Abstract: The invention relates to a structured composite as a carrier for the tissue engineering and implant material of bones, consisting of a mass of porous calcium phosphate granulates. The granulated material has a grain size of between 0.5 and 10 mm with macropores and micropores, and the macropores have an average diameter of between 50 and 500 ?m and are bound by a biocompatible binding agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel bioactive and osteoconductive bone cement and a method for producing the same from polyacrylates or polymethylacrylates by addition of small amounts of polymerizable monomers containing anionic groups which cause the cement surface to mineralize after being incubated in simulated body fluid and in which the obtained mineralized layers contain calcium phosphate phases such that the formation of fibrous intermediate layers is prevented once the bone cement has been implanted in bones. Optionally, other additives, e.g. biocompatible calcium salts, and/or biocompatible buffering substances, or x-ray contrast agents, antibiotics, antimicrobial agents, and/or anti-inflammatory agents can be added in order to improve the properties of the cement for individual purposes.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) B-Q-X1, wherein B is a bioactive, cell adhesive mediating molecule, selected from the group (i) and Thr-Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn-Arg-Lys (SEQ ID NO: 1) (ii), Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn-Arg-Lys (SEQ ID NO: 2) (iii), Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn-Arg-Lys (SEQ ID NO: 3) (iv), Thr-Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn-Arg (SEQ ID NO: 4) (v), Thr-Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn (SEQ ID NO: 5) (vi), Thr-Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg (SEQ ID NO: 6) (vii), wherein (i) X, Y, Z, R2, R3, R4, A, Ar, Hal, Het, Het1, n, m, o, p, q, s, t have the meanings cited in claim 1, Q is absent or is an organic spacer molecule, X1 is an anchor molecule selected from the group cited in claim 1, and the salts thereof, which can be used as integrin inhibitors particularly for treatment of illness, deficiencies and inflammations caused by implants and osteolytic illnesses such as osteoporosis, thrombosis, cardiac infarction and arteriosclerosis, in addition to th

Abstract: Bone cements containing polyacrylates or polymethacrylates and an X-ray contrast medium can be prepared by functionalizing the X-ray contrast medium with (meth)acrylate groups prior to being coating with melamine-formaldehyde resin and subsequent polymerization. The invention resultant bone cement can be used for anchoring prosthesis components in bone, for stiffening bone, as bone screw fixing plug and as implants for anchoring screws.

Abstract: The invention concerns the use of polyhexamethylene biguanide in PMMA bone cements, which preferably do not contain antibiotics. The cements exhibit a concentration of active principle not exceeding 1 wt. % relative to the total weight of the cement, which is a concentration sufficiently high to prevent microbial colonization of the cement surface. The cements do not cause durable alteration of the healing process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for promoting the integration of a biocompatible device or implant into a tissue of a subject. The process comprises covalently bonding to the surface of the device or implant a compound of the formula I R-Q-X??I wherein R is cyclo-(Arg-Gly-Asp-Z), and wherein Q, X and Z are as defined herein.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I B-Q-X1 and processes for their preparation, wherein B, Q and X, are as defined in the application, and salts thereof as integrin inhibitors for the treatment of diseases, defects and inflammation caused by implants and of osteolytic diseases, such as osteoporosis, thrombosis, cardiac infarction and arteriosclerosis, and for the acceleration and strengthening of the integration process of the implant or of the biocompatible surface into the tissue.

Abstract: The invention relates to a structured composite as a carrier for the tissue engineering and implant material of bones, consisting of a mass of porous calcium phosphate granulates. The granulated material has a grain size of between 0.5 and 10 mm with macropores and micropores, and the macropores have an average diameter of between 50 and 500 ?m and are bound by a biocompatible binding agent.

Abstract: A device for the storage, mixing and discharge of liquid and pulverulent materials for medical use has a mixing cylinder (1), a perforated mixing plunger (8), which is axially and rotatably movable in the mixing cylinder (1) by means of an actuation rod (9), an axially displaceable discharge plunger (4), a sealable discharge aperture (3) in the mixing cylinder (1) and means for actuation of the discharge plunger (4). The discharge plunger (4) has in its interior a sealable storage chamber (14) for the accommodation of one of the materials to be mixed, so that pre-packaged amounts of the materials to be mixed can be introduced separately into the device, even without packaging, and stored over an extended period. The discharge plunger (4) engages with the mixing cylinder (1) via an actuation thread, so that rotation of the discharge plunger (4) relative to the mixing cylinder (1) enables discharge of the mixed materials.

