implant devices
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Research problems linked to this topic
- Heating of patients or burning of biological tissues around medical implants by RF power during MRI scan is a significant patient safety concern.
- Aseptic loosening of the prosthesis is still a problem in artificial joint implants.
- Prostheses made from ceramic materials have the advantages of producing little debris and having good durability, compared with those made from metal and plastic.
- During the past decade proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) as one kind of the potential clean energy sources for electric vehicles and portable electronic devices are attracting more and more attentions.
- The treatment of large jaw bone defects remains an urgent clinical problem to be solved.
- Implantable blood glucose sensors have inadequate membrane-tissue interfaces for long term use.
- Ion implantation is of great importance in semiconductor device fabrication.
- The esthetic and functional rehabilitation of a missing anterior tooth is one of the greatest challenges that the dentist faces.
- Cytotoxicity is a crucial problem in biomedical implant applications which could be overcome by enhancing the corrosion resistance through surface coating technique.
- Bacterial infection and loosing are serious complications for biomedical implants in the orthopedic, dental, and other biomedical fields and the ideal implants should combine good antibacterial ability and bioactivity.
- The biggest challenge in the field of gene therapy is how to effectively deliver target genes to special cells.
- The discovery of synthetic small interfering RNA (siRNA) has led to a surge of interest in harnessing RNA interference (RNAi) technology for biomedical applications and drug development.