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Nanostructures improve bone response to titanium implants

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 03, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Titanium implants were successfully introduced by P.-I. Brånemark and co-workers in 1969 for the rehabilitation of edentulous jaws. After 40 years of research and development, titanium is currently the most frequently used ...


Placement of dental implants results in minimal bone loss

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Dental implants are frequently used as a replacement for missing teeth in order to restore the patient's tooth function and appearance. Previous research demonstrates that the placement of a dental implant disrupts the host ...


Crowning glory: Bonelike coating for dental implants makes everyone smile

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 04, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Research present in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing from Inderscience Publishers suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation allows such i ...


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New bone implant technology using techniques normally used to make catalytic converters

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created Dec 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A method of producing synthetic bone, using techniques normally used to make catalytic converters for cars, is being developed by researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick.


Building Up Broken Bones

Building Up Broken Bones

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Any one of the 8 million Americans who suffer bone fractures each year knows how hard it is to wait for the bones to knit, or heal. Bone healing is also important for integration of dental ...


Can a new implant coating technique create a new six million dollar man?

Can a new implant coating technique create a new six million dollar man?

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Tel Aviv University researcher Prof. Noam Eliaz of the TAU School of Mechanical Engineering has developed an electrochemical process for coating metal implants which vastly improves their functionality, longevity ...


Layered approach may yield stronger, more successful bone implants

Layered approach may yield stronger, more successful bone implants

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 17, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers from the American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a new method for layering two kinds of biomaterials into one strong, ...


Bone Implant Offers Hope for Skull Deformities

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infant’s bone with the biodegradable ...


Cementless cup device developed for hip replacements shows durability after more than 20 years

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When a first hip replacement fails, patients may be concerned that their options for a durable hip replacement are limited and that the prognosis is poor. However, a research study to be published in the February issue of ...


Reconstructing mandibular defects with bioengineered tooth and bone

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created Apr 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Current strategies for jaw reconstruction require multiple procedures, first to repair the bone defect to offer sufficient support, and then to place the tooth implant. The entire procedure can be painful and time-consuming, ...


The FDA has approved ankle replacements, so why don't all insurance plans cover them?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

It's been a decade since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first total ankle-replacement system for patients with severe ankle arthritis.


Researchers coat titanium with polymer to improve integration of joint replacements

Researchers coat titanium with polymer to improve integration of joint replacements

Biology /

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Research at the Georgia Institute of Technology shows that coating a titanium implant with a new biologically inspired material enhances tissue healing, improves bone growth around the implant and strengthens ...


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Engineers create bone that blends into tendons

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created Aug 29, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 0

Engineers at Georgia Tech have used skin cells to create artificial bones that mimic the ability of natural bone to blend into other tissues such as tendons or ligaments. The artificial bones display a gradual ...


Scientists closer to making implantable bone material

Scientists closer to making implantable bone material

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are closer to understanding how to grow replacement bones with stem cell technology, thanks to research published today in the journal Nature Materials.


Growing Nanotubes on Titanium

Bone-growing nanomaterial could improve orthopaedic implants

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 17, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

For orthopaedic implants to be successful, bone must meld to the metal that these artificial hips, knees and shoulders are made of. A team of Brown University engineers, led by Thomas Webster, has discovered ...