Implants
9/11/2008
An implant is a medical device made to replace and act
as a missing biological structure (as compared with a transplant, which
indicates transplanted biomedical tissue). The surface of implants that contact
the body might be made of a biomedical material such as titanium, silicone or
apatite depending on what is the most functional. In some cases implants contain
electronics e.g. artificial pacemaker and cochlear implants. Some implants are
bioactive, such as subcutaneous drug delivery devices in the form of implantable
pills or drug-eluting stents.
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implant_(medicine) (11/17/2008)
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Notes
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Review Articles
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US Patents
12/16/2008
7,465,270
Expandable surgical implants and methods of using them
11/4/2008
7,445,640
Implant with composite coating
10/21/2008
7,438,925
Drug eluting coatings for medical implants
10/14/2008
7,435,372
Liquid bath annealing of polymers for orthopaedic implants
7,434,312
Method for manufacturing an implantable drug delivery device with peristaltic
pump having a retractable roller
10/7/2008
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Journal Articles
1/23/2009
Poly(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels as
cartilage substitutes: Synthesis and mechanical characteristics
(p 390-401)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 112 #1 (2009)
Abstract
Real time noninvasive monitoring of contaminating
bacteria in a soft tissue implant infection model
(p 123-129)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 88B #1 (2009)
Abstract
Biomaterial and antibiotic strategies for
peri-implantitis: A review
(p 530-543)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 88B #2 (2009)
Abstract
11/21/2008
Poly(vinyl alcohol)–acrylamide hydrogels as load-bearing cartilage substitute
(589-596)
Biomaterials 30 #4 (2009)
11/7/2008
The surface lubricative properties of PVA/PVP hydrogels treated with radiation
used as artificial cartilage
(568-570)
Applied Surface Science 255 #2 (2008)
Technique for preparation and characterization in
cross-section of oral titanium implant surfaces using focused ion beam and
transmission electron microscopy
(p 1003-1009)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 87A #4 (2008)
Abstract
10/31/1008
Development of salmon collagen vascular graft:
Mechanical and biological properties and preliminary implantation study
(p 432-439)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 87B #2 (2008)
Abstract
Continuous intramedullary polymer particle
infusion using a murine femoral explant model
(p 440-446)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 87B #2 (2008)
Abstract
Suitability of differently designed matrix-based
implant surface coatings: An animal study on bone formation
(p 516-524)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 87B #2 (2008)
Abstract
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Roger D. Corneliussen
Editor
Telephone: 610 883 0055
rcorneliussen@4spe.org
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Copyright 2008 by Roger D. Corneliussen