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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J. Webster, Warminster, PA (US);
Richard W. Siegel, Menands, NY (US);
Rena Bizios, Troy, NY (US);
Assignee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 ;
Abstract
Methods for enhancing osteoblast functions on a surface of an orthopaedic/dental implant and enhancing osseointegration of an orthopaedic/dental implant consist of providing an orthopaedic/dental implant comprising one or more nanostructured ceramic having a grain size of 1-100 nm or a composite of one or more adhesion-promoting polymers and one or more nanostructured ceramic having a grain size of 1-100 nm, and placing the implant in the body of an animal, where it may be exposed to osteoblast cells. Alumina, titania, or hydroxyapatite is preferred as the nanostructured ceramic.