Titanium for Orthopedic Applications : An Overview of Surface Modification to Improve Biocompatibility and Prevent Bacterial Biofilm Formation

© 2020 The Author(s)..

Titanium and its alloys have emerged as excellent candidates for use as orthopedic biomaterials. Nevertheless, there are often complications arising after implantation of orthopedic devices, most notably prosthetic joint infection and aseptic loosening. To ensure that implanted devices remain functional in situ, innovation in surface modification has attracted much attention in the effort to develop orthopedic materials with optimal characteristics at the biomaterial-tissue interface. This review will draw together metallurgy, surface engineering, biofilm microbiology, and biomaterial science. It will serve to appreciate why titanium and its alloys are frequently used orthopedic biomaterials and address some of the challenges facing these biomaterials currently, including the significant problem of device-associated infection. Finally, the authors shall consolidate and evaluate surface modification techniques employed to overcome some of these issues by offering a unique perspective as to the direction in which research is headed from a broad, interdisciplinary point of view.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

iScience - 23(2020), 11 vom: 20. Nov., Seite 101745

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Quinn, James [VerfasserIn]
McFadden, Ryan [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Chi-Wai [VerfasserIn]
Carson, Louise [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomaterials
Journal Article
Microbiofilms
Orthopedics
Review
Surface Science

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Date Revised 04.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.isci.2020.101745

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318026848