Fabric (woven – knitted – or nonwoven textile or cloth – etc.) – Woven fabric – Including strand which is stated to have specific attributes
Patent
1995-06-05
2000-09-19
Weisberger, Rich
Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.)
Woven fabric
Including strand which is stated to have specific attributes
442 5, 442 21, 442 43, 442 60, 4284111, 623 11, 623 16, 501 35, 4332011, 424 768, B32B 1800, C04B 3324
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active
061211729
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. Further preferred bioactive materials include aluminum oxide at greater than 0.2%, by mole. Improved prosthetic implants and methods of affixing an implant are thus also disclosed.
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Ducheyne Paul
Ko Frank
LaCourse William
Marcolongo Michele S.
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Weisberger Rich
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