Surface modification of titanium and titanium alloys: technologies, developments, and future interests

LC Zhang, LY Chen, L Wang - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thanks to a considerable number of fascinating properties, titanium (Ti) and Ti alloys play
important roles in a variety of industrial sectors. However, Ti and Ti alloys could not satisfy all …

Combating implant infections: shifting focus from bacteria to host

S Amin Yavari, SM Castenmiller… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread use of biomaterials to support or replace body parts is increasingly
threatened by the risk of implant‐associated infections. In the quest for finding novel anti …

[HTML][HTML] A review of biomimetic surface functionalization for bone-integrating orthopedic implants: Mechanisms, current approaches, and future directions

C Stewart, B Akhavan, SG Wise, MMM Bilek - Progress in Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Orthopedic implants are increasing in global prevalence, with hundreds of thousands of
operations performed annually. However, a significant proportion of these operations …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial Ti–Cu implants: A critical review on mechanisms of action

P Mahmoudi, MR Akbarpour, HB Lakeh, F Jing… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium (Ti) has been widely used for manufacturing of bone implants because of its
mechanical properties, biological compatibility, and favorable corrosion resistance in …

Biofunctionalized 3D printed structures for biomedical applications: A critical review of recent advances and future prospects

O Lotz, DR McKenzie, MM Bilek, B Akhavan - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the greatest trends currently revolutionizing healthcare is the introduction of
advanced additive manufacturing techniques, also known as 3D printing, for personalized …

Layer‐by‐Layer Assembled Smart Antibacterial Coatings via Mussel‐Inspired Polymerization and Dynamic Covalent Chemistry

L Yang, L Li, H Li, T Wang, X Ren… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial colonization on the surface of medical implanted devices and bacterial infection‐
induced biofilm have been a lethal risk for patients of clinical treatment. While antibacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma surface functionalization: A comprehensive review of advances in the quest for bioinstructive materials and interfaces

M Zhianmanesh, A Gilmour, MMM Bilek… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Surface biofunctionalization aims to create cell-instructive surfaces that control the behavior
of cells and modulate cellular interactions by incorporating cell signaling moieties at the …

Plasma surface modification strategies for the preparation of antibacterial biomaterials: A review of the recent literature

E Akdoğan, HT Şirin - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2021 - Elsevier
Plasma-based strategies offer several advantages for developing antibacterial biomaterials
and can be used directly or combined with other surface modification techniques. Direct …

[HTML][HTML] Bactericidal coating to prevent early and delayed implant-related infections

F Jahanmard, M Croes, M Castilho, A Majed… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
The occurrence of an implant-associated infection (IAI) with the formation of a persisting
bacterial biofilm remains a major risk following orthopedic biomaterial implantation. Yet …

Biological fabrication and electrostatic attractions of new layered silver/talc nanocomposite using Lawsonia inermis L. and its chitosan-capped inorganic/organic …

SG Daghian, MR Farahpour, S Jafarirad - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, new-layered inorganic/organic hybrid of silver/talc nanocomposites
(Ag/Tlc-NPs) and its chitosan-capped derivative (Ag/Tlc/Csn NCs) were biochemically …