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Comparative Study of Collagen and Gelatin Coatings on Titanium Surfaces
Author(s) -
Vanderleyden Els,
Van Hoorebeke Luc,
Schacht Etienne,
Dubruel Peter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201100040
Subject(s) - gelatin , materials science , scaffold , covalent bond , titanium , surface modification , tissue engineering , chemical engineering , biomedical engineering , chemistry , metallurgy , organic chemistry , engineering , medicine
The vast majority of studies in the bone tissue engineering field are focused on the surface modification of titanium scaffolds to obtain integration of the scaffold in the surrounding bone tissue. Our approach consisted in benefiting from the advantages of the cell‐interaction capabilities of collagen and gelatin. The biopolymers were immobilised onto the Ti surface through different methods and the stability of the obtained coatings was determined. The obtained results reveal that covalent immobilisation of collagen and gelatin is required to obtain stable surface coatings.