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Determination of Alveolar Bone Quality during Dental Implant Surgery by Means of Compressive Testing
It has been demonstrated that alveolar bone of poor quality is associated with higher failure rates for dental implants. The aim of this...
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Surface Integrity – Definition and Importance in Functional Performance
This chapter presents an overview of the nature of the surface that results from manufacturing processes, as this nature has long been recognized as...
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Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 and Hyaluronic Acid on Hydroxyapatite-coated Porous Titanium to Repair the Defect of Rabbit’s Distal Femu
Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the osseointegration capability of Bone morphogenetic protein-2 and hyaluronic acid on...
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Materials Surface Effects on Biological Interactions
At present it is well accepted that different surface properties play a strong role in the interaction between synthetic materials and biological...
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Biokeramik für Anwendungen in der Orthopädie
Wie in den vorhergehenden Kapiteln beschrieben wird Biokeramik seit den 70er Jahren erfolgreich in der Orthopädie eingesetzt [1–3]. Die bioinerten...
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Finite Element Modeling of Uncemented Implants: Challenges in the Representation of the Press-fit Condition
The primary stability of uncemented orthopaedic implants is dependent upon the production of a stable mechanical environment at surgery. Excessive...
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Intelligent Prosthesis – a Biomechatronics Approach
Systems are becoming more and more complex and there is an ever increasing need to address all relevant issues beginning with the initial conceptual...
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Functional Biomaterials for Controlling Stem Cell Differentiation
Differentiation of stem cells has shown to be strongly influenced through several cues provided by reciprocal interactions with the extracellular...
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Electrochemical stability of a new Ti base bioalloy in simulated human fluids
Zirconium has very good osseointegration in human body and is considered inertly both the bare metal and its oxides. Zirconium is passive on a large...
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Effects of BaTiO3 Piezoelectric Thin Film Coating on Activity of Rat Bone Marrow Cell
Osseointegration is important for fixation of implants. It has been reported that the electric charge could activate bone cell. Therefore, it is...
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Bioactive Agent Delivery in Bone Tissue Regeneration
Bone tissue, unlike most tissues, has the ability of complete regeneration if provided with precise materials and bioactive agents. Regeneration...
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Wettability modification for biosurface of titanium alloy by means of sequential carburization
Microporous titanium carbide coating was successfully synthesized on medical grade titanium alloy by using sequential carburization. Changes in the...
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The design and production of Ti-6Al-4V ELI customized dental implants
This paper addresses the production of customized Ti-6Al-4V ELI dental implants via electron beam melting (EBM). The melting of Ti-6Al-4V ELI powder...
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Experimental Measurement of the Im**ement Induced Strain Distribution at the Acetabular Implant-Bone Interface
After total hip replacement im**ement of implant components may occur during every-day patient activities causing increased shear stresses at the...
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Impact of Citric Acid Etching on Biocompatibility and Osseous Organisation of a Natural Bovine Bone Mineral: Preliminary Results of an In-Vitro/In-Vivo Study
Within the last years it was shown that etching of biomaterials can improve hydrophilicity and cell proliferation which in turn may accelerate the...
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Micro forming of titanium
Titanium is a popular material for medico components, primarily due to its excellent properties as regards strength, resistance to corrosion and...
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Bioactive titanium metal surfaces with antimicrobial properties prepared by anodic oxidation treatment
In order to endow titanium metals with bioactivity and antimicrobial properties, titanium plates were subjected to anodic oxidation treatment in NaCl...
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Topological optimization in hip prosthesis design
With particular interest on total hip arthroplasty (THA), optimization of orthopedic prostheses is employed in this work to minimize the probability...
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Investigating the Tightening Torque of an Osseointegrated Transfemoral Implant System
Osseointegrated transfemoral implants have been introduced as an alternative to conventional, socket-based prostheses for above knee amputees. This...
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Dentalwerkstoffe und Dentalimplantate – Teil 1
Im vorliegenden Kapitel werden Dentalwerkstoffe erläutert (Tabelle 88.2), die in der Prothetik, in der konservierenden Zahnheilkunde, der...