Joint replacement is a major orthopaedic procedure used to treat joint osteoarthritis. Aseptic
loosening and infection are the two most significant causes of prosthetic implant failure. The …

Surfaces of medical implants can be enhanced with the favorable properties of titanium‐
nitride (TiN). In a review of English medical literature, the effects of TiN‐coating on …

With an ageing population, war, and sports related injuries there is an ever-expanding
requirement for hard tissue replacement such as bone. Engineered artificial scaffold …

Coatings based on ion-substituted calcium phosphate (Ca-P) have attracted great attention
in the scientific community over the past decade for the development of biomedical …

Titanium alloys have emerged as the most successful metallic material to ever be applied in
the field of biomedical engineering. This comprehensive review covers the history of titanium …

Bioceramics, because of its excellent biocompatible and mechanical properties, has always
been considered as the most promising materials for hard tissue repair. It is well know that …

We perform a comparative study of second-harmonic generation (SHG) from indium tin
oxide (ITO) and from titanium nitride (TiN) nanolayers excited in the near-infrared spectrum …

Advanced bioceramics have played integral roles in treatment modalities for damaged or
diseased human joints and osseous defects. This paper reviews the uses and properties of …

Cyclic stresses are often related to the premature mechanical failure of metallic biomaterials.
The complex interaction between fatigue and corrosion in the physiological environment has …

The most commonly used bearing couple in prosthetic hip or knee joint replacements
consists of a cobalt–chrome (CoCr) metal alloy articulating against ultrahigh‐molecular …