W. C. Allen is a coauthor of the 1971 paper on a bone-bonding glass-ceramic. The primary publisher record associates Allen with the College of Engineering at the University of Florida.[ref]
Bonding mechanisms at the interface of ceramic prosthetic materials by L. L. Hench and others. Byline and author affiliations
The joint work examined how a biomaterial could develop a bond with bone, combining glass-ceramic solubility and interfacial hydroxyapatite crystallization studies with implant histology and ultrastructure. The example illustrates why designing a biomaterial requires more than selecting a high-strength material: interfacial reactions and the surrounding biological response can control how a mechanical load is transmitted. The publication compares laboratory interfacial evidence with tissue observations rather than treating every implant interface as chemically inert.[ref]
Bonding mechanisms at the interface of ceramic prosthetic materials by L. L. Hench and others. Primary abstract, experimental comparison and proposed interfacial bonding model
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