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2-Level ACDF Using Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) Implants Review

June 14, 2021

Research by Graham Calvert, M.D. Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center SUMMARY  A 50-year-old female …

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Silicon Nitride Bioceramics Induce Chemically Driven Lysis in Porphyromonas Gingivalis

Authors(s): G. Pezzotti, R.M. Bock, B.J. McEntire, E. Jones, M. Boffelli, W. Zhu, G. Baggio, …

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In Vivo Bone Formation and Bacterial Infection Between Silicon Nitride Ceramic, PEEK, and Titanium

Author(s): B.J. McEntire, A. Lakshminarayanan, B.S. Bal, T. Webster, B. Ercan, and D. Gorth Superior …

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Patent Application US20130302509: Antibacterial Biomedical Implants and Associated Materials, Apparatus, and Methods

Author(s): McEntire BJ, Lakshminarayanan R, Davis K, Grimaldi N, Pezzotti G Antibacterial Biomedical Implants and …

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Decreased Bacteria Activity on Si3N4 Surfaces Compared with PEEK or Titanium

Author(s): D.J. Gorth, S. Puckett, B. Ercan, T.J. Webster, M. Rahaman, and B.S. Bal A …

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Anti-Infective and Osteointegration Properties of Silicon Nitride, Poly (Ether Ether Ketone), and Titanium Implants

Author(s): T.J. Webster, A.A. Patel, M.N. Rahaman, and B.S. BalT.J. Webster, A.A. Patel, M.N. Rahaman, …

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Differential Bacterial Expression on Silicon Nitride, PEEK, and Titanium Surfaces

Authors:  B.J. McEntire, E.N. Jones, D. Ray, R.M. Bock, B.S. Bal, and G. Pezzotti Infected …

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An Assessment of the Inherent Antimicrobial Resistance of Biomaterials Utilized in Spinal Fusion Surgery

Author(s): C.A. Kuhns, B.J. McEntire, R.M. Bock, G. Pezzotti, B. Bal Perioperative and latent infections …

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Enhanced Bioactivity and Bacteriostasis of PEEK Polymers Through Incorporation of Silicon Nitride Particles

Author(s): C.A. Kuhns, R.M. Bock, B.J. McEntire, B. Bal, G. Pezzotti Appositional bone on- and …

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