Objectives During the last decades, several changes of paradigm have modified our view on
how biomaterials' surface characteristics influence the bioresponse. After becoming aware …

Dental implants are widely used in the field of oral restoration, but there are still problems
leading to implant failures in clinical application, such as failed osseointegration, marginal …

The ideal orthopedic implant has sufficient biomechanical strength and physiological activity
to coordinate with the intricate physiological healing process of the tissue. Herein …

Objectives To examine the effect of ultraviolet light (UV) treatment on the surface
characteristics of two acid-etched zirconia-based dental implant materials. Methods Discs of …

Zirconia have been applied to dental implants as well as fixed dental prostheses due to their
mechanical, esthetic and biocompatible performance. Moreover, they offer an advantage …

Hydrogels fabricated from natural polysaccharides may serve as ideal scaffolds for tissue
engineering because of their similarity to the extracellular matrices. In this study, novel …

Surface properties play a critical role in influencing cell responses to a biomaterial. The
objectives of this study were (1) to characterize changes in surface properties of zirconia …

Conventional grafting techniques for bone regeneration are currently being replaced by
tissue engineering approaches of using 3D biomimetic materials. Of these biomaterials …

Objectives Wettability is increasingly considered to be an important factor determining
biological responses to implant materials. In this context, the purpose of this study was to …

Advancement in nanotechnology supports system development to achieve rapid, affordable,
and intelligent health management and has raised the urgent demand to explore multimodel …