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Yasenchuk Y, Marchenko E, Baigonakova G, Gunther S, Kokorev O, Gunter V, Chekalkin T, Topolnitskiy E, Obrosov A, Kang JH. Study on tensile, bending, fatigue, and in vivo behavior of porous SHS-TiNi alloy used as a bone substitute. Biomed Mater 2021; 16:021001. [PMID: 32629431 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/aba327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Intermetallic porous SHS-TiNi alloys exhibit tangled and specific stress-strain characteristics. This article aims to evaluate the findings emanating from experiments using standard and proprietary instruments. Fatigue testing under repeated complex loading was used to measure the total number of load cycles before failure of the SHS-TiNi samples occurred. Of the tested samples, seventy percent passed through 106 cycles without failure due to the reversible martensite transformation in the TiNi phase, one of the prevailing constituents of a multiphase matrix. The fractured surfaces were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and confocal laser scanning instruments. Microscopy studies showed that the entire surface of the sample is concealed by miscellaneous strata that result from the SHS processand effectively protect the porous alloy in a corrosive environment. Numerous non-metallic inclusions, which are also attributed to the SHS reaction, do not have a significant impact on the deformation behavior and fatigue performance. In this context, the successful in vivo functioning of porous grafts assessed in a canine rib-plasty model allows the bone substitute to be congruentially deformed in the body without rejection or degradation; it thus has a long operational life, often greater than 17 ×106 (22 × 60 × 24 × 540) cycles. It acknowledges the potential benefits of SHS-TiNi as a superior osteoplastic material and its high resistance to corrosion fatigue.
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- Yuri Yasenchuk
- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, 634045 Tomsk, Russia
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Wang X, Yeung K, Cheung JPY, Lau JY, Qi W, Cheung KM, Aubin CE. A novel scoliosis instrumentation using special superelastic nickel-titanium shape memory rods: a biomechanical analysis using a calibrated computer model and data from a clinical trial. Spine Deform 2020; 8:369-79. [PMID: 32096138 DOI: 10.1007/s43390-020-00075-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN Biomechanical analysis of scoliosis instrumentation using superelastic Nickel-titanium shape memory (SNT) rods. OBJECTIVE To compare SNT with conventional Titanium (Ti) and Cobalt-chrome (Co-Cr) rods. A clinical trial has documented comparable efficacy between two adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) cohorts instrumented using SNT versus conventional Ti rods. The shape memory and superelasticity of the SNT rod are thought to allow easy rod insertion, progressive curve correction, and correction from spinal tissue relaxation, but study is yet to be done to assess the effects of the shape memory and superelasticity. METHODS Instrumentations of AIS patients from the clinical trial were computationally simulated using SNT, Ti and Co-Cr rods (5.5 or 6 mm; 30°, 50° or 60° sagittal contouring angles; 0°, 25° or 50° coronal over-contouring angles). Curve correction, its improvement from stress relaxation in the spine, and loads in the instrumentation constructs were computed and compared. RESULTS The simulated main thoracic Cobb angles (MT) and thoracic kyphosis with the SNT rods were 4°-7° higher and 1°-2° lower than the Ti and Co-Cr rods, respectively. Bone-implant forces with Ti and Co-Cr rods were higher than the SNT rods by 84% and 130% at 18 °C and 35% and 65% at 37 °C, respectively (p < 0.001). Further corrections of the MT from the simulated stress relaxation in the spine were 4°-8° with the SNT rods versus 2°-5° with the Ti and Co-Cr rods (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION This study concurs with clinical observation that the SNT rods are easier to insert and can result in similar correction to the conventional rods. The SNT rods allow significantly lower bone-implant forces and have the ability to take advantage of post-instrumentation correction as the tissues relax.
