Compared with stainless steel and Co–Cr‐based alloys, Ti and its alloys are widely used as
biomedical implants due to many fascinating properties, such as superior mechanical …

Implant surface design has evolved to meet oral rehabilitation challenges in both healthy
and compromised bone. For example, to conquer the most common dental implant-related …

Calcium phosphate (CaP) bioceramics are widely used in the field of bone regeneration,
both in orthopedics and in dentistry, due to their good biocompatibility, osseointegration and …

Being a bioactive material, hydroxyapatite (HAp) is regarded as one of the most attractive
ceramic biomaterials for bone and hard-tissue replacement and regeneration. Despite its …

Bioactive glasses caused a revolution in healthcare and paved the way for modern
biomaterial-driven regenerative medicine. The first 45S5 glass composition, invented by …

Biomedical implants have been widely used in various orthopedic treatments, including total
hip arthroplasty, joint arthrodesis, fracture fixation, non-union, dental repair, etc. The modern …

Thermal spraying has been present for over a century, being greatly refined and optimized
during this time. It has become nowadays a reliable and cost-efficient method to deposit …

Metallic implants sometimes fail in orthopedic surgeries due to insufficient bio-functionality,
implant-associated infections, poor osteointegration due to high inertness (Ti, Co–Cr …

Considerable progress has been made over the last decades in thermal spray technologies,
practices and applications. However, like other technologies, they have to continuously …

Cold gas dynamic spray or simply cold spray (CS) is a process in which solid powders are
accelerated in a de Laval nozzle toward a substrate. If the impact velocity exceeds a …