The interaction of bone tissue structures with thc surface layer of implants

The sol-gel technology emerged within the last two decades and quickly became one of the most important and promising new material fabrication methods Titanium and silica-titanium thin films have been synthesized via sol-gel method. Physicochemical, mechanical and biological properties of derived thin films have been measured. Obtained results indicate possible application of thin films as coatings on implants.Basing on the fatigue strength test, tensile tests and SEM microscopy it could be concluded that a high level of adhesion characterized examined coatings. A thesis was advanced that an appropriate combination of the most significant factors: implant surface and the type of an indirect layer, as well as proper relations of the implant - bone deformations should allow to obtain an optimum solution to the problem of reactions between bone and an implant.