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Researchers Coat Polymer Implants with Bioactive Coating to Improve Bonding with Bone

Researchers Coat Polymer Implants with Bioactive Coating to Improve Bonding with Bone, Special Chem 4 Coatings, Feb. 19, 2013. NC State researchers have for the first time successfully coated polymer implants with a bioactive film. The discovery should improve the success rate of such implants – which are often used in spinal surgeries. Afsaneh Rabiei, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured.