Incorporating Si3 N4 into PEEK to Produce Antibacterial, Osteocondutive, and Radiolucent Spinal Implants

Bacteriostatic behavior of surface modulated silicon nitride in comparison to polyetheretherketone and titanium

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Bioactive silicon nitride: A new therapeutic material for osteoarthropathy

(2017) Giuseppe Pezzotti et al.   Scientific Reports

Silicon Nitride Bioceramics Induce Chemically Driven Lysis in Porphyromonas gingivalis

(2016) Giuseppe Pezzotti et al.   LANGMUIR

In Situ Spectroscopic Screening of Osteosarcoma Living Cells on Stoichiometry-Modulated Silicon Nitride Bioceramic Surfaces

(2016) Giuseppe Pezzotti et al.   ACS Biomaterials-Science & Engineering

In Situ Spectroscopic Screening of Osteosarcoma Living Cells on Stoichiometry-Modulated Silicon Nitride Bioceramic Surfaces

(2016) Giuseppe Pezzotti et al.   ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Biomechanical and bioactivity concepts of polyetheretherketone composites for use in orthopedic implants-a review

(2015) Mohamed Ruslan Abdullah et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Current Strategies to Improve the Bioactivity of PEEK

(2014) Rui Ma et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Spine Interbody Implants: Material Selection and Modification, Functionalization and Bioactivation of Surfaces to Improve Osseointegration

(2014) Prashanth J Rao et al.   Orthopaedic Surgery

Accurate characterization of pure silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite powders synthesized by a new precipitation route

(2013) David Marchat et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The vibrational features of hydroxylapatite and type A carbonated apatite: A first principle contribution

(2013) G. Ulian et al.   AMERICAN MINERALOGIST

Membrane Vesicles Nucleate Mineralo-organic Nanoparticles and Induce Carbonate Apatite Precipitation in Human Body Fluids

(2013) Cheng-Yeu Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Anti-infective and osteointegration properties of silicon nitride, poly(ether ether ketone), and titanium implants

(2012) T.J. Webster et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

A review and a fundamental theory of silicon nitride tribochemistry

(2012) Roberto C. Dante et al.   WEAR

Mechanical and biological characteristics of diamond-like carbon coated poly aryl-ether-ether-ketone

(2010) Huaiyu Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Posterior lumbar interbody fusion using non resorbable poly-ether-ether-ketone versus resorbable poly-l-lactide-co-d,l-lactide fusion devices. Clinical outcome at a minimum of 2-year follow-up

(2010) Timothy U. Jiya et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

The Use of Nanoparticles to Control Oral Biofilm Formation

(2010) R.P. Allaker   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Action of the Silver Ion in Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

(2008) W. K. Jung et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

In vitrobiocompatibility of hydroxyapatite-reinforced polymeric composites manufactured by selective laser sintering

(2008) Y. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Controlled release of vancomycin from thin sol-gel films on implant surfaces successfully controls osteomyelitis

(2008) Christopher S. Adams et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Influence of normal load and sliding speed on the tribological property of amorphous carbon nitride coatings sliding against Si3N4 balls in water

(2008) Fei Zhou et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

Strain specificity in antimicrobial activity of silver and copper nanoparticles

(2007) Jayesh P. Ruparelia et al.   Acta Biomaterialia