Biomimetic Hydroxyapatite Coated Titanium Screws Demonstrate Rapid Implant Stabilization and Safe Removal In-Vivo
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52933#.VKylkcnQrzE Author(s) Jan Henrik Sörensen 1 , Lutz Dürselen 2 , Ken Welch 3 , Torben Christian Sörensen 4 , Philip Procter 5 , Håkan Engqvist 6 , Maria Strømme 3 , Anita Ignatius 2 , Hartwig Steckel 1* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany . 2 Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, Ulm, Germany . 3 Division for Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden . 4 Stryker Trauma GmbH, Schönkirchen, Germany . 5 Stryker Trauma AG, Selzach, Switzerland . 6 Division for Applied Materials Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden . ABSTRACT The early fixation of bone screws after surgical implantation still remains a challenge in the field of tra...