Dental implant nano-engineering: advances, limitations and future directions

Y Zhang, K Gulati, Z Li, P Di, Y Liu - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Titanium (Ti) and its alloys offer favorable biocompatibility, mechanical properties and
corrosion resistance, which makes them an ideal material choice for dental implants …

Understanding and optimizing the antibacterial functions of anodized nano-engineered titanium implants

D Chopra, K Gulati, S Ivanovski - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoscale surface modification of titanium-based orthopaedic and dental implants is
routinely applied to augment bioactivity, however, as is the case with other cells, bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Fit and forget: the future of dental implant therapy via nanotechnology

K Gulati, D Chopra, NA Kocak-Oztug… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Unlike orthopedic implants, dental implants require the orchestration of both
osseointegration at the bone-implant interface and soft-tissue integration at the …

Enzyme-triggered smart antimicrobial drug release systems against bacterial infections

Q Zhou, Z Si, K Wang, K Li, W Hong, Y Zhang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid emergence and spread of drug-resistant bacteria, as one of the most pressing
public health threats, are declining our arsenal of available antimicrobial drugs. Advanced …

Antibacterial surface design of biomedical titanium materials for orthopedic applications

Z Yuan, Y He, C Lin, P Liu, K Cai - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Titanium (Ti) and titanium alloys have become widely used as biomedical materials in
orthopedics because of their good machinability, corrosion resistance, low elastic modulus …

“Self-Defensive” antifouling zwitterionic hydrogel coatings on polymeric substrates

J Zhang, M Wu, P Peng, J Liu, J Lu… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In biomedicine fields, biofouling can easily occur on devices such as sensors and catheters,
causing some iatrogenic infections, which menace the lives and health of patients greatly …

Smart stimuli-responsive strategies for titanium implant functionalization in bone regeneration and therapeutics

J Zhang, Y Zhuang, R Sheng, H Tomás… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
With the increasing and aging of global population, there is a dramatic rise in the demand for
implants or substitutes to rehabilitate bone-related disorders which can considerably …

Metal oxide nanocarrier for targeted drug delivery towards the treatment of global infectious diseases: A review

S Saha, MR Ali, MA Khaleque, MS Bacchu… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional systems for drug delivery vehicles face many limitations, thus, there have been
an extensive investigation for alternative strategies. In the last decade, nanotechnology had …

Anti-periprosthetic infection strategies: from implant surface topographical engineering to smart drug-releasing coatings

A Ghimire, J Song - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
Despite advanced implant sterilization and aseptic surgical techniques, periprosthetic
bacterial infection remains a major challenge for orthopedic and dental implants. Bacterial …

Calcium Peroxide Nanoparticles‐Embedded Coatings on Anti‐Inflammatory TiO2 Nanotubes for Bacteria Elimination and Inflammatory Environment Amelioration

Y He, K Li, X Yang, J Leng, K Xu, Z Yuan, C Lin, B Tao… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Implant‐associated bacterial infections significantly impair the integration between titanium
and soft tissues. Traditional antibacterial modifications of titanium implants are able to …