Toxicity mechanisms of copper nanoparticles and copper surfaces on bacterial cells and viruses

J Ramos-Zúñiga, N Bruna… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Copper is a metal historically used to prevent infections. One of the most relevant challenges
in modern society are infectious disease outbreaks, where copper-based technologies can …

[HTML][HTML] Copper-based biomaterials for bone and cartilage tissue engineering

Y Wang, W Zhang, Q Yao - Journal of orthopaedic translation, 2021 - Elsevier
Backgroud Tissue engineering using cells, scaffolds, and bioactive molecules can promote
the repair and regeneration of injured tissues. Copper is an essential element for the human …

[HTML][HTML] Biological applications of copper-containing materials

P Wang, Y Yuan, K Xu, H Zhong, Y Yang, S **… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Copper is an indispensable trace metal element in the human body, which is mainly
absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and excreted into the bile. Copper is an …

[HTML][HTML] Application of copper nanoparticles in dentistry

VW Xu, MZI Nizami, IX Yin, OY Yu, CYK Lung, CH Chu - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles based on metal and metallic oxides have become a novel trend for dental
applications. Metal nanoparticles are commonly used in dentistry for their exclusive shape …

Remarkable bioactivity, bio-tribological, antibacterial, and anti-corrosion properties in a Ti-6Al-4V-xCu alloy by laser powder bed fusion for superior biomedical implant …

J Ju, R Zan, Z Shen, C Wang, P Peng, J Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ti-6Al-4V alloys, widely used as medical implants, suffer from low wear resistance
inhuman body fluids, restricting their applications in the biomedical field. This study …

Recent development of low-cost β-Ti alloys for biomedical applications: a review

G Senopati, RA Rahman Rashid, I Kartika… - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The necessity for biomedical components is increasing every year. However, Ti6Al4V, the
most widely utilized titanium alloy for biomedical implants are very costly owing to the high …

Additive manufacturing of multi-morphology graded titanium scaffolds for bone implant applications

A Yu, C Zhang, W Xu, Y Zhang, S Tian, B Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Porous Titanium scaffolds have attracted widespread attention as bone implants for avoiding
the stress shielding effect and promoting bone-in-growth. In this study, multi-morphology …

Recent advances in research on antibacterial metals and alloys as implant materials

J Jiao, S Zhang, X Qu, B Yue - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Implants are widely used in orthopedic surgery and are gaining attention of late. However,
their use is restricted by implant-associated infections (IAI), which represent one of the most …

The effect of Cu content on corrosion, wear and tribocorrosion resistance of Ti-Mo-Cu alloy for load-bearing bone implants

X Lu, D Zhang, W Xu, A Yu, J Zhang, M Tamaddon… - Corrosion …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of Cu content on wear, corrosion, and tribocorrosion resistance of Ti-
10Mo-xCu alloy were investigated. Results revealed that hardness of Ti-10Mo-xCu alloy …

Additive manufacturing of functionally graded porous titanium scaffolds for dental applications

C Hou, Y Liu, W Xu, X Lu, L Guo, Y Liu, S Tian… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Graded porous titanium scaffolds are gaining increasing attention as dental implants due to
their ability to mimic the mechanical and biological properties of human bone. In this study …