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Zhang Y, He SY, Wang P, Gu J, Jiang Q, Liu M, Wen C. Impacts of permeability and effective diffusivity of porous scaffolds on bone ingrowth: In silico and in vivo analyses. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2024; 161:213901. [PMID: 38776602 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2024.213901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The permeability and the effective diffusivity of a porous scaffold are critical in the bone-ingrowth process. However, design guidelines for porous structures are still lacking due to inadequate understanding of the complex physiological processes involved. In this study, a model integrating the fundamental biological processes of bone regeneration was constructed to investigate the roles of permeability and effective diffusivity in regulating bone deposition in scaffolds. The in silico analysis results were confirmed in vivo by examining bone depositions in three diamond lattice scaffolds manufactured using selective laser melting. The findings show that the scaffolds with better permeability and effective diffusivity had deeper bone ingrowth and greater bone volume. Compared to permeability, effective diffusivity exhibited greater sensitivity to the orientation of porous structures, and bone ingrowth was deeper in the directions with higher effective diffusivity in spite of identical pore size. A 4.8-fold increase in permeability and a 1.6-fold increase in effective diffusivity by changing the porous structure led to a 1.5-fold increase in newly formed bone. The effective diffusivity of the porous scaffold affects the distribution of osteogenic growth factor, which in turn impacts cell migration and bone deposition through chemotaxis effects. Therefore, effective diffusivity may be a more suitable indicator for porous scaffolds because our study shows changes in this parameter determine changes in bone distribution and bone volume.
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- Yun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for 3D Bioprinting, Nanjing, China; Institute of Medical 3D Printing, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Metrology, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for 3D Bioprinting, Nanjing, China; Institute of Medical 3D Printing, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, China; Wuhan Mindray Scientific Co., Ltd, Wuhan, China
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- School of Aerospace Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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The Effect of Tortuosity on Permeability of Porous Scaffold. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11020427. [PMID: 36830961 PMCID: PMC9953537 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11020427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In designing porous scaffolds, permeability is essential to consider as a function of cell migration and bone tissue regeneration. Good permeability has been achieved by mimicking the complexity of natural cancellous bone. In this study, a porous scaffold was developed according to the morphological indices of cancellous bone (porosity, specific surface area, thickness, and tortuosity). The computational fluid dynamics method analyzes the fluid flow through the scaffold. The permeability values of natural cancellous bone and three types of scaffolds (cubic, octahedron pillar, and Schoen's gyroid) were compared. The results showed that the permeability of the Negative Schwarz Primitive (NSP) scaffold model was similar to that of natural cancellous bone, which was in the range of 2.0 × 10-11 m2 to 4.0 × 10-10 m2. In addition, it was observed that the tortuosity parameter significantly affected the scaffold's permeability and shear stress values. The tortuosity value of the NSP scaffold was in the range of 1.5-2.8. Therefore, tortuosity can be manipulated by changing the curvature of the surface scaffold radius to obtain a superior bone tissue engineering construction supporting cell migration and tissue regeneration. This parameter should be considered when making new scaffolds, such as our NSP. Such efforts will produce a scaffold architecturally and functionally close to the natural cancellous bone, as demonstrated in this study.
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Lv J, Jin W, Liu W, Qin X, Feng Y, Bai J, Wu Z, Li J. Selective Laser Melting Fabrication of Porous Ti6Al4V Scaffolds With Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Architectures: Structural Features, Cytocompatibility, and Osteogenesis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:899531. [PMID: 35694229 PMCID: PMC9178116 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.899531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The relationship between pore architecture and structure performance needs to be explored, as well as confirm the optimized porous structure. Because of the linear correlation between constant C and pore architecture, triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) based porous structures could be a controllable model for the investigation of the optimized porous structure. In the present work, three types of TPMS porous scaffolds (S, D and G) combined with four constants (0.0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6) were designed, and built successfully via the selective laser melting (SLM) technology. The designed feature and mechanical property of porous scaffolds were investigated through mathematical method and compression test. And the manufactured samples were co-cultured with rMSCs for the compatibility study. The results indicated that the whole manufacturing procedure was good in controllability, repeatability, and accuracy. The linear correlation between the porosity of TPMS porous scaffolds and the constant C in equations was established. The different TPMS porous scaffolds possess the disparate feature in structure, mechanical property and cell compatibility. Comprehensive consideration of the structure features, mechanical property and biology performance, different TPMS structures should be applied in appropriate field. The results could guide the feasibility of apply the different TPMS architectures into the different part of orthopedic implants.
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- Jia Lv
- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
- *Correspondence: Jia Lv,
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Bone and Soft Tissue Injury Repair, Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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Wu MH, Lee MH, Wu C, Tsai PI, Hsu WB, Huang SI, Lin TH, Yang KY, Chen CY, Chen SH, Lee CY, Huang TJ, Tsau FH, Li YY. In Vitro and In Vivo Comparison of Bone Growth Characteristics in Additive-Manufactured Porous Titanium, Nonporous Titanium, and Porous Tantalum Interbody Cages. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15103670. [PMID: 35629694 PMCID: PMC9147460 DOI: 10.3390/ma15103670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Autogenous bone grafts are the gold standard for interbody fusion implant materials; however, they have several disadvantages. Tantalum (Ta) and titanium (Ti) are ideal materials for interbody cages because of their biocompatibility, particularly when they are incorporated into a three-dimensional (3D) porous structure. We conducted an in vitro investigation of the cell attachment and osteogenic markers of self-fabricated uniform porous Ti (20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%), nonporous Ti, and porous Ta cages (n = 6) in each group. Cell attachment, osteogenic markers, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were measured. An in vivo study was performed using a pig-posterior-instrumented anterior interbody fusion model to compare the porous Ti (60%), nonporous Ti, and porous Ta interbody cages in 12 pigs. Implant migration and subsidence, determined using plain radiographs, were recorded before surgery, immediately after surgery, and at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery. Harvested implants were assessed for bone ingrowth and attachment. Relative to the 20% and 40% porous Ti cages, the 60% and 80% cages achieved superior cellular migration into cage pores. Among the cages, osteogenic marker and ALP activity levels were the highest in the 60% porous Ti cage, osteocalcin expression was the highest in the nonporous Ti cage, and the 60% porous Ti cage exhibited the lowest subsidence. In conclusion, the designed porous Ti cage is biocompatible and suitable for lumbar interbody fusion surgery and exhibits faster fusion with less subsidence compared with porous Ta and nonporous Ti cages.
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- Meng-Huang Wu
- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (M.-H.W.); (C.-Y.C.); (C.-Y.L.); (T.-J.H.)
- Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
- TMU Biodesign Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 613016, Taiwan;
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi 613016, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan;
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- Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung, Hsinchu County 310401, Taiwan; (P.-I.T.); (S.-I.H.); (K.-Y.Y.)
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- Sports Medicine Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 613016, Taiwan;
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- Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung, Hsinchu County 310401, Taiwan; (P.-I.T.); (S.-I.H.); (K.-Y.Y.)
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- Material and Chemical Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung, Hsinchu County 310401, Taiwan;
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- Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung, Hsinchu County 310401, Taiwan; (P.-I.T.); (S.-I.H.); (K.-Y.Y.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (M.-H.W.); (C.-Y.C.); (C.-Y.L.); (T.-J.H.)
