In recent years, considerable research has long been devoted to the development of
metallic materials with excellent surface properties through various surface modification …

Titanium (Ti) and its alloys have been widely used as orthopedic implants, because of their
favorable mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. Despite their …

Bone grafts have been predominated used to treat bone defects, delayed union or non-
union, and spinal fusion in orthopaedic clinically for a period of time, despite the emergency …

Considering the advantages and disadvantages of biomaterials used for the production of
3D scaffolds for tissue engineering, new strategies for designing advanced functional …

Our populations are aging. Some experts predict that 30% of hospital beds will soon be
occupied by osteoporosis patients. Statistics show that 20% of patients suffering from an …

As direct effector cells for osteogenesis, osteoblastic cells are commonly used for evaluating
the in vitro osteogenic capacity of bone biomaterials, and the traditional biological principle …

This review summarizes recent and very recent work on preparing substituted
hydroxyapatites. Ease of atomic doping or substitution in apatite opens this mineral up for a …

Metallic materials have been extensively applied in clinical practice due to their unique
mechanical properties and durability. Recent years have witnessed broad interests and …

General trends in synthetic bone grafting materials are shifting towards approaches that can
illicit osteoinductive properties. Pharmacologics and biologics have been used in …

A strong interest in use of ceramics for biomedical applications appeared in the late 1960's.
Used initially as alternatives to metals in order to increase a biocompatibility of implants …