Developed by scientists at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology, the minuscule objects could be easily applied to the surface of implants, and have already been lab-tested on glass surfaces.

(Nanowerk News) In the fight against antibiotic resistance, a new technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, can be of great importance when, for example, hip and knee ...

Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidised zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest ...

By heating up small nanorods of gold with near-infrared light (NIR), the bacteria are killed, and the surface of the implant ...

Scientists have shown that by heating up small nanorods of gold with near-infrared light (NIR), bacteria are killed, and the ...

Nanomedicine. 2013;8(1):89-104. Direct comparisons of commercial implant surfaces are hindered as many different parameters can affect the success of the implant, such as device design (screw or ...

By heating up small nanorods of gold with near-infrared light (NIR), the bacteria are killed, and the surface of the implant becomes sterile. The researchers are now presenting a new study that ...

In the fight against antibiotic resistance, a new technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, can be of great importance when, for example, hip and knee implants are ...

77 [72–74] Alkaline treatment Nanorough surfaces with various types of features Increased fixation strength and bone-to-implant contact area in rats for microroughened Ti implants with added ...