Osteoconductive protamine-based polyelectrolyte multilayer functionalized surfaces

The integration of orthopedic implants with host bone presents a major challenge in joint arthroplasty, spinal fusion and tumor reconstruction. The cellular microenvironment can be programmed via implant surface functionalization allowing direct modulation of osteoblast adhesion, proliferation, and...

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Main Authors: Samuel, Raymond E. (Contributor), Paik, Daniel H. (Contributor), Fang, Jean C. (Contributor), Schmidt, Daniel J. (Contributor), Shukla, A. (Author), Wang, Mary (Author), Hammond, Paula T (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering (Contributor), Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT (Contributor), Shukla, Anita (Contributor), Wang, Mary X. (Contributor), Hammond, Paula T. (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2015-10-21T15:24:11Z.
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