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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

In Vitro Assessment of Bioactive Glass Coatings on Alumina/Zirconia Composite Implants for Potential Use in Prosthetic Applications.

Francesco Baino, Joaquim Minguella-Canela, Feza Korkusuz, Petek Korkusuz, Berna Kankılıç, María Ángeles Montealegre, M Antonia De Los Santos-López, Chiara Vitale-Brovarone

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Francesco BainoPolitecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. francesco.baino@polito.it.ORCID 0000-0001-8860-0497
Joaquim Minguella-CanelaCentre CIM/Departament d'Enginyeria Mecànica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Diagonal, 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. joaquim.minguella@upc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0552-1687
Feza KorkusuzDepartment of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey. feza.korkusuz@gmail.com.
Petek KorkusuzDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey. petek@hacettepe.edu.tr.
Berna KankılıçDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Cankaya, Ankara 06800, Turkey. uysalberna@yahoo.com.
María Ángeles MontealegreAIMEN Technology Centre, Relva 27A-Torneiros, 36410 Porriño, Spain. mamontealegre@ikergune.com.
M Antonia De Los Santos-LópezCentre CIM/Departament d'Enginyeria Mecànica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Diagonal, 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. tania.santos@upc.edu.
Chiara Vitale-BrovaronePolitecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. chiara.vitale@polito.it.
Hacettepe University · TRPolitecnico di Torino · ITUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya · ESAsociación de Investigación Metalúrgica del Noroeste · ESMiddle East Technical University · TR

Funding

Research Executive Agency 286548
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achieving the stable osteointegration of prosthetic implants is one of the great challenges of modern orthopedic surgery. The fixation of ceramic acetabular cups of hip joint prostheses is usually achieved using a metal shell provided with screws or pegs that penetrate into the host pelvic bone. The deposition of bioactive coatings on the implant surface to be put in contact with bone could be a valuable strategy to promote a more "physiological" osteointegration. In this work, bioactive glass porous coatings were manufactured on the top of alumina/zirconia composite implants by two different methods, i.e., sponge replication and laser cladding. The coated samples underwent immersion studies in Kokubo's simulated body fluid (SBF) to assess in vitro bioactivity and were found to exhibit an excellent hydroxyapatite-forming ability, which is key to allow bonding to bone. Biological tests using mesenchymal stem and osteoblast-like cells revealed the good biocompatibility of both types of materials. Furthermore, a higher level of mineralization was induced by the sponge-replicated coatings at 10 days. Overall, these results are highly promising and encourage further research on these materials.

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Aluminum OxideCoated Materials, BiocompatibleGlassProstheses and ImplantsZirconiumBody FluidsCell LineHumansMaterials TestingMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPorositySurface PropertiesAluminum OxideCoated Materials, BiocompatibleZirconiumzirconium oxideBioactive glassBioactivityBioceramicsCoatingIn vitroProsthesisScaffold

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PMID30744005
PMCPMC6387312
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