Development and Testing of X-Ray Imaging-Enhanced Poly-L-Lactide Bone Screws.

Nanosized iron oxide particles exhibit osteogenic and radiopaque properties. Thus, iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were incorporated into a biodegradable polymer (poly-L-lactic acid, PLLA) to fabricate a composite bone screw. This multifunctional, 3D printable bone screw was detectable on X-ray exa...

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Main Authors: Wei-Jen Chang, Yu-Hwa Pan, Jy-Jiunn Tzeng, Ting-Lin Wu, Tsorng-Harn Fong, Sheng-Wei Feng, Haw-Ming Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4605620?pdf=render