TITANIUM NANO-SCALE ETCHING ON AN IMPLANT SURFACE
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1. A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone, the method comprising the acts of:
- roughening at least a portion of the implant surface to produce a microscale roughened surface; and
immersing the microscale roughened surface into a solution containing hydrogen peroxide and a basic solution to produce a nanoscale roughened surface consisting of nanopitting superimposed on the microscale roughened surface.
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Abstract
A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone is disclosed. The method comprises the act of roughening at least a portion of the implant surface to produce a microscale roughened surface. The method further comprises the act of immersing the microscale roughened surface into a solution containing hydrogen peroxide and a basic solution to produce a nanoscale roughened surface consisting of nanopitting superimposed on the microscale roughened surface. The nanoscale roughened surface has a property that promotes osseointegration.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone, the method comprising the acts of:
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roughening at least a portion of the implant surface to produce a microscale roughened surface; and immersing the microscale roughened surface into a solution containing hydrogen peroxide and a basic solution to produce a nanoscale roughened surface consisting of nanopitting superimposed on the microscale roughened surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone, the method comprising the acts of:
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removing a native oxide layer from at least a portion of the implant surface; roughening at least the portion of the implant surface to produce a microscale roughened surface; rinsing the microscale roughened surface in deionized water; immersing the microscale roughened surface into a solution containing hydrogen peroxide and a basic solution at a high pH level to produce a nanoscale roughened surface consisting of nanopitting superimposed on the microscale roughened surface; passivating the nanoscale roughened surface with nitric acid; and rinsing the nanoscale roughened surface in deionized water. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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