With the gradual demographic shift toward an aging and obese society, an increasing
number of patients are suffering from bone and cartilage injuries. However, conventional …

An appropriate cellular response to implanted surfaces is essential for tissue regeneration
and integration. It is well described that implanted materials are immediately coated with …

This study investigated the influence of surface wettability on competitive protein adsorption
and the initial attachment of osteoblasts. A thin-film coating of hexamethyldisiloxane …

Bioceramics, because of its excellent biocompatible and mechanical properties, has always
been considered as the most promising materials for hard tissue repair. It is well know that …

The response of host organisms (including at the protein and cellular level) to nanomaterials
is different than that observed to conventional materials. Nanomaterials are those materials …

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a material that is widely used in medicine because its
mechanical properties show excellent similarity to those of human bone. However, because …

The present study concerns the preparation and initial characterisation of novel calcium
titanium phosphate-alginate (CTP-alginate) and hydroxyapatite-alginate (HAp-alginate) …

Calcium phosphates are among the most common biomaterials employed in orthopaedic
and dental surgery. The efficacy of such systems as bone substitutes and bioactive coatings …

Biofouling, a global issue, exerts an adverse impact on ocean shipping, deep-sea
exploration, aquaculture and other industries. The addition of Cu 2 O particles to coatings is …

Generating patterns of cells on surfaces is of great significance not only for fundamental
studies in biomedical science but also for the creation of functional customized tissue or …