Osseointegration of titanium implants with a novel silver coating under dynamic loading

Postoperative implant-associated infections are a severe complication in orthopaedics and trauma surgery. To address this problem, a novel implant coating was recently developed, which allows for the release of low concentrations of bactericidal silver. For an intended use on load-bearing endoprosth...

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Main Authors: S Stein, L Kruck, D Warnecke, A Seitz, L Dürselen, A Ignatius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2020-06-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:https://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol039/pdf/v039a16.pdf