Purpose of review: New biomaterials for biomedical applications have been developed over the past few years. This work summarizes the current cell lines investigations regarding nanosurface modifications to improve biocompatibility and osseointegration.
Recent findings: Material surfaces presenting biomimetic morphology that provides nanoscale architectures have been shown to alter cell/biomaterial interactions. Topographical and biofunctional surface modifications present a positive effect between material and host response. Nanoscale surfaces on titanium have the potential to provide a successful interface for implantable biomedical devices. Future studies need to directly evaluate how the titanium nanoscale materials will perform in in vivo experiments. Biocompatibility should be determined to identify titanium nanoscale as an excellent option for implant procedures.
Keywords: Biocompatible; Bone; Implants; Nanomaterials; Titanium.