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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new coating that may help surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection. According to the researchers, the ...

Total knee arthroplasty implants with porous and hydroxyapatite coatings and fixation pegs had similar clinical outcomes and survivorship rates compared with knee implants with a porous coating ...

A hybrid implant coating made from antibacterial silver and an antibiotic will protect patients from infection in the future. The antibiotic is tailored to the patient's unique requirements for ...

In the US alone, there are more than 100,000 cases of orthopedic device-related infections. A 2017 Australian study showed a 1.7% infection rate post-hip or knee replacements.

Zimmer Biomet has secured the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its total knee implant component, Persona SoluTion porous plasma spray (PPS) femur. It provides an ...

When patients have hip, knee or dental replacement surgery, they run the risk of having their bodies reject the implant. But the smart coating developed at NC State mitigates that risk by ...

Posted: February 3, 2010: Smart coating opens door to safer hip, knee and dental implants (Nanowerk News) Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a "smart coating" that helps ...