- TMU Biodesign Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedics, Shuang-Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 235041, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Taichung Branch, Taichung 427213, Taiwan;
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien 970374, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (M.-H.W.); (C.-Y.C.); (C.-Y.L.); (T.-J.H.)
- Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (M.-H.W.); (C.-Y.C.); (C.-Y.L.); (T.-J.H.)
- Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
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- Laser and Additive Manufacturing Technology Center, Southern Region Campus, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Tainan 734045, Taiwan;
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 613016, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333323, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +88653621000 (ext. 2855)
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Latimer JM, Maekawa S, Yao Y, Wu DT, Chen M, Giannobile WV. Regenerative Medicine Technologies to Treat Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Defects. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:704048. [PMID: 34422781 PMCID: PMC8378232 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.704048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Additive manufacturing (AM) is the automated production of three-dimensional (3D) structures through successive layer-by-layer deposition of materials directed by computer-aided-design (CAD) software. While current clinical procedures that aim to reconstruct hard and soft tissue defects resulting from periodontal disease, congenital or acquired pathology, and maxillofacial trauma often utilize mass-produced biomaterials created for a variety of surgical indications, AM represents a paradigm shift in manufacturing at the individual patient level. Computer-aided systems employ algorithms to design customized, image-based scaffolds with high external shape complexity and spatial patterning of internal architecture guided by topology optimization. 3D bioprinting and surface modification techniques further enhance scaffold functionalization and osteogenic potential through the incorporation of viable cells, bioactive molecules, biomimetic materials and vectors for transgene expression within the layered architecture. These computational design features enable fabrication of tissue engineering constructs with highly tailored mechanical, structural, and biochemical properties for bone. This review examines key properties of scaffold design, bioresorbable bone scaffolds produced by AM processes, and clinical applications of these regenerative technologies. AM is transforming the field of personalized dental medicine and has great potential to improve regenerative outcomes in patient care.
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- Jessica M Latimer
- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontics & Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.,Laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Boston, MA, United States.,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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Montelongo SA, Chiou G, Ong JL, Bizios R, Guda T. Development of bioinks for 3D printing microporous, sintered calcium phosphate scaffolds. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2021; 32:94. [PMID: 34390404 PMCID: PMC8364524 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-021-06569-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP)-based bioinks were developed to support direct-ink 3D printing-based manufacturing of macroporous scaffolds. Binding of the gelatin:β-TCP ink compositions was optimized by adding carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) to maximize the β-TCP content while maintaining printability. Post-sintering, the gelatin:β-TCP:CMC inks resulted in uniform grain size, uniform shrinkage of the printed structure, and included microporosity within the ceramic. The mechanical properties of the inks improved with increasing β-TCP content. The gelatin:β-TCP:CMC ink (25:75 gelatin:β-TCP and 3% CMC) optimized for mechanical strength was used to 3D print several architectures of macroporous scaffolds by varying the print nozzle tip diameter and pore spacing during the 3D printing process (compressive strength of 13.1 ± 2.51 MPa and elastic modulus of 696 ± 108 MPa was achieved). The sintered, macroporous β-TCP scaffolds demonstrated both high porosity and pore size but retained mechanical strength and stiffness compared to macroporous, calcium phosphate ceramic scaffolds manufactured using alternative methods. The high interconnected porosity (45-60%) and fluid conductance (between 1.04 ×10-9 and 2.27 × 10-9 m4s/kg) of the β-TCP scaffolds tested, and the ability to finely tune the architecture using 3D printing, resulted in the development of novel bioink formulations and made available a versatile manufacturing process with broad applicability in producing substrates suitable for biomedical applications.
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- Sergio A Montelongo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA.
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Foam Replica Method in the Manufacturing of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds: Out-of-Date Technology or Still Underexploited Potential? MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14112795. [PMID: 34073945 PMCID: PMC8197364 DOI: 10.3390/ma14112795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Since 2006, the foam replica method has been commonly recognized as a valuable technology for the production of highly porous bioactive glass scaffolds showing three-dimensional, open-cell structures closely mimicking that of natural trabecular bone. Despite this, there are important drawbacks making the usage of foam-replicated glass scaffolds a difficult achievement in clinical practice; among these, certainly the high operator-dependency of the overall manufacturing process is one of the most crucial, limiting the scalability to industrial production and, thus, the spread of foam-replicated synthetic bone substitutes for effective use in routine management of bone defect. The present review opens a window on the versatile world of the foam replica technique, focusing the dissertation on scaffold properties analyzed in relation to various processing parameters, in order to better understand which are the real issues behind the bottleneck that still puts this technology on the Olympus of the most used techniques in laboratory practice, without moving, unfortunately, to a more concrete application. Specifically, scaffold morphology, mechanical and mass transport properties will be reviewed in detail, considering the various templates proposed till now by several research groups all over the world. In the end, a comprehensive overview of in vivo studies on bioactive glass foams will be provided, in order to put an emphasis on scaffold performances in a complex three-dimensional environment.
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Santos J, Pires T, Gouveia BP, Castro AP, Fernandes PR. On the permeability of TPMS scaffolds. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2020; 110:103932. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chiou G, Jui E, Rhea AC, Gorthi A, Miar S, Acosta FM, Perez C, Suhail Y, Kshitiz, Chen Y, Ong JL, Bizios R, Rathbone C, Guda T. Scaffold Architecture and Matrix Strain Modulate Mesenchymal Cell and Microvascular Growth and Development in a Time Dependent Manner. Cell Mol Bioeng 2020; 13:507-526. [PMID: 33184580 PMCID: PMC7596170 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-020-00648-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Volumetric tissue-engineered constructs are limited in development due to the dependence on well-formed vascular networks. Scaffold pore size and the mechanical properties of the matrix dictates cell attachment, proliferation and successive tissue morphogenesis. We hypothesize scaffold pore architecture also controls stromal-vessel interactions during morphogenesis. METHODS The interaction between mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) seeded on hydroxyapatite scaffolds of 450, 340, and 250 μm pores and microvascular fragments (MVFs) seeded within 20 mg/mL fibrin hydrogels that were cast into the cell-seeded scaffolds, was assessed in vitro over 21 days and compared to the fibrin hydrogels without scaffold but containing both MSCs and MVFs. mRNA sequencing was performed across all groups and a computational mechanics model was developed to validate architecture effects on predicting vascularization driven by stiffer matrix behavior at scaffold surfaces compared to the pore interior. RESULTS Lectin staining of decalcified scaffolds showed continued vessel growth, branching and network formation at 14 days. The fibrin gel provides no resistance to spread-out capillary networks formation, with greater vessel loops within the 450 μm pores and vessels bridging across 250 μm pores. Vessel growth in the scaffolds was observed to be stimulated by hypoxia and successive angiogenic signaling. Fibrin gels showed linear fold increase in VEGF expression and no change in BMP2. Within scaffolds, there was multiple fold increase in VEGF between days 7 and 14 and early multiple fold increases in BMP2 between days 3 and 7, relative to fibrin. There was evidence of yap/taz based hippo signaling and mechanotransduction in the scaffold groups. The vessel growth models determined by computational modeling matched the trends observed experimentally. CONCLUSION The differing nature of hypoxia signaling between scaffold systems and mechano-transduction sensing matrix mechanics were primarily responsible for differences in osteogenic cell and microvessel growth. The computational model implicated scaffold architecture in dictating branching morphology and strain in the hydrogel within pores in dictating vessel lengths.
