DEVICES INHIBITING BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT

摘要

A device has a surface provided with a coating of amorphous calcium phosphate having a thickness of 1 nm to 10000 nm and is characterised in that the coating of amorphous calcium phosphate incorporates silicon. The coating is able to resist colonisation by bacteria. Devices in accordance with the invention may be implantable, medical devices such as orthopaedic implants.