<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Despite antibiotics preventive treatment before and after implantation, risk of infection is real. The infections at the implant surface developein a few months after applying them into the body. To prevent the development of bacteria and to reduce the risk of infection, implants coated with silver layer come into use. The paper presents the research results in biological environment on vein and orthopaedicimplants covered with silver.</p></abstract>

Despite antibiotics preventive treatment before and after implantation, risk of infection is real. The infections at the implant surface developein a few months after applying them into the body. To prevent the development of bacteria and to reduce the risk of infection, implants coated with silver layer come into use. The paper presents the research results in biological environment on vein and orthopaedicimplants covered with silver.

The influence of biological environment on the appearance of silver-coated implants

Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

Advances in Materials Science

Despite antibiotics preventive treatment before and after implantation, risk of infection is real. The infections at the implant surface developein a few...

The influence of biological environment on the appearance of silver-coated implants

Published Online: Oct 22, 2012

Page range: 45 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-012-0007-2

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