Publications by authors named "Caroline M F Meers"
Int J Spine Surg
August 2015
Article Synopsis
- PEEK materials, used in orthopedic surgery, face challenges in bone adhesion due to their low biocompatibility, prompting this study to investigate the impact of titanium and calcium phosphate (CaP) coatings on bone tissue adhesion.
- In a study with six adult sheep, three types of PEEK dowels were implanted: uncoated (control), with CaP coating, and with titanium coating, and then analyzed after different time intervals.
- The results showed that titanium-coated PEEK dowels had significantly greater bone implant contact and bone volume compared to uncoated dowels, indicating that titanium coating enhances the adhesion of bone tissue to these implants.
