Functional surface structures, which are of certain shapes and surface morphologies for
specific functions, have been widely applied in a wide range of optical, thermal, electronic …

Bioactive glass and glass ceramic materials are widely used as substitutes for bone
augmentation and restoration, in orthopaedic, dental and maxillofacial surgery and in the …

The biological apatite, whose the bone and teeth mineral phases are composed, remarkably
differs from stoichiometric hydroxyapatite (HAp, Ca10 (PO4) 6 (OH) 2, Ca/P= 1.667). Indeed …

Bioactive glasses are well-known materials suitable for bone-related applications thanks to
their biocompatibility and osteoconductivity. In order to improve their in vivo performance …

The deposition of thin films of bioactive materials is the most common approach to improve
the bone bonding ability of an implant surface. With this purpose, several wet and plasma …

In vitro and in vivo experiments were undertaken to evaluate the solubility, apatite‐forming
ability, cytocompatibility, osteostimulation, and osteoinduction for a series of Nb‐containing …

Electrospun scaffolds are emerging as extracellular matrix (ECM) mimicking structures for
tissue engineering thanks to their nanofibrous architecture. For the development of suitable …

Titanium and its alloys are the most used biomaterials for orthopedic and dental
applications. However, up to 10% of these medical devices still fail, mostly due to implant …

The aim of the present paper is to develop ceramic thin films by laser ablation in order to
improve the biological behaviour of metallic implants dedicated to hard tissue restoration …

Infections, particularly those associated to bone tissue, are considered one of the actual
main burdens in the medical sector, and their prevention and administration are one of the …