| abstract |
Implant (3) comprising or consisting of titanium and having one or more surfaces that can be applied on or within areas of tissue and / or bone growth areas, one or more of said surfaces being arranged with a deposit that it comprises a bone growth initiating substance or bone growth stimulant, characterized in that the bone growth initiating substance or bone growth stimulant belongs to the TGF-a superfamily, the deposit has been formed by an arrangement of pores in a relatively oxide layer thick (4.5) on the titanium, the oxide layer having a thickness in the range 1-20 mim. |