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Tagliaferri N, Pisciotta A, Orlandi G, Bertani G, Di Tinco R, Bertoni L, Sena P, Lunghi A, Bianchi M, Veneri F, Bellini P, Bertacchini J, Conserva E, Consolo U, Carnevale G. Zirconia Hybrid Dental Implants Influence the Biological Properties of Neural Crest-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:392. [PMID: 38470723 PMCID: PMC10934982 DOI: 10.3390/nano14050392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
Abstract
Dental implants are regularly employed in tooth replacement, the good clinical outcome of which is strictly correlated to the choice of an appropriate implant biomaterial. Titanium-based implants are considered the gold standard for rehabilitation of edentulous spaces. However, the insurgence of allergic reactions, cellular sensitization and low integration with dental and gingival tissues lead to poor osseointegration, affecting the implant stability in the bone and favoring infections and inflammatory processes in the peri-implant space. These failures pave the way to develop and improve new biocompatible implant materials. CERID dental implants are made of a titanium core embedded in a zirconium dioxide ceramic layer, ensuring absence of corrosion, a higher biological compatibility and a better bone deposition compared to titanium ones. We investigated hDPSCs' biological behavior, i.e., cell adhesion, proliferation, morphology and osteogenic potential, when seeded on both CERID and titanium implants, before and after cleansing with two different procedures. SEM and AFM analysis of the surfaces showed that while CERID disks were not significantly affected by the cleansing system, titanium ones exhibited well-visible modifications after brush treatment, altering cell morphology. The proliferation rate of DPSCs was increased for titanium, while it remained unaltered for CERID. Both materials hold an intrinsic potential to promote osteogenic commitment of neuro-ectomesenchymal stromal cells. Interestingly, the CERID surface mitigated the immune response by inducing an upregulation of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 on activated PBMCs when a pro-inflammatory microenvironment was established. Our in vitro results pave the way to further investigations aiming to corroborate the potential of CERID implants as suitable biomaterials for dental implant applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nadia Tagliaferri
- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
- PhD Program in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
- PhD Program in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 44121 Ferrara, Italy;
- Section of Physiology, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy; (N.T.); (G.O.); (G.B.); (R.D.T.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (F.V.); (P.B.); (J.B.); (E.C.); (U.C.); (G.C.)
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Bianchi M, Guzzo S, Lunghi A, Greco P, Pisciotta A, Murgia M, Carnevale G, Fadiga L, Biscarini F. Synergy of Nanotopography and Electrical Conductivity of PEDOT/PSS for Enhanced Neuronal Development. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:59224-59235. [PMID: 38091494 PMCID: PMC10755694 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Biomaterials able to promote neuronal development and neurite outgrowth are highly desired in neural tissue engineering for the repair of damaged or disrupted neural tissue and restoring the axonal connection. For this purpose, the use of either electroactive or micro- and nanostructured materials has been separately investigated. Here, the use of a nanomodulated conductive poly(3,4-ethylendioxithiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS) substrate that exhibits instructive topographical and electrical cues at the same time was investigated for the first time. In particular, thin films featuring grooves with sizes comparable with those of neuronal neurites (NanoPEDOT) were fabricated by electrochemical polymerization of PEDOT/PSS on a nanomodulated polycarbonate template. The ability of NanoPEDOT to support neuronal development and direct neurite outgrowth was demonstrated by assessing cell viability and proliferation, expression of neuronal markers, average neurite length, and direction of neuroblastoma N2A cells induced to differentiate on this novel support. In addition to the beneficial effect of the nanogrooved topography, a 30% increase was shown in the average length of neurites when differentiating cells were subjected to an electrical stimulation of a few microamperes for 6 h. The results reported here suggest a favorable effect on the neuronal development of the synergistic combination of nanotopography and electrical stimulation, supporting the use of NanoPEDOT in neural tissue engineering to promote physical and functional reconnection of impaired neural networks.
