Modification of chemical forces of bone constructs

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for enhancing ingrowth of host bone comprising: modifying a bone graft structure to provide an ionic gradient to produce a modified bone graft structure; and implanting the modified bone graft structure. The present invention also relates to a method of enhancing the binding of growth factors and cell cultures to a bone graft structure comprising: applying ex vivo an effective quantity of an ionic force change agent to the surface of a bone graft structure to produce a binding-sensitized bone graft structure; implanting said binding-sensitized bone graft structure into a host bone; and administering to said binding-sensitized bone graft structure a molecule, a cell culture or a combination thereof.

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