Output details
15 - General Engineering
University College London
Article title
Enhancing the soft tissue seal around intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prostheses using silanized fibronectin titanium alloy
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Biomedical Materials
Article number
-
Volume number
6
Issue number
2
First page of article
025008
ISSN of journal
1748-6041
Year of publication
2011
URL
-
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
This study showed in vivo that hydroxyapatite with fibronectin and silanized fibronectin promotes a soft tissue seal around the intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis (ITAP). This is significant as achieving a tight seal around ITAP is necessary to prevent infection. ITAP improves the quality of life for amputees by avoiding many of the problems associated with socket prostheses such as poor fit, repeated fittings, recurrent skin infections, ulceration and pressure sores. This study is impacts on current clinical trials in the UK and US which utilised some of these coatings.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
