Layer of Nanowire “Carpet” Gives Growing Cells a Foothold on
Metal Implants
Broken bones and joint replacements may someday heal faster,
thanks to an unusual coating for medical implants under development at The Ohio
State University.
Researchers here have found that bone cells grow and
reproduce faster on a textured surface than they do on a smooth one—and they
grow best when they can cling to a microscopic shag carpet made of tiny metal
oxide wires.