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abstract "implant and method for producing a biocompatible implant" the present invention provides a biocompatible implant, which comprises one or more metals, metal alloys, metal oxides or a combination thereof, wherein an antioxidant compound selected from the group of flavonoids or methoxy-tryptophos, an ester thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a combination thereof, is/are coated at least in part by a metal, metal alloy or metal oxide surface of said biocompatible implant. this implant is useful to replace bone tissue in vertebrate animals and, moreover, to restore the normal function of said tissue, mainly due to its ability to induce osseointegration and soft tissue fixation. |