A Novel In Vivo Method For Quantifying The Interfacial Biochemical Bond Strength Of Bone Implants

Main Category: Bones / Orthopedics
Article Date: 17 Apr 2009 - 0:00 PDT

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Since the breakthrough introduction of osseointegrated implants in the 1980s, great efforts have been made towards surface innovation of clinical implants.

So far, in vivo methods to determine biochemical bonds of the implants are as of yet essentially unexplored and remain challenging. In fact, it is extremely hard to exclusively measure interfacial biochemical bond in vivo.

To the best of our knowledge, the present study may be the first report of an in vivo method to identify an interfacial biochemical bond and quantify its bonding strength, which provide the key of knowledge for the better understanding on biochemical bonding in implant integration.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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