Novel coatings for orthopaedic implants

目前，关节置换术的失败率高得令人无法接受，由于婴儿潮一代的老龄化和积极的生活方式，这一失败率将继续上升，给卫生预算带来越来越大的负担。我们已经开发出一种新的生物活性材料，具有改进的机械-生物特性，用于骨再生。我们将用这种生物活性材料修饰目前使用的骨科植入物的表面，以促进假体与骨的永久固定。

At present the failure rate of joint replacement is unacceptably high and will continue to rise due to the ageing and active life styles of the baby-boomer generation, placing an increasing burden on the health budget. We have developed a new bioactive material with improved mechanical-biological properties for bone regeneration. We will modify the surface of the currently used orthopaedic implants with this bioactive material to promote permanent fixation of the prosthesis to the bone.