A preliminary study in osteoinduction by a nano-crystalline hydroxyapatite in the mini pig

To test the probable osteoinductive properties of NanoBone®, a new highly non-sintered porous nano-crystallinehydroxylapatite bone substitute embedded into a silica gel matrix, granules were implanted subcutaneously and intramuscularlyinto the back region of 18 mini pigs. After periods of 5 and 10 w...

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Main Authors: Werner Götz, Solvig Lenz, Christoph Reichert, Kai-Olaf Henkel, Volker Bienengräber, Laura Pernicka, Karsten K.H. Gundlach, Tomasz Gredes, Thomas Gerber, Tomasz Gedrange, Friedhelm Heinemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2010-04-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
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Online Access:http://www.fhc.viamedica.pl/darmowy_pdf.phtml?indeks=128&indeks_art=1274