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Yasenchuk Y, Marchenko E, Gunther V, Radkevich A, Kokorev O, Gunther S, Baigonakova G, Hodorenko V, Chekalkin T, Kang JH, Weiss S, Obrosov A. Biocompatibility and Clinical Application of Porous TiNi Alloys Made by Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS). Materials (Basel) 2019; 12:E2405. [PMID: 31357702 PMCID: PMC6696327 DOI: 10.3390/ma12152405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Porous TiNi alloys fabricated by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) are biomaterials designed for medical application in substituting tissue lesions and they were clinically deployed more than 30 years ago. The SHS process, as a very fast and economically justified route of powder metallurgy, has distinctive features which impart special attributes to the resultant implant, facilitating its integration in terms of bio-mechanical/chemical compatibility. On the phenomenological level, the fact of high biocompatibility of porous SHS TiNi (PTN) material in vivo has been recognized and is not in dispute presently, but the rationale is somewhat disputable. The features of the SHS TiNi process led to a multifarious intermetallic Ti4Ni2(O,N,C)-based constituents in the amorphous-nanocrystalline superficial layer which entirely conceals the matrix and enhances the corrosion resistance of the unwrought alloy. In the current article, we briefly explore issues of the high biocompatibility level on which additional studies could be carried out, as well as recent progress and key fields of clinical application, yet allowing innovative solutions.
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- Yuri Yasenchuk
- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634045, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634045, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634045, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk 660017, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634045, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634045, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634045, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634045, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Materials, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634045, Russia.
- Kang and Park Medical Co., R&D Center, Ochang 28119, Korea.
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- Kang and Park Medical Co., R&D Center, Ochang 28119, Korea
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- Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Technology, Brandenburg University of Technology, 03044 Cottbus, Germany
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- Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Technology, Brandenburg University of Technology, 03044 Cottbus, Germany
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Yuan B, Zhu M, Chung CY. Biomedical Porous Shape Memory Alloys for Hard-Tissue Replacement Materials. Materials (Basel) 2018; 11:E1716. [PMID: 30217097 PMCID: PMC6164106 DOI: 10.3390/ma11091716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Porous shape memory alloys (SMAs), including NiTi and Ni-free Ti-based alloys, are unusual materials for hard-tissue replacements because of their unique superelasticity (SE), good biocompatibility, and low elastic modulus. However, the Ni ion releasing for porous NiTi SMAs in physiological conditions and relatively low SE for porous Ni-free SMAs have delayed their clinic applications as implantable materials. The present article reviews recent research progresses on porous NiTi and Ni-free SMAs for hard-tissue replacements, focusing on two specific topics: (i) synthesis of porous SMAs with optimal porous structure, microstructure, mechanical, and biological properties; and, (ii) surface modifications that are designed to create bio-inert or bio-active surfaces with low Ni releasing and high biocompatibility for porous NiTi SMAs. With the advances of preparation technique, the porous SMAs can be tailored to satisfied porous structure with porosity ranging from 30% to 85% and different pore sizes. In addition, they can exhibit an elastic modulus of 0.4⁻15 GPa and SE of more than 2.5%, as well as good cell and tissue biocompatibility. As a result, porous SMAs had already been used in maxillofacial repairing, teeth root replacement, and cervical and lumbar vertebral implantation. Based on current research progresses, possible future directions are discussed for "property-pore structure" relationship and surface modification investigations, which could lead to optimized porous biomedical SMAs. We believe that porous SMAs with optimal porous structure and a bioactive surface layer are the most competitive candidate for short-term and long-term hard-tissue replacement materials.