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- Gennifer Chiou
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
- Cancer Systems Biology at Yale, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516 USA
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- Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
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Hood S, Ishmael MK, Gunnell A, Foreman KB, Lenzi T. A kinematic and kinetic dataset of 18 above-knee amputees walking at various speeds. Sci Data 2020; 7:150. [PMID: 32439980 PMCID: PMC7242470 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-0494-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Motion capture is necessary to quantify gait deviations in individuals with lower-limb amputations. However, access to the patient population and the necessary equipment is limited. Here we present the first open biomechanics dataset for 18 individuals with unilateral above-knee amputations walking at different speeds. Based on their ability to comfortably walk at 0.8 m/s, subjects were divided into two groups, namely K2 and K3. The K2 group walked at [0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8] m/s; the K3 group walked at [0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4] m/s. Full-body biomechanics was collected using a 10-camera motion capture system and a fully instrumented treadmill. The presented open dataset will enable (i) clinicians to understand the biomechanical demand required to walk with a knee and ankle prosthesis at various speeds, (ii) researchers in biomechanics to gain new insights into the gait deviations of individuals with above-knee amputations, and (iii) engineers to improve prosthesis design and function.
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- Sarah Hood
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Utah Robotics Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Utah Robotics Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Utah Robotics Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Utah Robotics Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Utah Robotics Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Al‐Barghouthi A, Lee S, Solitro GF, Latta L, Travascio F. Relationships Among Bone Morphological Parameters and Mechanical Properties of Cadaveric Human Vertebral Cancellous Bone. JBMR Plus 2020; 4:e10351. [PMID: 37780057 PMCID: PMC10540741 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mechanical properties and morphological features of the vertebral cancellous bone are related to resistance to fracture and capability of withstanding surgical treatments. In particular, vertebral strength is related to its elastic properties, whereas the ease of fluid motion, related to the success of incorporation orthopedic materials (eg, bone cement), is regulated by the hydraulic permeability (K). It has been shown that both elastic modulus and permeability of a material are affected by its morphology. The objective of this study was to establish relations between local values of K and the aggregate modulus (H), and parameters descriptive of the bone morphology. We hypothesized that multivariate statistical models, by including the contribution of several morphology parameters at once, would provide a strong correlation with K and H of the vertebral cancellous bone. Hence, μCT scans of human lumbar vertebra were used to determine a set of bone morphology descriptors. Subsequently, indentation tests on the bone samples were conducted to determine local values of K and H. Finally, a multivariate approach supported by principal component analysis was adopted to develop predictive statistical models of bone permeability and aggregate modulus as a function of bone morphology descriptors. It was found that linear combinations of bone volume fraction, trabecular thickness, trabecular spacing, structure model index, connectivity density, and degree of anisotropy provide a strong correlation (R 2 ~ 76%) with K and a weaker correlation (R 2 ~ 47%) with H. The results of this study can be exploited in computational mechanics frameworks for investigating the potential mechanical behavior of human vertebra and to develop strategies to treat or prevent pathological conditions such as osteoporosis, age-related bone loss, and vertebral compression fractures. © 2020 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Abeer Al‐Barghouthi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Max Biedermann Institute for BiomechanicsMount Sinai Medical CenterMiami BeachFLUSA
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- Department of Industrial EngineeringUniversity of MiamiCoral GablesFLUSA
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- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryLouisiana State University Health Science Center‐ShreveportShreveportLOUSA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Max Biedermann Institute for BiomechanicsMount Sinai Medical CenterMiami BeachFLUSA
- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of MiamiMiamiFLUSA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Max Biedermann Institute for BiomechanicsMount Sinai Medical CenterMiami BeachFLUSA
- Department of Industrial EngineeringUniversity of MiamiCoral GablesFLUSA
- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of MiamiMiamiFLUSA
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Zhang X, Tiainen H, Haugen HJ. Comparison of titanium dioxide scaffold with commercial bone graft materials through micro-finite element modelling in flow perfusion. Med Biol Eng Comput 2018; 57:311-324. [DOI: 10.1007/s11517-018-1884-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Pawelec KM, van Boxtel HA, Kluijtmans SG. Ice-templating of anisotropic structures with high permeability. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 76:628-636. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.03.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The implication of the osteolysis threshold and interfacial gaps on periprosthetic osteolysis in cementless total hip replacement. J Biomech 2017; 58:1-10. [PMID: 28511839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Osteolysis around joint replacements may develop due to migration of wear particles from the joint space into gaps between the interface bone and the implant where they can accumulate in high concentrations to cause tissue damage. Osteolysis may appear in various postoperative times and morphological shapes which can be generalized into linear and focal. However, there are no clear explanations on the causes of such variations. Patients' degree of sensitivity to polyethylene particles (osteolysis thresholds), the local particle concentration and the access route provided by the interface gaps have been described as determining factors. To study their effects, a 2D computational fluid dynamics model of the hip joint capsule in communication with an interfacial gap and the surrounding bone was employed. Particles were presented using a discrete phase model (DPM). High capsular fluid pressure was considered as the driving force for particle migration. Simulations were run for different osteolysis thresholds ranging from 5×108 to 1×1012 particle number per gram of tissue and fibrous tissue generation in osteolytic lesion due to particles was simulated for the equivalent of ten postoperative years. In patients less sensitive to polyethylene particles (higher threshold), osteolysis may be linear and occur along an interfacial gap in less than 5% of the interfacial tissue. Focal osteolysis is more likely to develop in patients with higher sensitivity to polyethylene particles at distal regions to an interfacial gaps where up to 80% of the interfacial tissue may be replaced by fibrous tissue. In these patients, signs of osteolysis may also develop earlier (third postoperative year) than those with less sensitivity who may show very minor signs even after ten years. This study shows the importance of patient sensitivity to wear particles, the role of interfacial gaps in relation to morphology and the onset of osteolysis. Consequently, it may explain the clinically observed variation in osteolysis development.
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Pawelec KM, Kluijtmans SGJM. Biomineralization of Recombinant Peptide Scaffolds: Interplay among Chemistry, Architecture, and Mechanics. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 3:1100-1108. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kendell M. Pawelec
- Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V., Oudenstaart 1, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Arifvianto B, Leeflang MA, Zhou J. Diametral compression behavior of biomedical titanium scaffolds with open, interconnected pores prepared with the space holder method. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 68:144-154. [PMID: 28171811 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Scaffolds with open, interconnected pores and appropriate mechanical properties are required to provide mechanical support and to guide the formation and development of new tissue in bone tissue engineering. Since the mechanical properties of the scaffold tend to decrease with increasing porosity, a balance must be sought in order to meet these two conflicting requirements. In this research, open, interconnected pores and mechanical properties of biomedical titanium scaffolds prepared by using the space holder method were characterized. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and permeability analysis were carried out to quantify the porous structures and ascertain the presence of open, interconnected pores in the scaffolds fabricated. Diametral compression (DC) tests were performed to generate stress-strain diagrams that could be used to determine the elastic moduli and yield strengths of the scaffolds. Deformation and failure mechanisms involved in the DC tests of the titanium scaffolds were examined. The results of micro-CT and permeability analyses confirmed the presence of open, interconnected pores in the titanium scaffolds with porosity over a range of 31-61%. Among these scaffolds, a maximum specific surface area could be achieved in the scaffold with a total porosity of 5-55%. DC tests showed that the titanium scaffolds with elastic moduli and yield strengths of 0.64-3.47GPa and 28.67-80MPa, respectively, could be achieved. By comprehensive consideration of specific surface area, permeability and mechanical properties, the titanium scaffolds with porosities in a range of 50-55% were recommended to be used in cancellous bone tissue engineering.
