About the Authors

Roberto López-Píriz

Affiliation Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Parque Tecnológico de Asturias, Llanera, Spain

Eva Solá-Linares

Affiliation Advanced Oral Surgery Institute, Madrid, Spain

Juan J. Granizo

Affiliation Advanced Oral Surgery Institute, Madrid, Spain

Idohia Díaz-Güemes

Affiliation Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre Jesús Usón, Cáceres, Spain

Silvia Enciso

Affiliation Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre Jesús Usón, Cáceres, Spain

José F. Bartolomé

jbartolo@icmm.csic.es

Affiliation Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

Belén Cabal

Affiliation Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Parque Tecnológico de Asturias, Llanera, Spain

Leticia Esteban-Tejeda

Affiliation Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

Ramón Torrecillas

Affiliation Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Parque Tecnológico de Asturias, Llanera, Spain

José S. Moya

Affiliation Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have received funding from Nanoker Research SL to support the preparation of the transverse section of implants. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RLP JFB JSM. Performed the experiments: RLP ESL JG IDG SE JFB BC LET RT JSM. Analyzed the data: RLP JG JFB BC LET RT JSM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RLP ESL JG IDG SE JFB BC LET RT JSM. Wrote the paper: RLP JG JFB BC LET RT JSM.