Implanted biomaterials play a key role in the current success of orthopedic and dental
procedures. Pure titanium and its alloys are the most commonly used materials for …

Osteomyelitis is a devastating disease caused by microbial infection of bone. While the
frequency of infection following elective orthopedic surgery is low, rates of reinfection are …

Surface modification of orthopedic and dental implants has been demonstrated to be an
effective strategy to accelerate bone healing at early implantation times. Among the different …

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is widely used in bone tissue engineering for its bioactivity and
biocompatibility, and a growing number of researchers are exploring ways to improve the …

Hydroxyapatite (HAP) has been considered to be one of the most preferred scaffold
materials among many in the last decade for the bone tissue engineering. Be it prosthetic …

Biodegradable magnesium (Mg) alloys exhibit great potential for use as temporary
structures in tissue engineering applications. Such degradable implants require no …

Biomedical implants have been widely used in various orthopedic treatments, including total
hip arthroplasty, joint arthrodesis, fracture fixation, non-union, dental repair, etc. The modern …

This review summarizes recent and very recent work on preparing substituted
hydroxyapatites. Ease of atomic doping or substitution in apatite opens this mineral up for a …

Additive Manufacturing (AM) or rapid prototyping technologies are presented as one of the
best options to produce customized prostheses and implants with high-level requirements in …

High-performance bioceramics are required for preventing failure and prolonging the life-
time of bone grafting scaffolds and osseous implants. The proper identification and …