Diseases or complications that are caused by bone tissue damage affect millions of patients
every year. Orthopedic and dental implants have become important treatment options for …

The development of new biological devices in response to market demands requires
continuous efforts for the improvement of products' functionalization based upon expansion …

Tantalum (Ta) is widely used in orthopedic and dental implants due to its remarkable
stability, biocompatibility, and mechanical properties. However, in physiological …

Novel biomaterials with promising bone regeneration potential, derived from rich,
renewable, and cheap sources, are reported. Thus, thin films were synthesized from marine …

In the present work, hydroxyapatite-polymer materials were developed. The preparation, as
well as characterization of the ceramic-polymer composites based on polyvinylpyrrolidone …

The development of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) has
influenced Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Systems (CPMS). Collaborative manufacturing …

The current study reports the use of silver (Ag) and samarium (Sm) as dopants to improve
the properties of standard bioglass in terms of biological performance. This experiment …

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is a unique technique to synthesize thin films, in which a
target is ablated by scanning a laser beam throughout its surface. Over other methods, PLD …

Functionalization of titanium (Ti)-based alloy implant surfaces by deposition of calcium
phosphates (CaP) has been widely recognized. Substituted hydroxyapatites (HA) allow the …

Carbon-based materials have emerged as an excellent class of biomedical materials due to
their exceptional mechanical properties, lower surface friction, and resistance to wear, tear …