Sonny Bal

TL;DR: It is believed that cross-linked UHMWPE remains an excellent bearing material for total hip replacements but that designs employing this material should mitigate stress concentrations or other design features that increase the risk of fracture.

TL;DR: New insights are obtained into the biological interactions between Si3N4 and living cells, as a consequence of the off-stoichiometric chemical nature of its surface at the nanometer scale and it is suggested that Si3n4 might provide unique new medicinal therapies and effective remedies for various bone or joint maladies and diseases.

TL;DR: Evaluated synovial fluid from knees with and without OA for potential markers of joint inflammation and degradation and to correlate these findings with radiographic severity of disease provide novel and clinically relevant information for the investigation of synovIAL fluid biomarkers for knee OA.

TL;DR: This study examined the bacteriostatic response of two bioceramic materials commonly employed as prosthetic implants and found that non-oxide Si3N4 possesses an inherently anti-infective surface chemistry, which acts in a responsive way against bacterial loading.

TL;DR: In this article, commercial 45S5 Bioglass® powder was mixed with 5 and 10 µmol% Si3N4 powder, followed by melting, cooling, crushing, and comminution.