Establishment of perpendicular protrusion of type I collagen on TiO2 nanotube surface as a priming site of peri-implant connective fibers

Abstract Natural teeth are supported by connective tissue collagen fibers that insert perpendicularly in the tooth cementum. Perpendicular insertion plays an important role in the maintenance of the junction between the oral epithelium and the periodontal connective tissue. Most titanium dental impl...

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Main Authors: Toshiki Nojiri, Chia-Yu Chen, David M. Kim, John Da Silva, Cliff Lee, Masahiko Maeno, Arthur A. McClelland, Bryan Tse, Shigemi Ishikawa-Nagai, Wataru Hatakeyama, Hisatomo Kondo, Masazumi Nagai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12951-019-0467-1