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Porous tantalum structures for bone implants: Fabrication, mechanical and in vitro biological properties

Acta Biomaterialia · 2010 · Vol. 6(8) · pp. 3349–3359
Vamsi Krishna BallaSubhadip BodhakSusmita BoseAmit Bandyopadhyay
Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyTitanium Alloys Microstructure and PropertiesMaterials scienceBiocompatibilityPorosityComposite materialPorous mediumTantalumBiomedical engineeringNanotechnologyMetallurgy

MeSH terms

Alkaline PhosphataseBone and BonesCell SurvivalHumansImmunohistochemistryLasersMaterials TestingMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningOsteoblastsTantalumPorosityVinculinMicroscopy, ConfocalProstheses and ImplantsTissue Engineering

Funding

  • National Science Foundation
  • W. M. Keck Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Office of Naval Research
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Porosity of 3D biomaterial scaffolds and osteogenesis
Biomaterials · 2005 · 6,404 citations
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