Apatite Formation and Biocompatibility of a Low Young's Modulus Ti-Nb-Sn Alloy Treated with Anodic Oxidation and Hot Water.

Ti-6Al-4V alloy is widely prevalent as a material for orthopaedic implants because of its good corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. However, the discrepancy in Young's modulus between metal prosthesis and human cortical bone sometimes induces clinical problems, thigh pain and bone atrophy...

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Main Authors: Hidetatsu Tanaka, Yu Mori, Atsushi Noro, Atsushi Kogure, Masayuki Kamimura, Norikazu Yamada, Shuji Hanada, Naoya Masahashi, Eiji Itoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4767882?pdf=render