We are proud to announce the prosperous completion our research projects TiFoam (Open porous titanium foams as bone implant material) and POROMES (Biofunctionalized metal sponges as bone implants). Together with our cooperation partners we have achieved promising and intriguing results, especially on novel metal foam / bone cement-composites. The developed composite materials will open innovative possibilities for future application as bone implant materials. They combine the mechanical advantages of both constituent materials, i.e. high mechanical strength of the bone cement and high ductility of the metal foam. Thus the composite sustained a high mechanical strength over a broad range of deformation. In cell culture experiments with human mesenchymal stem cells the composites showed a high biocompatibility and bioactivity comparable to the respective mineral bone cement.
The results will be represented to some extend on the upcoming conferences CELLMAT2010 (27.10. - 29.10.2010 in Dresden) and the
7th Max-Bergmann-Symposium (16.11.2010 in Dresden).
Abstract CELLMAT2010
Abstract 7th Max-Bergmann-Symposium (in german)
Check out TiFoam articles on gizmag and NewScientist.