Abstract: The invention describes an article made from chitosan-coated metal, where an impermeable chitosan layer having a barrier action is present on the metal through electrochemical polarisation in a chitosan-containing solution. The incorporation of biologically active components into the chitosan coating enables the coating to be matched to various applications and the bio-compatibility of correspondingly modified surfaces to be increased. Metallic articles or surfaces coated in this way are used, for example, as material for medical implants.

Abstract: The invention describes a process for the production of functionalised unreactive substrates in which the surface of the substrate is firstly coated with a melamine-formaldehyde resin and subsequently reacted with a functionalising reagent.

Abstract: Bone cements containing polyacrylates or polymethacrylates and an X-ray contrast medium can be prepared by functionalizing the X-ray contrast medium with (meth)acrylate groups prior to being coating with melamine-formaldehyde resin and subsequent polymerization. The invention resultant bone cement can be used for anchoring prosthesis components in bone, for stiffening bone, as bone screw fixing plug and as implants for anchoring screws.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) B-Q-X1, wherein B is a bioactive, cell adhesive mediating molecule, selected from the group (i) and Thr-Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn-Arg-Lys (ii), Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn-Arg-Lys (iii), Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn-Arg-Lys (iv), Thr-Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn-Arg (v), Thr-Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg-Asn (vi), Thr-Trp-Tyr-Lys-Ile-Ala-Phe-Gln-Arg (vii), wherein (i) X, Y, Z, R2, R3, R4, A, Ar, Hal, Het, Het1, n, m, o, p, q, s, t have the meanings cited in claim 1, Q is absent or is an organic spacer molecule, X1 is an anchor molecule selected from the group cited in claim 1, and the salts thereof, which can be used as integrin inhibitors particularly for treatment of illness, deficiencies and inflammations caused by implants and osteolytic illnesses such as osteoporosis, thrombosis, cardiac infarction and arteriosclerosis, in addition to the acceleration and strengthening of the integration process of implants or the biocompatib

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (1) I-Q-X1, wherein B is bioactive cell adhesive mediating molecule. Q is absent or is an inorganic spacer molecule and X1 is an anchor molecule, selected from the group Lys.(CO—CH —(CH2)n—PO3H2)2(I)-Lys[-Lys-(CO—CH2—(CH2)a—PO3H2)2]2(ii) or -Lys-(Lys[-Lys-(CO—CH2—(CH2)n—PO3H2]2 (iii), and n independently represents 0, 1, 2 or 3, wherein a free amino group of group B is linked in peptide form to a free carboxyl group of the spacer molecule Q or of the anchor molecule X1 or a free amino group of the radical Q is linked in peptide form to a free carboxyl group of the radical X1. The invention also relates to the salts thereof.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I R—Q—X  I, in which R, Q, and X are as defined herein, can be used as integrin inhibitors. In particular, compounds of formula I are suitable for the treatment of disorders caused by implants, defects, inflammations and of osteolytic disorders such as osteoporosis, thrombosis, cardiac infarct and arteriosclerosis. These compounds are also suitable for the acceleration and reinforcement of the integration process of implants and biocompatible surfaces into tissue.

Abstract: The invention describes a process for the preparation of a polymer-based material consisting of a polyolefin matrix and silica particles as filling material, in which the silica particles are incorporated during the polymerization process. In addition, the uses of a polymer-based material for the production of joint implants in the medicotechnical area and also the use for the production of sliding bearings, gearwheels and other applications in the industrial sector are described. The invention furthermore describes an artificial joint of a prosthesis in which the joint partners consist of metallic, polymeric and/or ceramic materials, with at least one of the joint partners consisting of a polymeric material made from polyolefins with addition of from 1 to 50% by weight of SiO2.

Abstract: The invention relates to cross linked products of chitosan or gelatin and of a carboxylic acid di- or polyanhydride. These products form hydrogels with a wide variety of applications, preferably in the medical/pharmaceutical sector.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I

Abstract: The invention relates to an injectable curable bone cement paste based on bioresorbable hydroxyapatite-like compounds comprising calcium phosphate, which contains a cationic antibiotic in the form of a salt, preferably of its sulfate, the curable biodegradable bone cement releasing the antibiotic in biologically active concentrations with depot-like action over a long period of time. The bone cements according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of infectious inflammations of the bone and of the bone marrow, in particular as a result of bone defects and bone fractures.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for preparing bioabsorbable polymerization products having interconnecting pore structure by polymerizing compositions containing ethylene glycol- or glycero-oligoester(meth)acrylates monomers and, optionally, other components. The polymerization products are particularly useful for dental lacquers, dental inlays and shaped articles which are bioabsorbable and exhibit an interconnecting pore structure.