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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Advances in Multifunctional Bioactive Coatings for Metallic Bone Implants.

Maria P Nikolova, Margarita D Apostolova

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria P NikolovaDepartment of Material Science and Technology, University of Ruse "A. Kanchev", 8 Studentska Str., 7017 Ruse, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-0597-7799
Margarita D ApostolovaMedical and Biological Research Lab., "Roumen Tsanev" Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-7188-506X
Angel Kanchev University of Ruse · BGBulgarian Academy of Sciences · BG

Funding

Bulgarian National Science Fund KП-06-H67-5 (2022) "New biofunctional Cu-containing TiO2 coatings obtained by electrophysical methods to meet modern implantology needs".
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To fix the bone in orthopedics, it is almost always necessary to use implants. Metals provide the needed physical and mechanical properties for load-bearing applications. Although widely used as biomedical materials for the replacement of hard tissue, metallic implants still confront challenges, among which the foremost is their low biocompatibility. Some of them also suffer from excessive wear, low corrosion resistance, infections and shielding stress. To address these issues, various coatings have been applied to enhance their in vitro and in vivo performance. When merged with the beneficial properties of various bio-ceramic or polymer coatings remarkable bioactive, osteogenic, antibacterial, or biodegradable composite implants can be created. In this review, bioactive and high-performance coatings for metallic bone implants are systematically reviewed and their biocompatibility is discussed. Updates in coating materials and formulations for metallic implants, as well as their production routes, have been provided. The ways of improving the bioactive coating performance by incorporating bioactive moieties such as growth factors, osteogenic factors, immunomodulatory factors, antibiotics, or other drugs that are locally released in a controlled manner have also been addressed.

Indexed as

bioactive coatingscoating techniquescombinatorial treatmentscontrolled releasemetallic implantssurface modifications

Identifiers

PMID36614523
PMCPMC9821663
OpenAlexW4313260200

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