Title:
【発明の名称】骨に対して生体活性を有するガラス繊維及びセラミック繊維を使用する複合材料
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH11506948
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Composite materials formed from bone bioactive glass or ceramic fibers and structural fibers are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, a braid or mesh of interwoven bone bioactive glass or ceramic fibers and structural fibers is impregnated with a polymeric material to provide a composite of suitable biocompatibility and structural integrity. Most preferably, the mesh or braid is designed so that the bioactive fibers are concentrated at the surface of the implant to create a surface comprised of at least 30% bioactive material, thereby providing enhanced bone ingrowth. The interweaving between the bone bioactive glass or ceramic fibers and the core of structural fibers overcomes the problems found in prior composite systems where the bioactive material delaminates from the polymer. Preferred bioactive materials include calcium phosphate ceramics and preferred structural fibers include carbon fibers. Improved prosthetic implants and methods of affixing an implant are thus also disclosed.
Inventors:
Marcolango, Michael Es
Dulcein, paul
Ko, Frank
Lacourse, William
Dulcein, paul
Ko, Frank
Lacourse, William
Application Number:
JP53488196A
Publication Date:
June 22, 1999
Filing Date:
May 08, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV PENNSYLVANIA (US)
International Classes:
A61L27/00; A61F2/30; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61L27/02; A61L27/10; A61L27/42; A61L27/44; A61L31/00; A61L31/12; C03C4/00; C03C13/00; C08J5/04; D03D1/00; D03D15/00; D04C1/02; D04H13/00; A61F2/00; (IPC1-7): A61L27/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)