Silk-functionalized titanium surfaces for enhancing osteoblast functions and reducing bacterial adhesion

Bacterial adhesion and osteoblast functi

Bacterial adhesion and osteoblast function on titanium with surface-grafted chitosan and immobilized RGD peptide

✍ Zhilong Shi; K. G. Neoh; E. T. Kang; Chyekhoon Poh; W. Wang 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 295 KB

## Abstract Biomaterials‐associated infections remain a source of serious complications in modern medicine. When a biomaterial is implanted in the body, the result of successful tissue integration or implant infection depends on the race for the surface between bacteria and tissue cells. One promis