MΩ cm2

α2

Q2

µF cm− 2

EI%

Artificial Saliva

1 h

26.7

25.0

0.89

13.14

0.8

0.84

5.0

-

24

18.2

48.7

0.91

11.21

1.6

0.86

2.5

-

48

18.5

58.0

0.93

11.04

1.8

0.83

2.4

-

96

19

67.5

0.91

10.83

1.9

0.81

2.0

-

168

19.5

73.8

0.92

9.12

2.0

0.82

2.1

-

240

22.1

82.0

0.93

8.36

2.1

0.82

1.9

-

Saliva +  C.albicans + Pepsin

1 h

281.6

131.0

0.94

6.82

2.02

0.83

20.4

60.4

24

299.4

232.2

0.96

6.65

2.32

0.75

18.1

31.1

48

446.7

397.8

0.97

5.77

2.67

0.83

17.6

32.6

96

347.6

470.8

0.96

4.71

3.61

0.81

16.5

47.4

168

175.7

509.7

0.99

2.06

3.94

0.76

14.9

49.2

240

402.2

513.8

0.97

2.3

4.73

0.79

14.6

55.6

Saliva +  C.albicans 

1 h

114.7

241.5

0.95

20.49

2.57

0.93

19.73

68.8

24

738.7

342.7

0.94

16.28

4.65

0.99

19.42

65.6

48

557.3

398.4

0.96

5.27

9.89

0.82

18.12

81.7

96

308.1

485.0

0.95

5.49

9.56

0.81

17.42

80.1

168

211.1

599.7

0.84

5.97

8.36

0.77

16.39

76.1

240

309.3

711.4

0.92

6.39

7.45

0.81

14.81

71.8

Saliva + Pepsin

1 h

527.3

419.2

0.76

16.8

4.27

0.96

7.50

81.3

24

560.1

698.1

0.81

13.4

8.94

0.83

9.89

82.1

48

355.4

738.6

0.83

10.3

11.00

0.99

8.56

83.6

96

365.3

892.2

0.82

7.85

12.99

0.99

4.68

85.4

168

579.1

987.8

0.78

7.04

14.20

0.97

2.12

85.9

240

364.6

996.0

0.89

2.80

16.73

0.95

1.98

87.4