Special Issue "Coating Deposition and Surface Functionalization of Implants for Biomedical Applications"

Guest Editor
Dr. Antonella Sola
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dei Materiali e dell'Ambiente, Universita' di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Vignolese 905 - 41125 Modena, Italy
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Dear Colleagues,

The human body is able to promote spontaneous healing phenomena to face the adverse consequences of diseases, aging processes or traumatic events. However such natural reactions are not always sufficient to recover extensive functional losses and, in that case, medical or surgical interventions are required. For this reason, the demand for new biomaterials to support or restore the role of damaged tissues is a major clinical and socioeconomic need. The deposition of a proper coating or the chemicophysical treatment of the surface may boost the performance of implant devices, conveying site-specific properties to the substrate material. The apposition of glass-based glazes which resemble the original enamel of tooth, the chemical modification of titanium to activate the bone-bonding ability or the deposition of calcium-phosphate layers on metal substrates to elicit the surface development of hydroxyapatite are just a few examples of the new approaches to improve the behaviour of medical grafts by means of biocoatings and surface functionalization methods.

Dr. Antonella Sola
Guest Editor

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• biocoatings
• functionalization
• surface treatments
• coating deposition methods
• implant materials