Development of new generation bone graft material : silver, silicon co-substituted Apatite with bi-functional properties

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Lim, Poon Nian, Chang, Lei, Ho, Bow, Tay, Bee Yen, Cleo, Choong, Thian, Eng San
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• التنسيق: Conference or Workshop Item
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2014
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103583; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24493
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

With the rise of ageing population, the need to restore the function of degenerative bone greatly drives the market for bone grafts. Hydroxyapatite (HA) is chemically similar to natural bone mineral and has been widely used in bone graft applications. However, its slow osseointegration process and l...