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Biologically active glass helps metal bond better with bone.(MPMD)
Advanced Materials & Processes, October, 2005
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A biologically active glass developed by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, Calif., reportedly enables metal implants to bond better with bone, and this could significantly extend the lifetime of artificial hips, knees, and other medical reconstructive devices.
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"What has been needed is a coating that adheres to the metal surface of the implant and also promotes the formation of hydroxyapatite (the inorganic component of bone)," says Antoni Tomsia, a materials scientist with LBNL's Materials Sciences Division, which has maintained a ...
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