Surface Modification of Sulfonated Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Composite by Polydopamine-Assisted nHA/Zn/CMCS and Its Evaluation of Osteogenic Properties
Aiqing Zhang, Yichang Cao, Huishan Zhao, Dangchao Sun, Lina Gao, Xiaqing Liu, Hui Jia, Qi Yang, Shuwei Gao, Binpeng Zhang, Haiyan Du, Ying Li · 2026
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Aiqing Zhang and co-authors wrote a study from 2026 on coating a stiff plastic so bone cells will grow on it. The plastic, braced with carbon fiber, matches bone in stiffness and suits use as a tooth root implant. Its flaw is a water-shy, inert skin that cells grip poorly. The team built a layered coat on the plastic, step by step.
They first etched the surface with strong acid. They added a sticky layer holding a bone-like mineral, and a top coat with zinc in a shell-based gel. The coat killed two common germs. Rat bone stem cells stuck to the coated plastic in the highest counts. They also grew fastest there and laid down the most bone mineral. Gene activity tied to bone growth ran highest on the full coat. The team calls it a strong base for implants that fight germs while they bond.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Aiqing Zhang, Yichang Cao, Huishan Zhao, Dangchao Sun, Lina Gao, Xiaqing Liu, Hui Jia, Qi Yang, Shuwei Gao, Binpeng Zhang, Haiyan Du, Ying Li |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |