Which is Better: Stainless Steel or Titanium Alloy?

Akyol S., Bozkus H., Adin Cinar S., Hanci M. M.

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.28, no.4, pp.630-635, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.19061-17.1
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.630-635
  • Keywords: Immune system, Implant, Stainless steel, Titanium, REGULATORY T-CELLS, PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES, IMMUNE-RESPONSES, REPLACEMENTS, PARTICLES, FIXATION, IMPLANTS, EFFECTOR, ADJACENT, T(H)17
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To investigate immunologic reactions after implantation of stainless steel (SS) alloy and titanium (Ti) alloy in a rat model. Macrophage and cytokine responses have been reported after in vivo and in vitro application of different biomaterials.