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- B Arifvianto
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
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Daish C, Blanchard R, Gulati K, Losic D, Findlay D, Harvie DJE, Pivonka P. Estimation of anisotropic permeability in trabecular bone based on microCT imaging and pore-scale fluid dynamics simulations. Bone Rep 2016; 6:129-139. [PMID: 28462361 PMCID: PMC5408131 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In this paper, a comprehensive framework is proposed to estimate the anisotropic permeability matrix in trabecular bone specimens based on micro-computed tomography (microCT) imaging combined with pore-scale fluid dynamics simulations. Two essential steps in the proposed methodology are the selection of (i) a representative volume element (RVE) for calculation of trabecular bone permeability and (ii) a converged mesh for accurate calculation of pore fluid flow properties. Accurate estimates of trabecular bone porosities are obtained using a microCT image resolution of approximately 10 μm. We show that a trabecular bone RVE in the order of 2 × 2 × 2 mm3 is most suitable. Mesh convergence studies show that accurate fluid flow properties are obtained for a mesh size above 125,000 elements. Volume averaging of the pore-scale fluid flow properties allows calculation of the apparent permeability matrix of trabecular bone specimens. For the four specimens chosen, our numerical results show that the so obtained permeability coefficients are in excellent agreement with previously reported experimental data for both human and bovine trabecular bone samples. We also identified that bone samples taken from long bones generally exhibit a larger permeability in the longitudinal direction. The fact that all coefficients of the permeability matrix were different from zero indicates that bone samples are generally not harvested in the principal flow directions. The full permeability matrix was diagonalized by calculating the eigenvalues, while the eigenvectors showed how strongly the bone sample's orientations deviated from the principal flow directions. Porosity values of the four bone specimens range from 0.83 to 0.86, with a low standard deviation of ± 0.016, principal permeability values range from 0.22 to 1.45 ⋅ 10 -8 m2, with a high standard deviation of ± 0.33. Also, the anisotropic ratio ranged from 0.27 to 0.83, with high standard deviation. These results indicate that while the four specimens are quite similar in terms of average porosity, large variability exists with respect to permeability and specimen anisotropy. The utilized computational approach compares well with semi-analytical models based on homogenization theory. This methodology can be applied in bone tissue engineering applications for generating accurate pore morphologies of bone replacement materials and to consistently select similar bone specimens in bone bioreactor studies.
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- C Daish
- Discipline of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, VIC 3000, Australia.,St Vincent's Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3065, Australia
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- St Vincent's Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3065, Australia.,Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, VIC 3021, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.,School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- St Vincent's Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3065, Australia.,Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, VIC 3021, Australia
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Rahbari A, Montazerian H, Davoodi E, Homayoonfar S. Predicting permeability of regular tissue engineering scaffolds: scaling analysis of pore architecture, scaffold length, and fluid flow rate effects. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2016; 20:231-241. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2016.1215436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The formulation of new composite materials compatible with additive fabrication techniques is driving a revolution in the field of applied materials science.
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- Umme Kalsoom
- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS)
- School of Physical Sciences
- University of Tasmania
- Hobart
- Australia
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS)
- School of Physical Sciences
- University of Tasmania
- Hobart
- Australia
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS)
- School of Physical Sciences
- University of Tasmania
- Hobart
- Australia
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Bergemann C, Cornelsen M, Quade A, Laube T, Schnabelrauch M, Rebl H, Weißmann V, Seitz H, Nebe B. Continuous cellularization of calcium phosphate hybrid scaffolds induced by plasma polymer activation. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2015; 59:514-523. [PMID: 26652403 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The generation of hybrid materials based on β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and various biodegradable polymers like poly(l-lactide-co-d,l-lactide) (PLA) represents a common approach to overcoming the disadvantages of pure TCP devices. These disadvantages lie in TCP's mechanical properties, such as brittleness. The positive characteristic of PLA - improvement of compressive strength of calcium phosphate scaffolds - is diametrically opposed to its cell attractiveness. Therefore, the objective of this work was to optimize osteoblast migration and cellularization inside a three-dimensionally (3D) printed, PLA polymer stabilized TCP hybrid scaffold by a plasma polymer process depositing amino groups via allylamine. MG-63 osteoblastic cells inside the 10mm hybrid scaffold were dynamically cultivated for 14days in a 3D model system integrated in a perfusion reactor. The whole TCP/PLA hybrid scaffold was continuously colonized due to plasma polymerized allylamine activation inducing the migration potential of osteoblasts.
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- Claudia Bergemann
- University Medical Center Rostock, Cell Biology, Schillingallee 69, D-18057 Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Fluid Technology and Microfluidics, Justus-von-Liebig Weg 6, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 2, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- INNOVENT e.V., Biomaterials Department, Pruessingstrasse 27B, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- University Medical Center Rostock, Cell Biology, Schillingallee 69, D-18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute for Polymer Technologies (IPT) e.V., Alter Holzhafen 19, D-23966 Wismar, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Fluid Technology and Microfluidics, Justus-von-Liebig Weg 6, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- University Medical Center Rostock, Cell Biology, Schillingallee 69, D-18057 Rostock, Germany.
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Cellular Nutrition in Complex Three-Dimensional Scaffolds: A Comparison between Experiments and Computer Simulations. Int J Biomater 2015; 2015:584362. [PMID: 26539216 PMCID: PMC4619933 DOI: 10.1155/2015/584362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Studies on bone cell ingrowth into synthetic, porous three-dimensional (3D) implants showed difficulties arising from impaired cellular proliferation and differentiation in the core region of these scaffolds with increasing scaffold volume in vitro. Therefore, we developed an in vitro perfusion cell culture module, which allows the analysis of cells in the interior of scaffolds under different medium flow rates. For each flow rate the cell viability was measured and compared with results from computer simulations that predict the local oxygen supply and shear stress inside the scaffold based on the finite element method. We found that the local cell viability correlates with the local oxygen concentration and the local shear stress. On the one hand the oxygen supply of the cells in the core becomes optimal with a higher perfusion flow. On the other hand shear stress caused by high flow rates impedes cell vitality, especially at the surface of the scaffold. Our results demonstrate that both parameters must be considered to derive an optimal nutrient flow rate.
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Syahrom A, Abdul Kadir MR, Harun MN, Öchsner A. Permeability study of cancellous bone and its idealised structures. Med Eng Phys 2014; 37:77-86. [PMID: 25523865 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Artificial bone is a suitable alternative to autografts and allografts, however their use is still limited. Though there were numerous reports on their structural properties, permeability studies of artificial bones were comparably scarce. This study focused on the development of idealised, structured models of artificial cancellous bone and compared their permeability values with bone surface area and porosity. Cancellous bones from fresh bovine femur were extracted and cleaned following an established protocol. The samples were scanned using micro-computed tomography (μCT) and three-dimensional models of the cancellous bones were reconstructed for morphology study. Seven idealised and structured cancellous bone models were then developed and fabricated via rapid prototyping technique. A test-rig was developed and permeability tests were performed on the artificial and real cancellous bones. The results showed a linear correlation between the permeability and the porosity as well as the bone surface area. The plate-like idealised structure showed a similar value of permeability to the real cancellous bones.
