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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2012

Bioactive glass-derived trabecular coating: a smart solution for enhancing osteointegration of prosthetic elements.

Chiara Vitale-Brovarone, Francesco Baino, Francesca Tallia, Cristina Gervasio, Enrica Verné

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. [Research and application progress of bioactive glass in bone repair].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2017
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  8. Bioceramics and Scaffolds: A Winning Combination for Tissue Engineering.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2015
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5 authors.

Chiara Vitale-BrovaroneInstitute of Materials Engineering and Physics, Applied Science and Technology Department, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy. chiara.vitale@polito.it
Francesco Baino
Francesca Tallia
Cristina Gervasio
Enrica Verné

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, the use of foam-like glass-ceramic scaffolds as trabecular coatings on ceramic prosthetic devices to enhance implant osteointegration is proposed. The feasibility of this innovative device was explored in a simplified, flat geometry: glass-ceramic scaffolds, prepared by polymeric sponge replication and mimicking the trabecular architecture of cancellous bone, were joined to alumina square substrates by a dense glass coating (interlayer). The role played by different formulations of starting glasses was examined, with particular care to the effect on the mechanical properties and bioactivity of the final coating. Microindentations at the coating/substrate interface and tensile tests were performed to evaluate the bonding strength between the sample's components. In vitro bioactive behaviour was assessed by soaking in simulated body fluid and evaluating the apatite formation on the surface and inside the pores of the trabecular coating. The concepts disclosed in the present study can have a significant impact in the field of implantable devices, suggesting a valuable alternative to traditional, often invasive bone-prosthesis fixation.

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Biocompatible MaterialsGlassProstheses and ImplantsCeramicsMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningBiocompatible Materials

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