Improved titanium and steel implants : Studies on bisphosphonate, strontium and surface treatments

Purpose: The general aim of this thesis was to increase the understanding of biomaterial surface modifications and local delivery of osteoporosis drugs for bone integration. We therefore (i) characterised and investigated model surface coatings for controlled drug delivery in a rat tibia screw model...

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Main Author: Linderbäck, Paula
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-71289
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