Talk:Transdermal implant

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is it true that sandblasting the material makes the skin attach to it? - Omegatron 15:58, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

As the article states, the subdermal portions of the implants would have holes in them. This would be so that the skin and underlying flesh could grow into the implant, holding it in place; a good example of this would be if you dropped a sponge in a vat of some sort of syrup; all those holes let the syrup (representing skin growth) penetrate more deeply and hold the object much more firmly in place.

Sandblasting, therefore, would put a whole lot of tiny pockmarks on the implant, increasing the surface area exponentially. Therefore, sandblasting would probably make it stay in better, although there are probably sanctioned methods that work better. --Ourai^P-T writing from 85.0.42.14 20:04, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I believe that is the sanctioned method. I'll look around later. — Omegatron 21:11, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't have thought sandblasting would be used; if it creates lots of little dimples in the surface of the material, it provides a nice niche for bacteria to grow in. There is a page on the BMEzine Wiki with more information. 86.156.76.89 (talk) 00:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC)