Bioengineered titanium surfaces affect the gene-expression and phenotypic response of osteoprogenitor cells derived from mouse calvarial bones

This study investigated the in vitro effects of bioactive titanium surfaces on osteoblast differentiation. Three titanium substrates were tested: a commercially pure titanium (Cp Ti), an alkali- and heat-treated titanium (AH Ti), and an apatite-formed titanium (Ap Ti) generated by soaking AH Ti in a...

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Main Authors: J Isaac, J-M Sautier, T Kokubo, A Berda, A Galtayries, T Kizuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2010-09-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol020/pdf/v020a15.pdf