Evaluation of Osseous Integration of PVD-Silver-Coated Hip Prostheses in a Canine Model

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SEM of titanium discs: upper row shows uncoated titanium disc topography in micro- (left) and nanoscale (right); row below shows silver-coated titanium disc topography with no alterations in the microscale but a slightly smoothend appearance of the surface contour without perceptible changes in topography in the nanoscale.

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