• DocumentCode
    2471498
  • Title

    Design and assembly of a sterile nanoscale orthopedic biomaterial

  • Author

    Longsworth, John ; Eppell, Steven

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    173
  • Lastpage
    174
  • Abstract
    This paper details the design and manufacture of a synthetic biomimetic bone biomaterial. The material is a composite of collagen fibrils and nanometer sized mineral apatites to enhance its resorbability over previous hydroxyapatite ceramics and bone cements. An aseptic protocol for producing a sterile composite has been developed and tested. It is now possible to use this biomaterial in cell experiments
  • Keywords
    biomedical materials; biomimetics; bone; composite materials; nanostructured materials; orthopaedics; proteins; self-assembly; aseptic protocol; biomimetic bone biomaterial; bone healing; collagen fibrils; collagen scaffold; composite biomaterial; nanometer sized mineral apatites; osteoclast cell cultures; resorbability; self-assembly protocol; sterile nanoscale orthopedic biomaterial; triple helical monomers; trypsin digestion; Assembly; Biological materials; Biomimetics; Bones; Building materials; Ceramics; Composite materials; Minerals; Orthopedic surgery; Pulp manufacturing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7419-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.2002.999521
  • Filename
    999521