Fig. 1: Schematic illustration about how the porous N-halamine polymeric coating on the titanium surface prevents and treats peri-implant infection. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Schematic illustration about how the porous N-halamine polymeric coating on the titanium surface prevents and treats peri-implant infection.

From: Long-lasting renewable antibacterial porous polymeric coatings enable titanium biomaterials to prevent and treat peri-implant infection

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a Early loss of the implant is easily caused by bacterial invasion prior to the formation of osseointegrated interface. b Long-lasting antibacterial property of N-halamine polymeric coating guarantees an effective antibacterial protection to prevent the early peri-implant infection and improve the success rate of dental implantation in the early stage. c Once the peri-implantitis occurs at the later stage, it is very difficult to reverse, ultimately resulting in the loss of the dental implant. d After being consumed, if peri-implantitis occurs, the antibacterial component of N-halamine polymeric coating can be simply regenerated by peri-implant irrigation, and the exposed implant surface will regain antibacterial property to resist bacterial invasion and control peri-implantitis. e Chemical synthesis process and antibacterial mechanism of the porous N-halamine polymeric coating on the titanium surface.

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