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Project

Fundamental study and development of plasma-treated porous titanium scaffolds for the treatment of critical bone defects
Code
3E010711
Duration
01 October 2011 → 30 September 2014
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Applied mathematics in specific fields
    • Classical physics
    • Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges
  • Engineering and technology
    • Process engineering
    • Ceramic and glass materials
    • Materials science and engineering
    • Polymeric materials
    • Semiconductor materials
    • Other materials engineering
Keywords
plasma technology titanium biomaterials
 
Project description

This project envisages the fundamental study and development of plasma-treated porous titanium scaffolds for the treatment of critical bone defects. Through a multi-disciplinary approach, this proposal has the intention to investigate the efficiency of plasma technology in depositing several cell-interactive coatings on Ti in order to overcome the limitations of the present Ti implants.