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- Michele Bianchi
- Department
of Life Sciences, Università degli
Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 44125 Modena, Italy
- Center
for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center
for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Section
of Physiology, Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center
for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Section
of Physiology, Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Section
of Physiology, Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department
of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest
in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 44125 Modena, Italy
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- Center
for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Istituto
per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN-CNR), 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences with Interest
in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 44125 Modena, Italy
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- Center
for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Section
of Physiology, Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department
of Life Sciences, Università degli
Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 44125 Modena, Italy
- Center
for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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Dorozhkin SV. There Are over 60 Ways to Produce Biocompatible Calcium Orthophosphate (CaPO4) Deposits on Various Substrates. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE 2023; 7:273. [DOI: 10.3390/jcs7070273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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A The present overview describes various production techniques for biocompatible calcium orthophosphate (abbreviated as CaPO4) deposits (coatings, films and layers) on the surfaces of various types of substrates to impart the biocompatible properties for artificial bone grafts. Since, after being implanted, the grafts always interact with the surrounding biological tissues at the interfaces, their surface properties are considered critical to clinical success. Due to the limited number of materials that can be tolerated in vivo, a new specialty of surface engineering has been developed to desirably modify any unacceptable material surface characteristics while maintaining the useful bulk performance. In 1975, the development of this approach led to the emergence of a special class of artificial bone grafts, in which various mechanically stable (and thus suitable for load-bearing applications) implantable biomaterials and artificial devices were coated with CaPO4. Since then, more than 7500 papers have been published on this subject and more than 500 new publications are added annually. In this review, a comprehensive analysis of the available literature has been performed with the main goal of finding as many deposition techniques as possible and more than 60 methods (double that if all known modifications are counted) for producing CaPO4 deposits on various substrates have been systematically described. Thus, besides the introduction, general knowledge and terminology, this review consists of two unequal parts. The first (bigger) part is a comprehensive summary of the known CaPO4 deposition techniques both currently used and discontinued/underdeveloped ones with brief descriptions of their major physical and chemical principles coupled with the key process parameters (when possible) to inform readers of their existence and remind them of the unused ones. The second (smaller) part includes fleeting essays on the most important properties and current biomedical applications of the CaPO4 deposits with an indication of possible future developments.
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- Sergey V. Dorozhkin
- Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-2, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Influence of ZrO 2 Addition on Structural and Biological Activity of Phosphate Glasses for Bone Regeneration. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13184058. [PMID: 32932693 PMCID: PMC7560252 DOI: 10.3390/ma13184058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Zirconium doped calcium phosphate-based bioglasses are the most prominent bioactive materials for bone and dental repair and regeneration implants. In the present study, a 8ZnO–22Na2O–(24 − x)CaO–46P2O5–xZrO2 (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.7, all are in mol%) bioglass system was synthesized by the conventional melt-quenching process at 1100 °C. The glass-forming ability and thermal stability of the glasses were determined by measuring the glass transition temperature (Tg), crystallization temperature (Tc), and melting temperature (Tm), using differential thermal analysis (DTA). The biological activity of the prepared samples was identified by analyzing X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectra (SEM-EDS), before and after immersion in simulated body fluid (SBF) for various intervals of 0, 1 and 5 days, along with the magnitude of pH and the degradation of glasses also evaluated. The obtained results revealed that the glass-forming ability and thermal stability of glasses increased with the increase in zirconia mol%. The XRD, FTIR, and SEM-EDS data confirmed a thin hydroxyapatite (HAp) layer over the sample surface after incubation in SBF for 1 and 5 days. Furthermore, the development of layer found to be increased with the increase of incubation time. The degradation of the glasses in SBF increased with incubation time and decreased gradually with the increase content of ZrO2 mol% in the host glass matrix. A sudden rise in initial pH values of residual SBF for 1 day owing to ion leaching and increase of Ca2+ and PO43− ions and then decreased. These findings confirmed the suitability of choosing material for bone-related applications.
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Bontempi M, Visani A, Benini M, Gambardella A. Assessing conformal thin film growth under nonstochastic deposition conditions: application of a phenomenological model of roughness replication to synthetic topographic images. J Microsc 2020; 280:270-279. [PMID: 32691852 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In this work, a simple method to follow the evolution of the surface of thin films during growth on substrates characterised by high roughness is detailed. To account for real cases as much as possible, the approach presented is based on the hypothesis that deposition takes place under nonstochastic conditions, such as those typical of many thin film processes in industry and technology. In this context, previous models for roughness replication, which are mainly based on idealised deposition conditions, cannot be applied and thus ad hoc approaches are required for achieving quantitative predictions. Here it is suggested that under nonstochastic conditions a phenomenological relation can be proposed, mainly based on local roughening of surface, to monitor the statistical similarity between the film and the substrate during growth or, in other words, to detect changes of the bare substrate morphological profile occurring during the film growth on top. Such approximation is based on surface representation in terms of power spectral density of surface heights, derived from topographic images; in this work, such method will be tested on two separate batches of synthetic images which simulate thin films growth onto a real rough substrate. In particular, two growth models will be implemented: the first reproduces the surface profile obtained during an atomic force microscopy measurement by using a simple geometrical envelope of surface, regardless the thin film growth mechanism; the second reproduces the columnar growth expected under nonstochastic deposition conditions. It will be shown that the approach introduced is capable to highlight differences between the two batches and, in the second case, to quantitatively account for the replication of the substrate roughness during growth. The results obtained here are potentially interesting in that they account essentially for the geometrical features of the surfaces, and as such they can be applied to synthetic depositions that reproduce different thin film depositions and experimental contexts.
