Issue 18, 2009
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Opportunities for nanotechnology-enabled bioactive bone implants

Phong A. Tran,†a   Love Sarin,†b   Robert H. Hurtb  and  Thomas J. Webster*c  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

b Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

c Division of Engineering and Orthopedics, Brown University, Box D, Barus and Holley, 182 Hope Street, Providence, RI, USA
E-mail: Thomas_Webster@Brown.edu
Fax: +1 401-863-9107
Tel: +1 401-863-2318

Abstract

Until recently, traditional orthopedic implant materials termed “bioactive” have been engineered to actively promote integration with living bone. We propose to look beyond this traditional form of bioactivity (specifically for orthopedics, in which bioactivity refers to osseointegration), and introduce the use of nanoscale surface features, fabricated using various nanotechnology tools, to provide extended functionality to implants and thus create a new class of “smarter” bioactive implant materials.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B814334J
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Submitted
20 Aug 2008
Accepted
30 Oct 2008
First published
14 Jan 2009

J. Mater. Chem., 2009,19, 2653-2659

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Opportunities for nanotechnology-enabled bioactive bone implants

P. A. Tran, L. Sarin, R. H. Hurt and T. J. Webster, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 2653 DOI: 10.1039/B814334J

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