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Nanostructures for better implants
Researchers from the SNI network investigated how nanostructured titanium surfaces can improve dental implants. The interdisciplinary team investigated the viability of osteoblasts and fibroblasts and controlled how different bacterial strains colonize the modified surfaces. Their results were published in December 2024 in the print edition of the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.
In the video, some researchers talk about this novel and promising approach to improving integration into bone tissue and optimizing the biocompatibility of dental implants. The project was mainly supported by the Nano-Argovia project TiSpikes, which is based on a collaboration between researchers from the Department of Physics and the University Center for Dental Medicine Basel (both University of Basel), the FHNW School of Life Sciences and the industrial partner Straumann Institute. Projects in the Nano-Argovia program of the Swiss Nanoscience Institute promote the transfer of knowledge and technology between research institutions and industrial companies in Northwestern Switzerland.
Original publication:
Monika Astasov-Frauenhoffer, Laurent Marot, Fabien Sanchez, Roland Steiner, Birgit Lohberger, Michael M. Bornstein, Raphael S. Wagner, Sebastian Kühl, Khaled Mukaddam
J Biomed Mater Res. 2024;112:2160–2169, DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37768
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jbm.a.37768