Recent Advances in Bioceramic Coatings for Medical Implant Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2025) | Viewed by 778
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; thin films and coatings; bone tissue engineering
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Interests: nanomedicine; tissue engineering; surface modification of medical devices
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Dear Colleagues,
Medical implants are synthetic materials that are implanted into the human body for various medical purposes, such as the replacement of body parts like hips and knees, supporting organs and tissues, monitoring and regulating body functions like heart rate, and the delivery of medications to specific sites within the body. Implant materials have been advanced to the level that they may effectively replace and/or restore the function of damaged tissues. The application of metal implants in orthopaedics has considerably enhanced the quality of life for many people. Many factors influence the clinical success of an implant, especially material selection, adequate design, and biocompatibility. Implanted materials must develop a stable interface with surrounding tissue while also being mechanically compatible with native tissue, which is very difficult to achieve. When it comes to the metallic implants used in orthopaedics, they meet many of the biomechanical requirements. However, there is little to no interfacial bonding between the metallic surface and the surrounding bone, causing the creation of a non-adherent, fibrous tissue layer. This further leads to the formation of small gaps between the bone and the implant, allowing mobility at the implant–tissue interface and eventually causing implant failure. A possible solution to this problem lies in application of ceramic coatings to the implant surface, thus providing a bioactive interface between the metal implant and surrounding tissue. Recent investigations have shown that bioceramic coatings deposited by various deposition technologies can improve the performance and reliability of existing medical implants, by improving their bioactivity, blood compatibility, and wear and corrosion resistance.
We look forward to receiving your contributions dealing with all aspect of this broad and interesting topic.
Dr. Božana Petrović
Prof. Dr. Vukoman Jokanovic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioceramics
- coatings
- medical implants
- deposition methods
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