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SUBMITTER: Molina N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7240519 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molina Noemi N González Ana A Monopoli Donato D Mentado Belinda B Becerra José J Santos-Ruiz Leonor L Vida Yolanda Y Perez-Inestrosa Ezequiel E
Polymers 20200401 4
Osseointegration of metal prosthetic implants is a yet unresolved clinical need that depends on the interplay between the implant surface and bone cells. The lack of a relationship between bone cells and metal has traditionally been solved by coating the former with "organic" ceramics, such as hydroxyapatite. A novel approach is hereby presented, immobilizing covalently dendrimeric structures onto titanium implants. Amide-based amino terminal dendrons were synthetized and coupled to titanium sur ...[more]