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- M Bontempi
- Laboratorio di Biomeccanica e Innovazione Tecnologica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biomeccanica e Innovazione Tecnologica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biomeccanica e Innovazione Tecnologica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy
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The “pulsed electron deposition” (PED) technique, in which a solid target material is ablated by a fast, high-energy electron beam, was initially developed two decades ago for the deposition of thin films of metal oxides for photovoltaics, spintronics, memories, and superconductivity, and dielectric polymer layers. Recently, PED has been proposed for use in the biomedical field for the fabrication of hard and soft coatings. The first biomedical application was the deposition of low wear zirconium oxide coatings on the bearing components in total joint replacement. Since then, several works have reported the manufacturing and characterization of coatings of hydroxyapatite, calcium phosphate substituted (CaP), biogenic CaP, bioglass, and antibacterial coatings on both hard (metallic or ceramic) and soft (plastic or elastomeric) substrates. Due to the growing interest in PED, the current maturity of the technology and the low cost compared to other commonly used physical vapor deposition techniques, the purpose of this work was to review the principles of operation, the main applications, and the future perspectives of PED technology in medicine.
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Rajesh K, Rangaswamy MK, Zhang C, Haldar S, Kumarasamy M, Agarwal A, Roy P, Lahiri D. Surface Modified Metallic Orthopedic Implant for Sustained Drug Release and Osteocompatibility. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:4181-4192. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Kanike Rajesh
- Biomaterials and Multiscale Mechanics Lab, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
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- Biomaterials and Multiscale Mechanics Lab, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
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- Plasma Forming Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174, United States
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- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
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- Plasma Forming Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174, United States
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
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- Biomaterials and Multiscale Mechanics Lab, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
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Graziani G, Berni M, Gambardella A, De Carolis M, Maltarello MC, Boi M, Carnevale G, Bianchi M. Fabrication and characterization of biomimetic hydroxyapatite thin films for bone implants by direct ablation of a biogenic source. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 99:853-862. [PMID: 30889760 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Biomimetic bone apatite coatings were realized for the first time by the novel Ionized Jet Deposition technique. Bone coatings were deposited on titanium alloy substrates by pulsed electron ablation of deproteinized bovine bone shafts in order to resemble bone apatite as closely as possible. The composition, morphology and mechanical properties of the coatings were characterized by GI-XRD, FT-IR, SEM-EDS, AFM, contact angle measurements, micro-scratch and screw-insertion tests. Different post-treatment annealing conditions (from 350 °C to 425 °C) were investigated. Bone apatite coatings exhibited a nanostructured surface morphology and a composition closely resembling that of the deposition target (i.e. natural bone apatite), also regarding the presence of magnesium and sodium ions. Crystallinity and composition of the coatings were strongly influenced by annealing temperature and duration; in particular, upon annealing at 400 °C and above, a crystallinity similar to that of bone was achieved. Finally, adhesion to the titanium substrate and hydrophilicity were significantly enhanced upon annealing, all characteristics being known to have a strong positive impact on promoting host cells attachment, proliferation and differentiation.
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- Gabriela Graziani
- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, NanoBiotechnology Laboratory, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratory of Biomechanics and Technology Innovation, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, NanoBiotechnology Laboratory, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, NanoBiotechnology Laboratory, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Cell Biology, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, NanoBiotechnology Laboratory, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41124 Modena, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, NanoBiotechnology Laboratory, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Fossato di Mortara 17/19, Ferrara 44121, Italy.
