Bioactive Silicon Nitride Implant Surfaces with Maintained Antibacterial Properties

Silicon nitride (Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) is a promising biomaterial, currently used in spinal fusion implants. Such implants should result in high vertebral union rates without major complications. However, pseudarthrosis remains an important complication that could lead...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Katsaros, Yijun Zhou, Ken Welch, Wei Xia, Cecilia Persson, Håkan Engqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/13/3/129