Titanium nanotubes activate genes related to bone formation in vitro

• Main Authors: Alfonso Pozio (Author), Annalisa Palmieri (Author), Ambra Girardi (Author), Francesca Cura (Author), Francesco Carinci (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Background: Titanium is used worldwide to make osseointegrable devices, thanks to its favorable characteristics as mechanical proprieties and biocompatibility, demonstrated by in vivo studies with animal models and clinical trials over a forty-year period. However, the exact genetic effect of the ti...