Increased use of reconstruction procedures in orthopedics, due to trauma, tumor, deformity,
degeneration and an aging population, has caused a blossom, not only in surgical …

Biomaterials play a fundamental role in disease management and the improvement of
health care. In recent years, there has been a significant growth in the diversity, function, and …

Magnesium alloys are potential biodegradable materials and have received increasing
attention due to their outstanding biological performance and mechanical properties …

The interest in nanotechnology and the growing concern for the antibiotic resistance
demonstrated by many microorganisms have recently stimulated many efforts in designing …

It is imperative to control the interactions between biomaterials and living tissues to optimize
their therapeutic effects and disease diagnostics. Because most biomaterials do not have …

The surface design of titanium implants influences not only the local biological reactions but
also affects at least the clinical result in orthopaedic application. During the last decades …

Ideal coating materials for implants should be able to induce excellent osseointegration,
which requires several important parameters, such as good bonding strength, limited …

The aim of engineering of biomaterials is to fabricate implantable biocompatible scaffold that
would accelerate regeneration of the tissue and ideally protect the wound against biodevice …

A natural long-chain polymer, chitin is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the
exoskeletons of arthropods (including crustaceans and insects), the radulas of mollusks, and …

Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)/Ag/ZnO nanorods coating were successfully prepared on the
surface of Ti metallic implants using a hydrothermal method and subsequent spin-coating of …