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- Ardiyansyah Syahrom
- Sport Innovation and Technology Center (SITC), Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaJ, Johor, Malaysia.
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- Medical Device Technology Group, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Health Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
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- Sport Innovation and Technology Center (SITC), Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaJ, Johor, Malaysia
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- Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Australia
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Wang L, Barbieri D, Zhou H, de Bruijn JD, Bao C, Yuan H. Effect of particle size on osteoinductive potential of microstructured biphasic calcium phosphate ceramic. J Biomed Mater Res A 2014; 103:1919-29. [PMID: 25203625 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Material factors such as chemistry, surface microstructure and geometry have shown their influence on osteoinduction of calcium phosphate ceramics. Hereby we report that osteoinduction of a micro-structured biphasic calcium phosphate ceramic (BCP) has a relation with the particle sizes. BCP particles with the size of 212-300 µm, 106-212 µm, 45-106 µm, and smaller than 45 µm were prepared and implanted in paraspinal muscle of dogs for 12 weeks. Histological evaluation of the explants showed abundant bone in all samples with particle size of 212-300 µm, 106-212 µm, and 45-106 µm, while no bone was seen in any sample having particle size smaller than 45 µm. Bone was formed as early as 3 weeks after implantation in implants having BCP particles bigger than 45 µm and the volume of the formed bone was similar among the implants with particles larger than 45 µm after 12 weeks implantation. The results herein show that a size limitation of microstructured calcium phosphate ceramic particles for osteoinduction. It is most likely that the particle size affect inductive bone formation via macroporous structures for body fluid infiltration, cell/tissue ingrowth and angiogenesis.
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- Liao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Malandrino A, Lacroix D, Hellmich C, Ito K, Ferguson SJ, Noailly J. The role of endplate poromechanical properties on the nutrient availability in the intervertebral disc. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:1053-60. [PMID: 24857972 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relevance of the human vertebral endplate poromechanics on the fluid and metabolic transport from and to the intervertebral disc (IVD) based on educated estimations of the poromechanical parameter values of the bony endplate (BEP). METHODS 50 micro-models of different BEP samples were generated from μCTs of lumbar vertebrae and allowed direct determination of porosity values. Permeability values were calculated by using the micro-models, through the simulation of permeation via computational fluid dynamics. These educated ranges of porosity and permeability values were used as inputs for mechano-transport simulations to assess their effect on both the distributions of metabolites within an IVD model and the poromechanical calculations within the cartilaginous part of the endplate i.e., the cartilage endplate (CEP). RESULTS BEP effective permeability was highly correlated to local variations of porosity (R(2) ≈ 0.88). Universal patterns between bone volume fraction and permeability arose from these results and from other experimental data in the literature. These variations in BEP permeability and porosity had negligible effects on the distributions of metabolites within the disc. In the CEP, the variability of the poromechanical properties of the BEP did not affect the predicted consolidation but induced higher fluid velocities. CONCLUSIONS The present paper provides the first sets of thoroughly identified BEP parameter values that can be further used in patient-specific poromechanical studies. Representing BEP structural changes through variations in poromechanical properties did not affect the diffusion of metabolites. However, attention might be paid to alterations in fluid velocities and cell mechano-sensing within the CEP.
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- A Malandrino
- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Institute for Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Orthopedic Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
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Reinwald Y, Johal R, Ghaemmaghami A, Rose F, Howdle S, Shakesheff K. Interconnectivity and permeability of supercritical fluid-foamed scaffolds and the effect of their structural properties on cell distribution. POLYMER 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pilia M, Guda T, Pollot BE, Aguero V, Appleford MR. Local microarchitecture affects mechanical properties of deposited extracellular matrix for osteonal regeneration. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2013; 35:122-33. [PMID: 24411360 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2013.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2013] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Multiple biomimetic approaches have been attempted to accelerate the regeneration of functional bone tissue. While most synthetic scaffolds are designed to mimic the architecture of trabecular bone, in the current study, cortical bone-like extracellular matrix was regenerated in vitro within organized structures. Biphasic calcium phosphate (BCaP) and hydroxyapatite (HAp) scaffolds were developed with longitudinal microchannels (250 μm diameter) that resembled native osteons in cortical bone. BCaP and HAp scaffolds had a compressive strength of 7.61±1.42 and 9.98±0.61 MPa respectively. The constructs were investigated in vitro to evaluate the organization and stiffness of the extracellular matrix (ECM) formed by human fetal osteoblasts (HFObs) cultured inside the microchannels. The ECM deposited on the BCaP scaffolds was found to have a higher micro-hardness (h) (1.93±0.40 GPa) than the ECM formed within the HAp microchannels (h=0.80±0.20 GPa) (p<0.05) or native bone (h=0.47-0.74 GPa). ECM deposition within the microchannels resembled osteoid organization and showed a significant increase in both osteoid area and thickness after 24 days (p<0.001). These observations indicate that controlled microarchitecture, specifically cylindrical microchannels, plays a fundamental role in stimulating the appropriate cellular response aimed at recreating organized, cortical bone-like matrix. These findings open the door for researchers to develop a new generation of cortical bone scaffolds that can restore strong, organized bone.
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- M Pilia
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Zhang Z, Jones D, Yue S, Lee P, Jones J, Sutcliffe C, Jones E. Hierarchical tailoring of strut architecture to control permeability of additive manufactured titanium implants. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2013; 33:4055-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2013.05.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Widmer RP, Ferguson SJ. On the interrelationship of permeability and structural parameters of vertebral trabecular bone: a parametric computational study. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2013; 16:908-22. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.643787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Dickerson DA, Misk TN, Van Sickle DC, Breur GJ, Nauman EA. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of orthopedic interface repair using a tissue scaffold with a continuous hard tissue-soft tissue transition. J Orthop Surg Res 2013; 8:18. [PMID: 23782505 PMCID: PMC3689086 DOI: 10.1186/1749-799x-8-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2011] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Tendon tears produce pain and decrease joint stability; each year, over 1.1 million rotator cuff tendon surgical procedures are performed worldwide. However, surgical success is highly variable, and the inability of the procedure to drive the regeneration of the normal tendon-bone interface has been identified as a key factor in surgical failure. This study focuses on the development, in vitro evaluation, and in vivo assessment of a tissue scaffold derived from bovine cancellous bone with the potential to direct regeneration of a bone-soft tissue interface. The scaffold is a highly porous scaffold with a continuous hard tissue-soft tissue transition that facilitates load transfer across the interface and contains all of the extracellular matrix components of the orthopedic interface. This study demonstrated the in vitro characterization of the mechanical properties and successful in vivo assessment using an ovine model.
