About this Research Topic
The bone implants can be made of metal, polymer, bioglass, ceramic, or a composite of these materials. They must be biocompatible, i.e., accepted by the human body without any adverse effect. Their surface needs to be bioactive, i.e., able to develop a direct, adherent, and strong bonding with bone tissue. Several methods can be used to produce bioactive coatings such as plasma spraying, magnetron sputtering, pulsed laser deposition, electrospray deposition, electrophoretic deposition, biomimetic deposition, sol–gel process combined with dip or spin coating, electrodeposition, and hydrothermal synthesis. Among them, the low-temperature processes can be used to add organic components (polymers, proteins, drugs, etc.) inside the prosthetic coatings to enhance the biological and mechanical properties of the biomaterials.
This Research Topic welcomes the submission of original research papers, reviews and mini reviews that include but are not limited to the following topics:
• surface modification of bone implants
• bioactive thin films and coatings
• hard tissue repair and regeneration
• functionalization of biomaterials
• bone implants with enhanced biological properties
• bone implants with enhanced mechanical properties
Keywords: advanced biomaterials, bioactive coatings, bone implant, functionalization of biomaterials, biocompatibility, bioactivity, biomechanical properties, adhesion, tribology
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