Robert S. Dubrow,Lawrence A. Bock,R. Hugh Daniels,Veeral D. Hardev,Chunming Niu,Vijendra Sahi
申请号:
US13096919
公开号:
US08956637B2
申请日:
2011.04.28
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
This invention provides novel nanofiber enhanced surface area substrates and structures comprising such substrates for use in various medical devices, as well as methods and uses for such substrates and medical devices. In one particular embodiment, methods for enhancing cellular functions on a surface of a medical device implant are disclosed which generally comprise providing a medical device implant comprising a plurality of nanofibers (e.g., nanowires) thereon and exposing the medical device implant to cells such as osteoblasts.