Chitosan is one of the most widely used natural biopolymers for a great variety of biomedical
applications owing to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and antibacterial activity, being …

Bone is a complex and hierarchical tissue consisting of nano hydroxyapatite and collagen
as major portion. Several attempts have been made to prepare the artificial bone so as to …

Metallic implant materials possess adequate mechanical properties such as strength, elastic
modulus, and ductility for long term support and stability in vivo. Traditional metallic …

Metallic implants have dominated the biomedical implant industries for the past century for
load-bearing applications, while the polymeric implants have shown great promise for tissue …

Stainless steel implants are suitable candidates for bone replacement due to their
cytocompatibility and mechanical resistance, but they suffer from lack of bioactivity and are …

Composite orthopaedic coatings with antibacterial capability containing chitosan, Bioglass®
particles (9.8 μm) and silver nanoparticles (Ag-np) were fabricated using a single-step …

The evolution and progress of 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) processes have
revolutionized the defence, aviation, automobile and health care domain. In fact, this decade …

Despite their widespread application, metallic orthopaedic prosthesis failure still occurs
because of lack of adequate bone-bonding and the incidence of post-surgery infections. The …

Multi-component nanocomposite thin films (composed of cellulose nanofiber (CNF),
alginate, bioglass nanoparticles (BG NPs) and gentamicin) were prepared by using cathodic …

The aim of this work is to develop and characterize a multifunctional and dual surface
coating system for titanium orthopedic implants by applying two different cost-effective …