Osseointegration of Implants Through Ti Biofunctionalization with Biomass from Chlorella sorokiniana UTEX 1230 and Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002
Yarelis Bravo, Alejandra M Miranda, Fabian Hernandez-Tenorio, Alex A Sáez, Virginia Paredes, Piotr Dobrowolski · 2024
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Yarelis Bravo and co-authors coat titanium implants with biomass from tiny algae to help bone grip them. Poor bonding between implant and bone limits how long joint and other implants last. Their 2024 study uses growth from two microalgae strains to treat a common titanium alloy.
Steps to prep the surface made it wet well, and one coating strain built up more biomass than the other. Cell tests showed the thicker coat was likely safe, with most cells still alive. Microscope views showed many cells stuck fast to the treated surface. The team grew the algae under tuned conditions first. The work points to a green coating route that may help implants bond with bone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yarelis Bravo, Alejandra M Miranda, Fabian Hernandez-Tenorio, Alex A Sáez, Virginia Paredes, Piotr Dobrowolski |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |