Osteoblast proliferation and morphology analysis on laser modified hydroxyapatite surfaces: Preliminary results

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 309-311 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 105-108

  Teixeira, S ^a,b   Queiroz, A C ^a,c   Monteiro, F J ^a,b   Ferraz, M P ^a,d   Vilar, R ^e   Eugenio S ^e  

^a INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Excimer laser; Hydroxyapatite; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BONE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; EXCIMER LASERS; HYDROXYAPATITE; MORPHOLOGY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CELL ADHESION; MICROTEXTURE; MICROTOPOGRAPHY;

CELLS;

EID: 33645413875     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-992-x.105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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