In this work, the pretreatments of sandblasting for 5, 15, 20, and 30 s followed by acid-etching were conducted
to improve the adhesion strength amid the NiTi substrate and an electrophoretic coating of hydroxyapatite as a
bone implant. The composition, microstructure, and surface topography of materials govern their properties.
Therefore, characterizations of prepared specimens were performed using X-ray diffraction as well as quanti-
tative phase analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy,
atomic force microscopy and a roughness measuring device. The micro-scale mechanical properties were
evaluated using a nanoindentation test. The electrochemical measurements were done using a multipurpose
electrochemical test rig. The results display that the sandblasting for 20 s followed by acid-etching results in the
suitable average roughness of Ra = 1.543 ± 0.053 μm and the adhesion strength is improved by 50% com-
pared to sandblasted state. Also, the mentioned mechanochemical pretreatment make it more effective during
electrochemical reactions and improve corrosion protection efficiency by 57.61%. Therefore, this surface pre-
treatment can be considered as a proper approach before the electrophoretic coating of hydroxyapatite on the
NiTi substrate to increase the adhesion strength and diminish the stress shielding effect after implantation as a
bone implant.