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- Bin Yuan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Department of Physics & Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Hang R, Liu Y, Bai L, Zhang X, Huang X, Jia H, Tang B. Length-dependent corrosion behavior, Ni2+ release, cytocompatibility, and antibacterial ability of Ni-Ti-O nanopores anodically grown on biomedical NiTi alloy. Materials Science and Engineering: C 2018; 89:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cheung JPY, Samartzis D, Yeung K, To M, Luk KDK, Cheung KM. A randomized double-blinded clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic nickel-titanium spinal rod in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: 5-year follow-up. Eur Spine J 2018; 27:327-39. [PMID: 28776134 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-017-5245-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a superelastic shape-memory alloy (SNT) rod used in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). METHODS AIS Patients with Lenke 1 curves undergoing fusion surgery were randomized (1:1) at the time of surgery to receive either the SNT or a conventional titanium alloy (CTA) rod. Radiographs were obtained preoperatively and postoperatively up to 5 years of follow-up. Parameters assessed included coronal and sagittal Cobb angles, and overall truncal and shoulder balance. Sagittal profiles were subcategorized into Types A (<20°), B (20-40°), and C (>40°). RESULTS Twenty-four patients with mean age of 15 years were recruited. A total of 87.0% of subjects were followed up till postoperative 5 years, but all patients had minimum 2 years of follow-up. The fulcrum-bending correction index for the SNT group was 113% at postoperative day 4 and 127% at half-year, while the CTA group was 112% at postoperative day 4 and only 106% at half-year. In terms of sagittal profile, the SNT group moved toward type B profile at half-year follow-up with a mean correction of 7.6°, while no significant change was observed in the CTA group (-0.7°). Nickel levels remained normal, and there were no complications. CONCLUSIONS This is the first randomized clinical trial of a novel SNT rod for treating patients with AIS, noting it to be safe and has potential to gradually correct scoliosis over time. This study serves as a pilot and platform to properly power future large-scale studies to demonstrate efficacy and superiority.
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Recent progress pertaining to the surface treatment of implantable macro-scale biomaterials and using micro- and nano-biomaterials for disease diagnosis and drug/gene delivery is reviewed.
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- Guosong Wu
- Department of Physics and Materials Science
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
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Andani MT, Shayesteh Moghaddam N, Haberland C, Dean D, Miller MJ, Elahinia M. Metals for bone implants. Part 1. Powder metallurgy and implant rendering. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:4058-70. [PMID: 24956564 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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New metal alloys and metal fabrication strategies are likely to benefit future skeletal implant strategies. These metals and fabrication strategies were looked at from the point of view of standard-of-care implants for the mandible. These implants are used as part of the treatment for segmental resection due to oropharyngeal cancer, injury or correction of deformity due to pathology or congenital defect. The focus of this two-part review is the issues associated with the failure of existing mandibular implants that are due to mismatched material properties. Potential directions for future research are also studied. To mitigate these issues, the use of low-stiffness metallic alloys has been highlighted. To this end, the development, processing and biocompatibility of superelastic NiTi as well as resorbable magnesium-based alloys are discussed. Additionally, engineered porosity is reviewed as it can be an effective way of matching the stiffness of an implant with the surrounding tissue. These porosities and the overall geometry of the implant can be optimized for strain transduction and with a tailored stiffness profile. Rendering patient-specific, site-specific, morphology-specific and function-specific implants can now be achieved using these and other metals with bone-like material properties by additive manufacturing. The biocompatibility of implants prepared from superelastic and resorbable alloys is also reviewed.
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Lewis G. Properties of open-cell porous metals and alloys for orthopaedic applications. J Mater Sci Mater Med 2013; 24:2293-2325. [PMID: 23851927 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-013-4998-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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One shortcoming of metals and alloys used to fabricate various components of orthopaedic systems, such as the femoral stem of a total hip joint replacement and the tibial plate of a total knee joint replacement, is well-recognized. This is that the material modulus of elasticity (E') is substantially larger than that of the contiguous cancellous bone, a consequence of which is stress shielding which, in turn, has been postulated to be implicated in a cascade of events that culminates in the principal life-limiting phenomenon of these systems, namely, aseptic loosening. Thus, over the years, a host of research programs have focused on the synthesis of metallic biomaterials whose E' can be tailored to match that of cancellous bone. The present work is a review of the extant large volume of literature on these materials, which are called open-cell porous metals/alloys (or, sometimes, metal foams or cellular materials). As such, its range is wide, covering myriad aspects such as production methods, characterization studies, in vitro evaluations, and in vivo performance. The review also includes discussion of seven areas for future research, such as parametric studies of the influence of an assortment of process variables (such as the space holder material and the laser power in the space holder method and the laser-engineered net-shaping process, respectively) on various properties (notably, permeability, fatigue strength, and corrosion resistance) of a given porous metal/alloy, innovative methods of determining fatigue strength, and modeling of corrosion behavior.
