Surface improvement of metal implants: new preparation methods and new materials

Objective

Transmucosal metal implants are mainly employed in orthopedic and dental surgery. The economical impact of these treatments will largely increase due to the ageing of European people. The main objective is to develop new surface treatments on titanium implants able to trigger and to control cell differentiation with the ability of different biological functions to be fulfilled simultaneously in different loci of the implant. Two different and complementary ways are proposed to reach these goals: (i)titanium surfaces modifications based on nanometric multilayered polyelectrolyte films; (ii)improvement of pulsed laser deposition with highly bioactive calcium phosphates.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › surgery
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › transition metals
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › alkaline earth metals
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics › pulsed lasers
• medical and health sciences › medical biotechnology › implants

Keywords

• Nanotechnology

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR, STRASBOURG 1

Address

Rue Humann 11
67085 Strasbourg
France

Participants (14)

BIORA AB

Sweden

Address

Medeon Science Park
205 12 Malmoe

DENTAURUM J.P. WINKELSTROETER KG

Germany

Address

Turnstrasse 31
75228 Ispringen

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE

France

Address

Rue Humann 11
67085 Strasbourg

INSTITUTE FOR BIOPROCESS AND ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES E.V.

Germany

Address

Rosenhof
37308 Heilbad Heiligenstadt

INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY - POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Poland

Address

Ul. Niezapominajek 8
30 239 Krakow

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASERS, PLASMA AND RADIATION PHYSICS

Romania

Address

Atomistilor 111
76900 Bucharest - Mugurele

PAROGENE SARL

France

Address

Rue Humann 11 - Bètiment 3, Etage 7
67000 Strasbourg

RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNICAL PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Hungary

Address

Konkoly-thege Street 29-33
1525 Budapest

RHODIA RECHERCHES S.A.

France

Address

Rue De La Haie-coq 52
Aubervilliers

SAMO SPA

Italy

Address

Via G. Matteotti 37
40057 Granarolo Dell'emilia

THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM - THE AUTHORITY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Israel

Address

Givat Ram Campus, Edmond Safra
91904 Jerusalem

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA

Italy

Address

Via Francesco Selmi 2
40126 Bologna

UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED

Hungary

Address

Tisza Lajos Krt. 64
6701 Szeged

YKI - INSTITUTE FOR SURFACE CHEMISTRY

Sweden

Address

Drottning Kristinas Vaeg 45
114 86 Stockholm