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Novel Surface Treatment Strategy to Improve the Binding Strength for Diamond Film on Ti Substrate. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-017-2851-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Berni M, Marchiori G, Gambardella A, Boi M, Bianchi M, Russo A, Visani A, Marcacci M, Pavan PG, Lopomo NF. Effects of working gas pressure on zirconium dioxide thin film prepared by pulsed plasma deposition: roughness, wettability, friction and wear characteristics. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 72:200-208. [PMID: 28500999 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 04/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In joint arthroplasty one of the main issues related to the failure of prosthetic implants is due to the wear of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) component. Surface treatments and coatings have been recognized as enhancing methods, able to improve the tribological properties of the implants. Therefore, the main objective of this work was to investigate the possibility to fabricate yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings on a metal (AISI 316-L) substrate by means of Pulsed Electron Deposition, in order to improve the tribological behavior of the polymer-metal coupling, by reducing the initial wear of the UHMWPE component. In order to optimize the coating characteristics, the effects of working gas pressure on both its morphological and tribological properties were analyzed. Morphological characterization of the films was evaluated by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Coating wettability was also estimated by contact angle (CA) measurement. Tribological performance (coupling friction and wear of UHMWPE) was evaluated by using a ball-on-disc tribometer during highly-stressing tests in dry and lubricated (i.e. NaCl and serum) conditions; friction and wear were specifically evaluated at the initial sliding distances - to highlight the main effect of coating morphology - and after 100m - where the influence of the intrinsic materials properties prevails. AFM analysis highlighted that the working pressure heavily affected the morphological characteristics of the realized films. The wettability of the coating at the highest and lowest deposition pressures (CA ~ 60°, closed to substrate value) decreased for intermediate pressures, reaching a maximum CA of ~ 90°. Regarding tribological tests, a strong correlation was found in the initial steps between friction coefficient and wettability, which decreased as the distance increased. Concerning UHMWPE wear associated to coated counterpart, at 100m a reduction rate of about 7% in dry, 12% in NaCl and 5% in presence of serum was obtained compared to the uncoated counterpart. Differently from what highlighted for friction, no correlation was found between wear rate and morphological parameters. These findings, in agreement with literature, underlined the effect of the deposition pressure on the morphological properties, but suggested that physical characteristics are influenced too. Further research on the deposition process will be required in order to improve the tribological performance of the coating at long distances, addressing - above all - orthopedic applications.
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- M Berni
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca di Meccanica dei Materiali Biologici - CMMB, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 9, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 38, Brescia, Italy
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Graziani G, Bianchi M, Sassoni E, Russo A, Marcacci M. Ion-substituted calcium phosphate coatings deposited by plasma-assisted techniques: A review. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 74:219-229. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Berni M, Lopomo N, Marchiori G, Gambardella A, Boi M, Bianchi M, Visani A, Pavan P, Russo A, Marcacci M. Tribological characterization of zirconia coatings deposited on Ti6Al4V components for orthopedic applications. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 62:643-55. [PMID: 26952468 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
One of the most important issues leading to the failure of total joint arthroplasty is related to the wear of the plastic components, which are generally made of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Therefore, the reduction of joint wear represents one of the main challenges the research in orthopedics is called to address nowadays. Surface treatments and coatings have been recognized as innovative methods to improve tribological properties, also in the orthopedic field. This work investigated the possibility to realize hard ceramic coatings on the metal component of a prosthesis, by means of Pulsed Plasma Deposition, in order to reduce friction and wear in the standard coupling against UHMWPE. Ti6Al4V substrates were coated with a 2 μm thick yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) layer. The mechanical properties of the YSZ coatings were assessed by nanoindentation tests performed on flat Ti6Al4V substrates. Tribological performance was evaluated using a ball-on-disk tribometer in dry and lubricated (i.e. with fetal bovine serum) highly-stressing conditions, up to an overall distance of 10 km. Tribology was characterized in terms of coefficient of friction (CoF) and wear rate of the UHMWPE disk. After testing, specimens were analyzed through optical microscopy and SEM images, in order to check the wear degradation mechanisms. Progressive loading scratch tests were also performed in dry and wet conditions to determine the effects of the environment on the adhesion of the coating. Our results supported the beneficial effect of YSZ coating on metal components. In particular, the proposed solution significantly reduced UHMWPE wear rate and friction. At 10 km of sliding distance, a wear rate reduction of about 18% in dry configuration and of 4% in presence of serum, was obtained by the coated group compared to the uncoated group. As far as friction in dry condition is concerned, the coating allowed to maintain low CoF values until the end of the tests, with an overall difference of about 40% compared to the uncoated balls. In wet conditions, the friction values were found to be comparable between coated and uncoated materials, mainly due to a premature delamination of the coating. Scratch tests in wet showed in fact a reduction of the critical load required to a complete delamination due to a formation of blister, although no change or damage occurred at the coating during the soaking period. Although conditions of high values of contact pressure were considered, further analyses are however required to fully understand the behavior of YSZ coatings in wet environment and additional research on the deposition process will be mandatory in order to improve the coating tribological performance at long distances addressing orthopedic applications.
