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Tejero JM, Cheronet O, Gelabert P, Zagorc B, Álvarez-Fernández E, Arias P, Averbouh A, Bar-Oz G, Barzilai O, Belfer-Cohen A, Bosch MD, Brück F, Cueto M, Dockner M, Fullola JM, Gárate D, Giannakoulis M, González C, Jakeli N, Mangado X, Meshveliani T, Neruda P, Nigst P, Ontañón R, Shemer M, Šimková PG, Tapia J, Sánchez de la Torre M, Schwab C, Weber G, Pinhasi R. Cervidae antlers exploited to manufacture prehistoric tools and hunting implements as a reliable source of ancient DNA. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31858. [PMID: 38845985 PMCID: PMC11154607 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Antler is one of the primary animal raw materials exploited for technical purposes by the hunter-gatherer groups of the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic (UP) all over the ecological range of deers, and beyond. It was exhaustively employed to produce one of the most critical tools for the survival of the UP societies: hunting weapons. However, antler implements can be made from diverse deer taxa, with different ecological requirements and ethological behaviours. Identifying the antler's origin at a taxonomic level is thus essential in improving our knowledge of humans' functional, practical and symbolic choices, as well as the human-animal interface during Prehistoric times. Nevertheless, palaeogenetics analyses have focused mainly on bone and teeth, with genetic studies of antler generally focused on modern deer conservation. Here we present the results of the first whole mitochondrial genome ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis by means of in-solution hybridisation capture of antlers from pre-Holocene archaeological contexts. We analysed a set of 50 Palaeolithic and Neolithic (c. 34-8ka) antler and osseous objects from South-Western Europe, Central Europe, South-Western Asia and the Caucasus. We successfully obtained aDNA, allowing us to identify the exploited taxa and demonstrate the archaeological relevance of those finds. Moreover, as most of the antlers were sampled using a minimally-invasive method, further analyses (morphometric, technical, genetic, radiometric and more) remain possible on these objects.
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- José-Miguel Tejero
- Seminari D'Estudis I Recerques Prehistòriques (SERP), Dep. Història i Arqueologia, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
- Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal I D'Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
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- Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria (IIIPC), (Universidad de Cantabria-Gobierno de Cantabria-Santander Universidades), Santander, Spain
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- CNRS-MNHN UMR 7209 Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique: Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnement. Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, Département « Homme et Environnement » & Institut INEE CNRS « Environnement et écologie », Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Archaeozoology, School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, University of Haifa, Israel
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- The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 3498838 Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
- Austrian Archaeological Institute – Prehistory Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
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- Departament de Prehistòria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
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- Seminari D'Estudis I Recerques Prehistòriques (SERP), Dep. Història i Arqueologia, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Institut D'Arqueologia de La Universitat de Barcelona (IAUB), Spain
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- Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria (IIIPC), (Universidad de Cantabria-Gobierno de Cantabria-Santander Universidades), Santander, Spain
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- Seminari D'Estudis I Recerques Prehistòriques (SERP), Dep. Història i Arqueologia, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Institut D'Arqueologia de La Universitat de Barcelona (IAUB), Spain
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- Seminari D'Estudis I Recerques Prehistòriques (SERP), Dep. Història i Arqueologia, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Institut D'Arqueologia de La Universitat de Barcelona (IAUB), Spain
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- Moravské Zemské Museum, Historické Muzeum, Ústav Anthropos, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
- Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, University of Vienna, Austria
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- Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria (IIIPC), (Universidad de Cantabria-Gobierno de Cantabria-Santander Universidades), Santander, Spain
- Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria (MUPAC), Santander, Spain
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- The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 3498838 Haifa, Israel
- Department of Bible, Archaeology and the Ancient Near East, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
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- Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi, Donostia, Spain
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- Seminari D'Estudis I Recerques Prehistòriques (SERP), Dep. Història i Arqueologia, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Institut D'Arqueologia de La Universitat de Barcelona (IAUB), Spain
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- Musée D’Archéologie Nationale et Domaine National de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
