Biomaterial coating raises prospect of more successful medical implants - IOP Publishing
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A novel, bacteria-repelling coating material that could increase the success of medical implants has been created by researchers.
The material helps healthy cells ‘win the race’ to the medical implant, beating off competition from bacterial cells and thus reducing the likelihood of the implant being rejected by the body.
The first results of the material’s performance have been published today, 30 January, in IOP Publishing’s journal Biomedical Materials.
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