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- Darryl A Dickerson
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Guda T, Walker JA, Singleton B, Hernandez J, Oh DS, Appleford MR, Ong JL, Wenke JC. Hydroxyapatite scaffold pore architecture effects in large bone defects in vivo. J Biomater Appl 2013; 28:1016-27. [PMID: 23771772 DOI: 10.1177/0885328213491790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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To examine the effect of scaffold pore size on bone regeneration within hydroxyapatite scaffolds in large segmental defects, this study evaluated two porous interconnected architectures having similar porosity and strut thickness but different pore sizes. Using a 10 mm segmental rabbit radius defect model, a bilayer scaffold architecture mimicking the cortical-cancellous organization of bone (pore size 200 µm outer layer, 450 µm inner layer) was compared to a purely trabecular-like architecture (pore size 340 µm) and an untreated defect. Bone regeneration was measured using micro-computed tomography and histology after four and eight weeks of in vivo implantation, and the mechanical strength of the defect site after eight weeks' implantation was assessed using flexural testing. Although both bilayer and trabecular architectures promoted bone growth, the trabecular scaffolds were observed to have more uniform new bone distribution within the scaffold interior at four weeks and greater bone regeneration overall after eight weeks' implantation (149 ± 9 mm³ compared to 121 ± 8 mm³ in the bilayer and 66 ± 14 mm³ in the defect). Additionally, the trabecular scaffolds were observed to exhibit significantly greater flexural strength (124% increase) and toughness (388% increase) when compared to the empty defects after eight weeks' implantation. It was concluded from this study that a larger uniform pore size led to greater functional bone regeneration over a longer implantation period for large segmental defects.
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- Teja Guda
- 1Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
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Syahrom A, Abdul Kadir MR, Abdullah J, Öchsner A. Permeability studies of artificial and natural cancellous bone structures. Med Eng Phys 2013; 35:792-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2012] [Revised: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pennella F, Cerino G, Massai D, Gallo D, Falvo D'Urso Labate G, Schiavi A, Deriu MA, Audenino A, Morbiducci U. A survey of methods for the evaluation of tissue engineering scaffold permeability. Ann Biomed Eng 2013; 41:2027-41. [PMID: 23612914 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-013-0815-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The performance of porous scaffolds for tissue engineering (TE) applications is evaluated, in general, in terms of porosity, pore size and distribution, and pore tortuosity. These descriptors are often confounding when they are applied to characterize transport phenomena within porous scaffolds. On the contrary, permeability is a more effective parameter in (1) estimating mass and species transport through the scaffold and (2) describing its topological features, thus allowing a better evaluation of the overall scaffold performance. However, the evaluation of TE scaffold permeability suffers of a lack of uniformity and standards in measurement and testing procedures which makes the comparison of results obtained in different laboratories unfeasible. In this review paper we summarize the most important features influencing TE scaffold permeability, linking them to the theoretical background. An overview of methods applied for TE scaffold permeability evaluation is given, presenting experimental test benches and computational methods applied (1) to integrate experimental measurements and (2) to support the TE scaffold design process. Both experimental and computational limitations in the permeability evaluation process are also discussed.
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- F Pennella
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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Hydrogel-Based Platforms for the Regeneration of Osteochondral Tissue and Intervertebral Disc. Polymers (Basel) 2012. [DOI: 10.3390/polym4031590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Guarino V, Urciuolo F, Alvarez-Perez MA, Mele B, Netti PA, Ambrosio L. Osteogenic differentiation and mineralization in fibre-reinforced tubular scaffolds: theoretical study and experimental evidences. J R Soc Interface 2012; 9:2201-12. [PMID: 22399788 PMCID: PMC3405741 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The development of composite scaffolds with well-organized architecture and multi-scale properties (i.e. porosity, degradation) represents a valid approach for achieving a tissue-engineered construct capable of reproducing the medium- and long-term in vitro behaviour of hierarchically complex tissues such as spongy bone. To date, the implementation of scaffold design strategies able to summarize optimal scaffold architecture as well as intrinsic mechanical, chemical and fluid transport properties still remains a challenging issue. In this study, poly ε-caprolactone/polylactid acid (PCL/PLA) tubular devices (fibres of PLA in a PCL matrix) obtained by phase inversion/salt leaching and filament winding techniques were proposed as cell instructive scaffold for bone osteogenesis. Continuous fibres embedded in the polymeric matrix drastically improved the mechanical response as confirmed by compression elastic moduli, which vary from 0.214 ± 0.065 to 1.174 ± 0.143 MPa depending on the relative fibre/matrix and polymer/solvent ratios. Moreover, computational fluid dynamic simulations demonstrated the ability of composite structure to transfer hydrodynamic forces during in vitro culture, thus indicating the optimal flow rate conditions that, case by case, enables specific cellular events-i.e. osteoblast differentiation from human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), mineralization, etc. Hence, we demonstrate that the hMSC differentiation preferentially occurs in the case of higher perfusion rates-over 0.05 ml min(-1)-as confirmed by the expression of alkaline phosphate and osteocalcin markers. In particular, the highest osteopontin values and a massive mineral phase precipitation of bone-like phases detected in the case of intermediate flow rates (i.e. 0.05 ml min(-1)) allows us to identify the best condition to stimulate the bone extracellular matrix in-growth, in agreement with the hydrodynamic model prediction. All these results concur to prove the succesful use of tubular composite as temporary device for long bone treatment.
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- Vincenzo Guarino
- Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy.
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Bone formation in TiO2 bone scaffolds in extraction sockets of minipigs. Acta Biomater 2012; 8:2384-91. [PMID: 22395069 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The osteoconductive capacity of TiO(2) scaffolds was investigated by analysing the bone ingrowth into the scaffold structure following their placement into surgically modified extraction sockets in Gottingen minipigs. Non-critical size defects were used in order to ensure sufficient bone regeneration for the evaluation of bone ingrowth to the porous scaffold structure, and sham sites were used as positive control. Microcomputed tomographic analysis revealed 73.6±11.1% of the available scaffold pore space to be occupied by newly formed bone tissue, and the volumetric bone mineral density of the regenerated bone was comparable to that of the native cortical bone. Furthermore, histological evidence of vascularization and the presence of bone lamellae surrounding some of the blood vessels were also observed within the inner regions of the scaffold, indicating that the highly interconnected pore structure of the TiO(2) scaffolds supports unobstructed formation of viable bone tissue within the entire scaffold structure. In addition, bone tissue was found to be in direct contact with 50.0±21.5% of the TiO(2) struts, demonstrating the good biocompatibility and osteoconductivity of the scaffold material.
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Lemon G, Reinwald Y, White LJ, Howdle SM, Shakesheff KM, King JR. Interconnectivity analysis of supercritical CO₂-foamed scaffolds. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2012; 106:139-149. [PMID: 20837373 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Revised: 05/18/2010] [Accepted: 08/15/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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This paper describes a computer algorithm for the determination of the interconnectivity of the pore space inside scaffolds used for tissue engineering. To validate the algorithm and its computer implementation, the algorithm was applied to a computer-generated scaffold consisting of a set of overlapping spherical pores, for which the interconnectivity was calculated exactly. The algorithm was then applied to micro-computed X-ray tomography images of supercritical CO(2)-foamed scaffolds made from poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), whereby the effect of using different weight average molecular weight polymer on the interconnectivity was investigated.
