Open Access<p>Influence of Simvastatin-Strontium-Hydroxyapatite Coated Implant Formed by Micro-Arc Oxidation and Immersion Method on Osteointegration in Osteoporotic Rabbits</p>
Author(s) -
Baodong Zhao,
Xin Li,
Hao Xu,
Yaping Jiang,
Dashan Wang,
Ran Liu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s244815
Subject(s) - osseointegration , simvastatin , materials science , biomedical engineering , osteoporosis , implant , surface roughness , contact angle , composite material , medicine , surgery , pathology
Enhancing osteointegration of implants in osteoporosis patients is a necessity since implantations frequently fail in these patients. The aim of this work is to study how simvastatin-strontium-hydroxyapatite coated implants perform in rabbits with osteoporosis.