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- M Berni
- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy.
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- Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy; Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 38, Brescia, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca di Meccanica dei Materiali Biologici - CMMB, Università di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 9, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy; Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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Bianchi M, Gambardella A, Berni M, Panseri S, Montesi M, Lopomo N, Tampieri A, Marcacci M, Russo A. Surface morphology, tribological properties and in vitro biocompatibility of nanostructured zirconia thin films. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2016; 27:96. [PMID: 27003838 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-016-5707-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Deposition of nanostructured and low-wear zirconia (ZrO2) thin films on the metallic component of a total joint implant is envisaged to reduce wear of the soft ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) counterpart. In this work, morphological surface features, wear resistance and in vitro-biocompatibility of zirconia thin films deposited by the novel Pulsed Plasma Deposition (PPD) method have been investigated. Film thickness, roughness and wettability were found to be strongly dependent on deposition gas pressure. Interestingly, wear rate of UHMWPE disks coupled to zirconia-coated titanium spheres was only poorly correlated to the contact angle values, while film roughness and thickness seemed not to affect it. Furthermore, wear of UHMWPE, when coupled with zirconia coated-titanium spheres, significantly decreased with respect to uncoated spheres under dry or NaCl-lubricated conditions; besides, when using bovine serum, similar results were obtained for coated and uncoated spheres. Finally, suitable mesenchymal stem and osteoblast cells adhesion, proliferation and viability were observed, suggesting good biocompatibility of the nanostructured zirconia films. Taken together, the results shown in this work indicate that zirconia thin films deposited by the PPD method deserve further investigations as low-wear materials for biomedical applications such as total joint replacement.
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- M Bianchi
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie (NaBi), via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie (NaBi), via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie (NaBi), via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, via Granarolo 64, 48018, Faenza, Italy
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, via Granarolo 64, 48018, Faenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 38, Brescia, Italy
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, via Granarolo 64, 48018, Faenza, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di Biomeccanica e Innovazione Tecnologica, via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie-DIBINEM, Università di Bologna, via Zamboni 33, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie (NaBi), via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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Gambardella A, Bianchi M, Kaciulis S, Mezzi A, Brucale M, Cavallini M, Herrmannsdoerfer T, Chanda G, Uhlarz M, Cellini A, Pedna M, Sambri V, Marcacci M, Russo A. Magnetic hydroxyapatite coatings as a new tool in medicine: A scanning probe investigation. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 62:444-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.01.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Barbalinardo M, Gentili D, Brucale M, Valle F, Manet I, Foschi G, Zambianchi M, Melucci M, Cavallini M. Self-protective action in multicomponent fluorescent self-assembled monolayers. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra27454k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
We report on the fabrication of self-protective self-assembled monolayers constituted by a highly fluorescent component and a linear alkyl chain.
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- Marianna Barbalinardo
- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- (ISMN-CNR)
- Roma
- Italy
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- (ISMN-CNR)
- Roma
- Italy
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- (ISMN-CNR)
- Roma
- Italy
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- (ISMN-CNR)
- Roma
- Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- (ISOF-CNR)
- 40129 Bologna
- Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- (ISOF-CNR)
- 40129 Bologna
- Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- (ISOF-CNR)
- 40129 Bologna
- Italy
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- (ISMN-CNR)
- Roma
- Italy
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Kaciulis S, Mezzi A, Bianchi M, Gambardella A, Boi M, Liscio F, Marcacci M, Russo A. Ceramic coatings for orthopaedic implants: preparation and characterization. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.5918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- S. Kaciulis
- Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials; ISMN-CNR; Rome Italy
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- Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials; ISMN-CNR; Rome Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli; Bologna Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli; Bologna Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli; Bologna Italy
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- Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems; IMM-CNR; Bologna Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli; Bologna Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli; Bologna Italy
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