Potential use of porous titanium-niobium alloy in orthopedic implants: preparation and experimental study of its biocompatibility in vitro.

BACKGROUND: The improvement of bone ingrowth into prosthesis and enhancement of the combination of the range between the bone and prosthesis are important for long-term stability of artificial joints. They are the focus of research on uncemented artificial joints. Porous materials can be of potentia...

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Main Authors: Jian Xu, Xiao-Jun Weng, Xu Wang, Jia-Zhang Huang, Chao Zhang, Hassan Muhammad, Xin Ma, Qian-De Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3834032?pdf=render