Advances in Functionalized Materials Research 2016

[...]of this approach a large number of techniques were developed that enable obtaining novel materials at nanometric scale with specific and reproducible properties and parameters. The authors have emphasized that the osteoinductive properties of tantalum are of great importance on the long term in hip replacements. [...]they concluded that tantalum provides a good and reliable substitute of bone, proving that it is a very effective material in orthopedic surgery, especially in revision surgery.