Ultrafast bone-like apatite formation on bioactive tricalcium silicate cement using mussel-inspired polydopamine

The growing bone-like apatite layer at the tissue-implant interface is the essential condition for materials to bond robustly to surrounding bone and may provide a favorable environment for living bone formation. Inspired by versatility of mussel adhesive proteins, we developed an ultrafast and accessible route to accelerate effectively the formation of amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), the precursor phase of bone-like apatite, on the surface...