NH Voelcker

Adsorption of bisphosphonate onto hydroxyapatite using a novel co-precipitation technique for bone growth enhancement (2006)

McLeod, K, Anderson, GI, Dutta, NK, Smart, RS, Voelcker, NH, Sekel, R, ...

Premature bone resorption and remodeling by osteoclasts can limit the longevity of implant fixation and recovery time. Orally administered bisphosphonates (BPs) have been used to inhibit osteoclast...

XPS and bioactivity study of the bisphosphonate pamidronate adsorbed onto plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite coatings (2006)

McLeod, K, Kumar, S, Smart, RSC, Dutta, N, Voelcker, NH, Anderson, GI, ...

This paper reports the use of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to investigate bisphosphonate (BP) adsorption onto plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings commonly used for orthopaedic...