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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
Young Sook Son, Seoul, KR;
Eun Ah Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seung Woo Nam, Suwon-si, KR;
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNGHEE UNIVERSITY, Yongin-Si, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bio-adhesive agent comprising a surface-modified hydroxyapatite and its use. More specifically, the present invention relates to a bio-adhesive agent for the adhesion between bone and bone, bone and tissue, bone and cartilage, or bone and tendon, or for the adhesion of a shield between bones or of an artificial joint, which comprises a surface-modified hydroxyapatite as an active ingredient, wherein the surface-modified hydroxyapatite is characterized in that a certain linker compound is covalently bonded to the surface of the hydroxyapatite; a method for coating the surface of a metal prosthesis using the surface-modified hydroxyapatite; and a metal prosthesis coated with the surface-modified hydroxyapatite obtained by said method.