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The proliferation and phenotypic expression of human osteoblasts on tantalum metal.
Biomaterials - 1 May 2004
Findlay David M, Welldon Katie, Atkins Gerald J, Howie Donald W, Zannettino Andrew C W, Bobyn Dennis
Abstract excerpt
Tantalum (Ta) is increasingly used in orthopaedics, although there is a paucity of information on the interaction of human osteoblasts with this material. We investigated the ability of Ta to support the growth and function of normal human osteoblast-like cells (NHBC). Cell responses to polished and textured Ta discs were compared with responses to other common orthopaedic metals, titanium and cobalt-chromium...
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