- Human Evolution and Archeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Austria
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Pienkowski D, Wood CL, Malluche HH. Trabecular bone microcrack accumulation in patients treated with bisphosphonates for durations up to 16 years. J Orthop Res 2023; 41:1033-1039. [PMID: 36163612 PMCID: PMC10039958 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study quantified the length, number, and density of microcracks in bone from patients treated with bisphosphonates as a function of duration. Anterior iliac crest bone samples from 51 osteoporotic Caucasian females continuously treated with oral bisphosphonates for 1-16 years were obtained by bone biopsy. Samples were histologically processed and analyzed for bone area, microcrack number, and microcrack length. The analyses used statistical modeling and considered patient age, bone mineral density, bone volume/total volume, trabecular thickness, and bone turnover as potential covariates. Microcrack density (number of microcracks/total examined bone area) was linearly related (p = 0.018) to bisphosphonate treatment duration. None of the analyzed covariates contributed significantly to the observed relationship between microcrack density and bisphosphonate treatment duration. Observed increases in microcrack density with increasing bisphosphonate treatment duration is important because increasing levels of microcracks may not only affect bone remodeling but also reduce elastic modulus and are suspected to adversely affect other mechanical properties that may influence fracture risk. The present findings add to our prior results showing changes in bone material properties and modulus with bisphosphonate treatment duration and thereby provide a more comprehensive assessment of the relationship between bisphosphonate treatment duration and bone quality. Statement of Clinical Significance: The present findings provide information guiding clinical use of oral bisphosphonates for post-menopausal osteoporosis therapy.
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- David Pienkowski
- F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Division of Nephrology, Bone & Mineral Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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Al-Qudsy L, Hu YW, Xu H, Yang PF. Mineralized Collagen Fibrils: An Essential Component in Determining the Mechanical Behavior of Cortical Bone. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:2203-2219. [PMID: 37075172 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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Bone comprises mechanically different materials in a specific hierarchical structure. Mineralized collagen fibrils (MCFs), represented by tropocollagen molecules and hydroxyapatite nanocrystals, are the fundamental unit of bone. The mechanical characterization of MCFs provides the unique adaptive mechanical competence to bone to withstand mechanical load. The structural and mechanical role of MCFs is critical in the deformation mechanisms of bone and the marvelous strength and toughness possessed by bone. However, the role of MCFs in the mechanical behavior of bone across multiple length scales is not fully understood. In the present study, we shed light upon the latest progress regarding bone deformation at multiple hierarchical levels and emphasize the role of MCFs during bone deformation. We propose the concept of hierarchical deformation of bone to describe the interconnected deformation process across multiple length scales of bone under mechanical loading. Furthermore, how the deterioration of bone caused by aging and diseases impairs the hierarchical deformation process of the cortical bone is discussed. The present work expects to provide insights on the characterization of MCFs in the mechanical properties of bone and lays the framework for the understanding of the multiscale deformation mechanics of bone.
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- Luban Al-Qudsy
- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- Department of Medical Instrumentation Engineering Techniques, Electrical Engineering Technical College, Middle Technical University, 8998+QHJ Baghdad, Iraq
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Xu M, An B, Zhang D. Competing mechanisms in fracture of staggered mineralized collagen fibril arrays. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 141:105761. [PMID: 36905708 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Mineralized collagen fibril (MCF) arrays are important structural elements involved in inelastic deformation and fracture process of bone. Recent experiments have shown that MCF breakage has an influence on toughening of bone. Motivated by the experiments, we carry out the analyses of fracture in staggered MCF arrays. The plastic deformation of extrafibrillar matrix (EFM), debonding of the MCF-EFM interface, plastic deformation of MCFs and MCF fracture are accounted for in the calculations. It is found that the fracture of MCF arrays is controlled by competition between MCF breakage and debonding of the MCF-EFM interface. The MCF-EFM interface with high shear strength and large shear fracture energy is capable of activating MCF breakage, which promotes plastic energy dissipation of MCF arrays. In the absence of MCF breakage, damage energy dissipation is higher than plastic energy dissipation and debonding of the MCF-EFM interface provides the major contribution to toughening of bone. We have further revealed that the relative contributions of interfacial debonding mechanism and plastic deformation of MCF arrays are dependent on fracture properties of the MCF-EFM interface in the normal direction. The high normal strength gives rise to enhanced damage energy dissipation and amplified plastic deformation of MCF arrays; while high normal fracture energy of the interface suppresses plastic deformation of MCFs.
