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Tantalum-coated implants combine strength, corrosion resistance.(Medical Materials)
Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2003
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These parts of hip, knee, and shoulder implants are made by Zimmer. Warsaw. Ind., of compression-molded ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. The titanium is coated with Trabecular Metal, a porous elemental tantalum called Hedrocel that was developed by Implex, Allendale, N.J.
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Trabecular Metal implants are coated with Hedrocel by vapor deposition techniques. The ...
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