====== Implants ======

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A common problem in implants (hip implants, teeth) is that the **attachment** between the bone and the implant is imperfect. Ultimately, this leads to losening of the implant, which requires additional surgery.

Our team is investigating novel **surface treatments** of implant materials, which facilitate **successful integration**. This work is carried out incollaboration with Dr. Daniel E. MacDonald (PI) from the [[http://www.hss.org/|Hospital for Special Surgery]] in New York City, ranked several times as the #1 orthopedic hospital in the Unites States.

==== Our Related Publications ====
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|[[:public:publications:pub-24|[24]]]
| **Int. J. Oral Maxillofac. Implants (2012)** — Rapuano, Hackshaw, Schniepp & MacDonald \\
//[[:public:publications:pub-24|"Effects of Coating a Titanium Alloy with Fibronectin on the Expression of Osteoblast Gene Markers in the MC3T3 Osteoprogenitor Cell Line"]]//
| [[:public:publications:pub-24|{{public:thumbs:thum_maxillo.jpg}}]]
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|[[:public:publications:pub-16|[16]]]
| **Coll. Surf. B (2011)** — MacDonald, Rapuano & Schniepp \\
//[[:public:publications:pub-16|"Surface oxide net charge of a titanium alloy: Comparison between effects of treatment with heat or  radiofrequency plasma glow discharge"]]//
| [[:public:publications:pub-16|{{public:thumbs:thum_implant.jpg}}]]
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==== Links ====

**[[:public:publications|All Publications of the Schniepp group]]**