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- Greg Lemon
- School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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Truscello S, Kerckhofs G, Van Bael S, Pyka G, Schrooten J, Van Oosterwyck H. Prediction of permeability of regular scaffolds for skeletal tissue engineering: a combined computational and experimental study. Acta Biomater 2012; 8:1648-58. [PMID: 22210520 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Scaffold permeability is a key parameter combining geometrical features such as pore shape, size and interconnectivity, porosity and specific surface area. It can influence the success of bone tissue engineering scaffolds, by affecting oxygen and nutrient transport, cell seeding efficiency, in vitro three-dimensional (3D) cell culture and, ultimately, the amount of bone formation. An accurate and efficient prediction of scaffold permeability would be highly useful as part of a scaffold design process. The aim of this study was (i) to determine the accuracy of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for prediction of the permeability coefficient of three different regular Ti6Al4V scaffolds (each having a different porosity) by comparison with experimentally measured values and (ii) to verify the validity of the semi-empirical Kozeny equation to calculate the permeability analytically. To do so, five CFD geometrical models per scaffold porosity were built, based on different geometrical inputs: either based on the scaffold's computer-aided design (CAD) or derived from 3D microfocus X-ray computed tomography (micro-CT) data of the additive manufactured (AM) scaffolds. For the latter the influence of the spatial image resolution and the image analysis algorithm used to determine the scaffold's architectural features on the predicted permeability was analysed. CFD models based on high-resolution micro-CT images could predict the permeability coefficients of the studied scaffolds: depending on scaffold porosity and image analysis algorithm, relative differences between measured and predicted permeability values were between 2% and 27%. Finally, the analytical Kozeny equation was found to be valid. A linear correlation between the ratio Φ(3)/S(s)(2) and the permeability coefficient k was found for the predicted (by means of CFD) as well as measured values (relative difference of 16.4% between respective Kozeny coefficients), thus resulting in accurate and efficient calculation of the permeability of regular AM scaffolds.
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- S Truscello
- Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300c PB 2419, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Bose S, Tarafder S. Calcium phosphate ceramic systems in growth factor and drug delivery for bone tissue engineering: a review. Acta Biomater 2012; 8:1401-21. [PMID: 22127225 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 474] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Calcium phosphates (CaPs) are the most widely used bone substitutes in bone tissue engineering due to their compositional similarities to bone mineral and excellent biocompatibility. In recent years, CaPs, especially hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate, have attracted significant interest in simultaneous use as bone substitute and drug delivery vehicle, adding a new dimension to their application. CaPs are more biocompatible than many other ceramic and inorganic nanoparticles. Their biocompatibility and variable stoichiometry, thus surface charge density, functionality, and dissolution properties, make them suitable for both drug and growth factor delivery. CaP matrices and scaffolds have been reported to act as delivery vehicles for growth factors and drugs in bone tissue engineering. Local drug delivery in musculoskeletal disorder treatments can address some of the critical issues more effectively and efficiently than the systemic delivery. CaPs are used as coatings on metallic implants, CaP cements, and custom designed scaffolds to treat musculoskeletal disorders. This review highlights some of the current drug and growth factor delivery approaches and critical issues using CaP particles, coatings, cements, and scaffolds towards orthopedic and dental applications.
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Saito E, Liao EE, Hu WW, Krebsbach PH, Hollister SJ. Effects of designed PLLA and 50:50 PLGA scaffold architectures on bone formation in vivo. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2011; 7:99-111. [PMID: 22162220 DOI: 10.1002/term.497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Biodegradable porous scaffolds have been investigated as an alternative approach to current metal, ceramic, and polymer bone graft substitutes for lost or damaged bone tissues. Although there have been many studies investigating the effects of scaffold architecture on bone formation, many of these scaffolds were fabricated using conventional methods such as salt leaching and phase separation, and were constructed without designed architecture. To study the effects of both designed architecture and material on bone formation, this study designed and fabricated three types of porous scaffold architecture from two biodegradable materials, poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and 50:50 Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), using image based design and indirect solid freeform fabrication techniques, seeded them with bone morphogenetic protein-7 transduced human gingival fibroblasts, and implanted them subcutaneously into mice for 4 and 8 weeks. Micro-computed tomography data confirmed that the fabricated porous scaffolds replicated the designed architectures. Histological analysis revealed that the 50:50 PLGA scaffolds degraded but did not maintain their architecture after 4 weeks implantation. However, PLLA scaffolds maintained their architecture at both time points and showed improved bone ingrowth, which followed the internal architecture of the scaffolds. Mechanical properties of both PLLA and 50:50 PLGA scaffolds decreased but PLLA scaffolds maintained greater mechanical properties than 50:50 PLGA after implantation. The increase of mineralized tissue helped support the mechanical properties of bone tissue and scaffold constructs between 4-8 weeks. The results indicate the importance of choice of scaffold materials and computationally designed scaffolds to control tissue formation and mechanical properties for desired bone tissue regeneration.
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- Eiji Saito
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2099, USA
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Fielding GA, Bandyopadhyay A, Bose S. Effects of silica and zinc oxide doping on mechanical and biological properties of 3D printed tricalcium phosphate tissue engineering scaffolds. Dent Mater 2011; 28:113-22. [PMID: 22047943 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2011.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of silica (SiO(2)) (0.5 wt%) and zinc oxide (ZnO) (0.25 wt%) dopants on the mechanical and biological properties of tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffolds with three dimensionally (3D) interconnected pores. METHODS Scaffolds were created with a commercial 3D printer. Post sintering phase analysis was determined by X-ray diffraction. Surface morphology of the scaffolds was examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Mechanical strength was evaluated with a screw driven universal testing machine. MTT assay was used for cellular proliferation characteristics and cellular morphology was examined by FESEM. RESULTS Addition of dopants into TCP increased the average density of pure TCP from 90.8 ± 0.8% to 94.1 ± 1.6% and retarded the β to α phase transformation at high sintering temperatures, which resulted in up to 2.5 fold increase in compressive strength. In vitro cell-materials interaction studies, carried out using hFOB cells, confirmed that the addition of SiO(2) and ZnO to the scaffolds facilitated faster cell proliferation when compared to pure TCP scaffolds. SIGNIFICANCE Addition of SiO(2) and ZnO dopants to the TCP scaffolds showed increased mechanical strength as well as increased cellular proliferation.
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- Gary A Fielding
- W. M. Keck Biomedical Materials Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2920, USA
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Strategies for regeneration of the bone using porcine adult adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Theriogenology 2011; 75:1381-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mitsak AG, Kemppainen JM, Harris MT, Hollister SJ. Effect of polycaprolactone scaffold permeability on bone regeneration in vivo. Tissue Eng Part A 2011; 17:1831-9. [PMID: 21395465 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Successful bone tissue engineering depends on the scaffold's ability to allow nutrient diffusion to and waste removal from the regeneration site, as well as provide an appropriate mechanical environment. Since bone is highly vascularized, scaffolds that provide greater mass transport may support increased bone regeneration. Permeability encompasses the salient features of three-dimensional porous scaffold architecture effects on scaffold mass transport. We hypothesized that higher permeability scaffolds will enhance bone regeneration for a given cell seeding density. We manufactured poly-ɛ-caprolactone scaffolds, designed to have the same internal pore design and either a low permeability (0.688×10(-7)m(4)/N-s) or a high permeability (3.991×10(-7)m(4)/N-s), respectively. Scaffolds were seeded with bone morphogenic protein-7-transduced human gingival fibroblasts and implanted subcutaneously in immune-compromised mice for 4 and 8 weeks. Micro-CT evaluation showed better bone penetration into high permeability scaffolds, with blood vessel infiltration visible at 4 weeks. Compression testing showed that scaffold design had more influence on elastic modulus than time point did and that bone tissue infiltration increased the mechanical properties of the high permeability scaffolds at 8 weeks. These results suggest that for polycaprolactone, a more permeable scaffold with regular architecture is best for in vivo bone regeneration. This finding is an important step toward the end goal of optimizing a scaffold for bone tissue engineering.
