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Osteoanabolic Implants: Osteoanabolic Implant Materials for Orthopedic Treatment (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 14/2016)
Author(s) -
Ding YunFei,
Li Rachel W.,
Nakai Masaaki,
Majumdar Trina,
Zhang DongHai,
Niinomi Mitsuo,
Birbilis Nick,
Smith Paul N.,
Chen XiaoBo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201670071
Subject(s) - orthopedic surgery , implant , materials science , dentistry , coating , medicine , composite material , surgery
On page 1740, Xiao‐Bo Chen and co‐workers report an orthopedic implant material specifically designed for osteoporotic bone fractures. A newl strontium phosphate coating applied to a bone‐mimicking low elastic titanium alloy with a comparative Young's modulus to that of natural bone results in upregulating the growth of osteoblasts and downregulating that of osteoclasts. Such a promising osteoanabolic effect reveals a suitability in particular for patients who suffer from low quality bone organism and slow fracture recovery.