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. 2016 Feb 22;6:21761. doi: 10.1038/srep21761

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Illustration of the biological actions of the calcium oxide armed titanium: the material releases calcium and hydroxyl ions that not only enhance the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), but also restore the osteogenic functions of bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) and accelerate local bone integration to combat bacterial colonization.