Titanium nanofeaturing for enhanced bioactivity of implanted orthopedic and dental devices

Nanomedicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-104

  Sjöström, Terje ^a   Brydone, Alistair S ^b   Meek, RM Dominic ^c   Dalby, Matthew J ^b   Su, Bo ^a   Mcnamara, Laura E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bone; dentistry; implant; nanofabrication; nanotopography; orthopedic; osseointegration; osteoprogenitor; stem cell; titanium

Indexed keywords

BIOCERAMICS; ELECTROLYTE; FLUORIDE; HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE; NANOWIRE; QUANTUM DOT; TITANIUM;

ACID ETCHING; ALKALINE TREATMENT; ANODIZATION; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REGENERATION; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DENTAL DEVICE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT; LASER; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEM CELL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THROUGH MASK ANODIZATION; TOOTH IMPLANT;

EID: 84871537357     PISSN: 17435889     EISSN: 17486963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/nnm.12.177     Document Type: Review

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