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- Gladius Lewis
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38152-3180, USA,
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Li H, Yuan B, Gao Y, Chung CY, Zhu M. Remarkable biocompatibility enhancement of porous NiTi alloys by a new surface modification approach: In-situ nitriding and in vitro and in vivo evaluation. J Biomed Mater Res A 2011; 99:544-53. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.33198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Revised: 06/05/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mikulewicz M, Chojnacka K. Cytocompatibility of medical biomaterials containing nickel by osteoblasts: a systematic literature review. Biol Trace Elem Res 2011; 142:865-89. [PMID: 20703824 PMCID: PMC3152710 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8798-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The present review is based on a survey of 21 studies on the cytocompatibility of medical biomaterials containing nickel, as assessed by cell culture of human and animal osteoblasts or osteoblast-like cells. Among the biomaterials evaluated were stainless steel, NiTi alloys, pure Ni, Ti, and other pure metals. The materials were either commercially available, prepared by the authors, or implanted by various techniques to generate a protective layer of oxides, nitrides, acetylides. The observation that the layers significantly reduced the initial release of metal ions and increased cytocompatibility was confirmed in cell culture experiments. Physical and chemical characterization of the materials was performed. This included, e.g., surface characterization (roughness, wettability, corrosion behavior, quantity of released ions, microhardness, and characterization of passivation layer). Cytocompatibility tests of the materials were conducted in the cultures of human or animal osteoblasts and osteoblast-like cells. The following assays were carried out: cell proliferation and viability test, adhesion test, morphology (by fluorescent microscopy or SEM). Also phenotypic and genotypic markers were investigated. In the majority of works, it was found that the most cytocompatible materials were stainless steel and NiTi alloy. Pure Ni was rendered and less cytocompatible. All the papers confirmed that the consequence of the formation of protective layers was in significant increase of cytocompatibility of the materials. This indicates the possible further modifications of the manufacturing process (formation of the passivation layer).
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- Marcin Mikulewicz
- Department of Dentofacial Orthopedics and Orthodontics, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland.
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Liu X, Wu S, Yeung KW, Chan Y, Hu T, Xu Z, Liu X, Chung JC, Cheung KM, Chu PK. Relationship between osseointegration and superelastic biomechanics in porous NiTi scaffolds. Biomaterials 2011; 32:330-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.08.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Accepted: 08/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Wu S, Liu X, Chan YL, Chu PK, Chung CY, Chu C, Yeung KWK, Lu WW, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK. Nickel release behavior and surface characteristics of porous NiTi shape memory alloy modified by different chemical processes. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009; 89:483-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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NiTi foams are unique among biocompatible porous metals because of their high recovery strain (due to the shape-memory or superelastic effects) and their low stiffness facilitating integration with bone structures. To optimize NiTi foams for bone implant applications, two key areas are under active study: synthesis of foams with optimal architectures, microstructure and mechanical properties; and tailoring of biological interactions through modifications of pore surfaces. This article reviews recent research on NiTi foams for bone replacement, focusing on three specific topics: (i) surface modifications designed to create bio-inert porous NiTi surfaces with low Ni release and corrosion, as well as bioactive surfaces to enhance and accelerate biological activity; (ii) in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility studies to confirm the long-term safety of porous NiTi implants; and (iii) biological evaluations for specific applications, such as in intervertebral fusion devices and bone tissue scaffolds. Possible future directions for bio-performance and processing studies are discussed that could lead to optimized porous NiTi implants.
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- A Bansiddhi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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