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- Anna G Mitsak
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48189, USA
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Sellgren KL, Ma T. Perfusion conditioning of hydroxyapatite-chitosan-gelatin scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration from human mesenchymal stem cells. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2011; 6:49-59. [DOI: 10.1002/term.396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/11/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Sinha S, Guha A, Sinha A. Macroporous hybrid frameworks for bone graft substitute. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2010.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Den Buijs JO, Ritman EL, Dragomir-Daescu D. Validation of a fluid-structure interaction model of solute transport in pores of cyclically deformed tissue scaffolds. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2010; 16:1145-56. [PMID: 20136371 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2009.0685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Convection induced by repetitive compression of porous tissue scaffolds enhances solute transport inside the scaffold. Our previous experiments have shown that pore size, shape, and orientation with respect to strain direction greatly influence loading-induced solute transport. The objective of this study was to develop a computational model of deformation-induced solute transport in porous tissue scaffolds, which included the pore geometry of the scaffold. This geometry consisted of a cubic scaffold with single channel in the middle of the scaffold, immersed in a fluid reservoir. Cylindrical pores with circular or elliptic cross section, and spheroid pores were modeled. The scaffold was cyclically compressed from one side, causing fluid motion and dispersion of solute inside the scaffold pore. Scaffold deformation was solved using the finite element method, and fluid flow and solute transport were solved using the finite volume method. The distortion of the scaffold-fluid interface was transferred as a boundary condition to the fluid flow solver. Both convection and diffusion were included in the computations. The solute transport rates in the different scaffold pore geometries agreed well with our previous experimental results obtained with X-ray microimaging. This model will be used to explore transport properties of a spectrum of novel scaffold designs.
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- Jorn Op Den Buijs
- Division of Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Li JP, de Wijn JR, van Blitterswijk CA, de Groot K. The effect of scaffold architecture on properties of direct 3D fiber deposition of porous Ti6Al4V for orthopedic implants. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010; 92:33-42. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Porous tantalum (Ta) biomaterial is designed to function as a scaffold for osseous ingrowths and has found applications in orthopedics. Integration of this Ta foam into the neighboring bone requires that osteoprogenitor cells attach to the implant, grow into the scaffold, proliferate and differentiate to osteoblasts. The aim of the present study was to create an in vitro 3D model system to investigate the interaction of human osteoblasts with porous Ta in the depth of the corpus. To explore active migration of osteoblasts into the Ta scaffold two porous Ta discs (Zimmer, Poland) were horizontally fixed within a clamping ring. Thereby a 3D Ta module with 4 levels is generated, which is placed into a cell culture well with the appropriate medium. Osteoblast-like cells were seeded apical onto the Ta module and cultured for 7 days in humidified atmosphere. Active migration of cells into the scaffold was monitored by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) imaging of the apical, medial and basal layers. A problem in 3D cell culture is the nutrition of cells inside of the scaffold. Therefore morphological changes and differentiation of the cells in distinct layers were analyzed.
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Bramfeldt H, Sarazin P, Vermette P. Smooth muscle cell adhesion in surface-modified three-dimensional copolymer scaffolds prepared from co-continuous blends. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009; 91:305-15. [PMID: 18980194 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In this article, tissue-engineering scaffolds were fabricated from P(epsilon-CL-co-D,L-LA)-PEG-P(epsilon-CL-co-D,L-LA) copolymers using co-continuous blends with polystyrene as the porogen phase. By means of static annealing and following extraction of the porogen phase, pore sizes (channel widths) in the range of 15-350 microm were obtained. Smooth muscle cells were seeded in three-dimensional fibronectin-modified scaffolds of two different pore sizes. Considerably enhanced cell seeding efficiency was found for scaffolds with larger pore sizes, indicating the importance of this parameter to promote effective cell intrusion into bulk materials. Compressive moduli ranged from 2.3 +/- 0.3 to 67 +/- 15 MPa and decreased with increasing pore size. The reverse trend was found for scaffold permeability (kappa), which ranged from 8.5 x 10(-16) to 6.7 x 10(-11) m(2). This was comparable with permeabilities previously reported for scaffolds with higher pore sizes and void volumes, but more irregular pore morphologies. Taken together, the results obtained in this study motivate further investigation for possible future applications in tissue engineering.
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- Hanna Bramfeldt
- Laboratoire de Bioingénierie et de Biophysique de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Department of Chemical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 Blvd de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1K2R1, Canada
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The ability to engineer anatomically correct pieces of viable and functional human bone would have tremendous potential for bone reconstructions after congenital defects, cancer resections, and trauma. We report that clinically sized, anatomically shaped, viable human bone grafts can be engineered by using human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and a "biomimetic" scaffold-bioreactor system. We selected the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condylar bone as our tissue model, because of its clinical importance and the challenges associated with its complex shape. Anatomically shaped scaffolds were generated from fully decellularized trabecular bone by using digitized clinical images, seeded with hMSCs, and cultured with interstitial flow of culture medium. A bioreactor with a chamber in the exact shape of a human TMJ was designed for controllable perfusion throughout the engineered construct. By 5 weeks of cultivation, tissue growth was evidenced by the formation of confluent layers of lamellar bone (by scanning electron microscopy), markedly increased volume of mineralized matrix (by quantitative microcomputer tomography), and the formation of osteoids (histologically). Within bone grafts of this size and complexity cells were fully viable at a physiologic density, likely an important factor of graft function. Moreover, the density and architecture of bone matrix correlated with the intensity and pattern of the interstitial flow, as determined in experimental and modeling studies. This approach has potential to overcome a critical hurdle-in vitro cultivation of viable bone grafts of complex geometries-to provide patient-specific bone grafts for craniofacial and orthopedic reconstructions.
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Blecha LD, Rakotomanana L, Razafimahery F, Terrier A, Pioletti DP. Targeted mechanical properties for optimal fluid motion inside artificial bone substitutes. J Orthop Res 2009; 27:1082-7. [PMID: 19180634 DOI: 10.1002/jor.20836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Our goal was to develop a method to identify the optimal elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, porosity, and permeability values for a mechanically stressed bone substitute. We hypothesized that a porous bone substitute that favors the transport of nutriments, wastes, biochemical signals, and cells, while keeping the fluid-induced shear stress within a range that stimulates osteoblasts, would likely promote osteointegration. Two optimization criteria were used: (i) the fluid volume exchange between the artificial bone substitute and its environment must be maximal and (ii) the fluid-induced shear stress must be between 0.03 and 3 Pa. Biot's poroelastic theory was used to compute the fluid motion due to mechanical stresses. The impact of the elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, porosity, and permeability on the fluid motion were determined in general and for three different bone substitute sizes used in high tibial osteotomy. We found that fluid motion was optimized in two independent steps. First, fluid transport was maximized by minimizing the elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, and porosity. Second, the fluid-induced shear stress could be adjusted by tuning the bone substitute permeability so that it stayed within the favorable range of 0.03 to 3 Pa. Such method provides clear guidelines to bone substitute developers and to orthopedic surgeons for using bone substitute materials according to their mechanical environment.
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- L D Blecha
- Laboratory of Biomechanical Orthopedics EPFL-HOSR, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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