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. 2021 Feb 8;6(8):2569–2612. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.01.030

Fig. 19.

Fig. 19

The in vivo results of copper-containing antibacterial titanium alloy. (a) Implantation of Ti–10Cu and cp-Ti implants with bacterial suspension and general observation of the implantation site after the implantation. (b)White blood cell (WBC) test results before and after implantation of Ti–10Cu and cp-Ti implants. (c)Typical photos of colonization by S. aureus taken from Ti–10Cu and cp-Ti implants which had been implanted with bacterial suspension in rabbit muscle. (d) Pathological photographs of the muscle surrounding the Ti–10Cu and cp-Ti implants. (f) Experimental design of Ti–5Cu and cp-Ti dental implants for in vivo animal tests and the radiographic analysis, Micro-CT, histological observations. (a–e): [195], copyright 2019, Elsevier. (f): [255], copyright 2018, Elsevier.