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SUBMITTER: Kitajima H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7014059 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kitajima Hiroaki H Hirota Makoto M Iwai Toshinori T Hamajima Kosuke K Ozawa Ryotaro R Hayashi Yuichiro Y Yajima Yasuharu Y Iida Masaki M Koizumi Toshiyuki T Kioi Mitomu M Mitsudo Kenji K Ogawa Takahiro T
International journal of molecular sciences 20200119 2
Ultraviolet treatment of titanium implants makes their surfaces hydrophilic and enhances osseointegration. However, the mechanism is not fully understood. This study hypothesizes that the recruitment of fibrinogen, a critical molecule for blood clot formation and wound healing, is influenced by the degrees of hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of the implant surfaces. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) implant models were created for fluid flow simulation. The hydrophilicity level was expressed by th ...[more]