| CPC A61L 27/26 (2013.01) [A61F 13/00 (2013.01); A61F 13/00063 (2013.01); A61L 27/12 (2013.01); A61L 27/46 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 2300/414 (2013.01); A61L 2300/64 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |

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1. An article comprising:
an orthopedic implant including a surface; and
a coating disposed on the surface, the coating including a tissue mineralization-promoting sub stance,
wherein the substance includes type I collagen, calcium phosphate, osteopontin, osteocalcin, and a compound that removes advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs),
wherein the concentration of osteopontin in the substance is about 0.06 μg and the concentration of osteocalcin in the substance is about 0.3 μg,
wherein at least one of a plurality of osteopontin molecules are enzymatically cross-linked to type-I collagen.
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