3D-printed titanium implant-coated polydopamine for repairing femoral condyle defects in rabbits

Abstract Background Large segmental bone defects are still one of the challenges for orthopaedic surgeons. Although 3D-printed porous titanium is a potential bone substitute material because of its porous structure simulating natural bone, the titanium surface has low bioactivity, integrates with bo...

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Main Authors: Weiyang Zhong, Jianxiao Li, Chenbo Hu, Zhengxue Quan, Dianming Jiang, Guangbin Huang, Zhigang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-01593-x