 Bonding mechanisms at the interface of ceramic prosthetic materials by L. L. Hench and others

Primary publisher abstract: doi.org/10.1002/jbm.820050611 . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 5(6), 117–141 (November 1971). Verified byline: L. L. Hench, R. J. Splinter, W. C. Allen and T. K. Greenlee; initials retained. The abstract compares in-vitro glass-ceramic solubility and interfacial hydroxyapatite crystallization studies with in-vivo rat-femur implant histology and ultrastructure.