Do human osteoblasts grow into open-porous titanium?
A titanium foam for spine fusion and other applications was tested by cell culture. Its high porosity and surface roughness should enable bone cells to grow through it, resulting in a better fixation of the vertebral body.The foam was tested by in vitro experiments with human osteoblasts under stati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC
2006-01-01
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| Series: | European Cells & Materials |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol011/pdf/v011a02.pdf |