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- Min Xu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China; Shaoxing Institute of Technology, Shanghai University, Shaoxing, 312074, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China; Shaoxing Institute of Technology, Shanghai University, Shaoxing, 312074, China
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Tuncer C, Güden M, Orhan M, Sarıkaya MK, Taşdemirci A. Quasi-static and dynamic Brazilian testing and failure analysis of a deer antler in the transverse to the osteon growth direction. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 138:105648. [PMID: 36610280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The transverse tensile strength of a naturally fallen red deer antler (Cervus Elaphus) was determined through indirect Brazilian tests using dry disc-shape specimens at quasi-static and high strain rates. Dynamic Brazilian tests were performed in a compression Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar. Quasi-static tensile and indirect Brazilian tests were also performed along the osteon growth direction for comparison. The quasi-static transverse tensile strength ranged 31.5-44.5 MPa. The strength increased to 83 MPa on the average in the dynamic Brazilian tests, proving a rate sensitive transverse strength. The quasi-static tensile strength in the osteon growth direction was however found comparably higher, 192 MPa. A Weibull analysis indicated a higher tensile ductility in the osteon growth direction than in the transverse to the osteon growth direction. The microscopic analysis of the quasi-static Brazilian test specimens (tensile strain along the osteon growth direction) revealed a micro-cracking mechanism operating by the crack deflection/twisting at the lacunae in the concentric lamellae region and at the interface between concentric lamellae and interstitial lamellae. On the other side, the specimens in the transverse direction fractured in a more brittle manner by the separation/delamination of the concentric lamellae and pulling of the interstitial lamellae. The detected increase in the transverse strength in the high strain rate tests was further ascribed to the pull and fracture of the visco-plastic collagen fibers in the interstitial lamellae. This was also confirmed microscopically; the dynamically tested specimens exhibited flatter fracture surfaces.
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- Can Tuncer
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla, İzmir, Turkey
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Park JS, Chen H, James KC, Natanson LJ, Stock SR. Three-dimensional mapping of mineral in intact shark centra with energy dispersive x-ray diffraction. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2022; 136:105506. [PMID: 36228402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The centra of shark vertebrae consist of cartilage mineralized by a bioapatite similar to bone's carbonated hydroxyapatite, and, without a repair mechanism analogous to remodeling in bone, these structures still survive millions of cycles of high-strain loading. The main structures of the centrum are an hourglass-shaped double cone and the intermedialia which supports the cones. Little is known about the nanostructure of shark centra, specifically the relationship between bioapatite and cartilage fibers, and this study uses energy dispersive diffraction (EDD) with polychromatic synchrotron x-radiation to study the spatial organization of the mineral phase and its crystallographic texture. The unique energy-sensitive detector array at beamline 6-BM-B, the Advanced Photon Source, enables EDD to quantify the texture within each sampling volume with one exposure while constructing 3D maps via specimen translation across the sampling volume. This study maps a centrum from two shark orders, a carcharhiniform and a lamniform, with different intermedialia structures. In the blue shark (Prionace glauca, Carcharhiniformes), the bioapatite's c-axes are oriented laterally within the centrum's cone walls but axially within the wide wedges of the intermedialia; the former is interpreted to resist lateral deformation, the latter to support axial loads. In the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus, Lamniformes), there is some tendency for c-axis variation with position, but the situation is unclear because one dimension of the sampling volume is considerably larger than the thickness and spacing of the intermedialia's radially-oriented lamellae. Because elastic modulus in collagen plus bioapatite mineralized tissues varies significantly with both volume fraction of bioapatite and crystallographic texture, the present 3D EDD-derived maps should inform future 3D numerical models of shark centra under applied load.
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- J S Park
- The Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA.
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- Mineral Physics Inst, Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY, USA.
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- Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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- (retired) Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Narragansett, RI, USA.
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- Dept. of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine and Simpson Querrey Inst., Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Basu S, Nag S, Kottan NB, Basu B. In silico study on probing atomistic insights into structural stability and tensile properties of Fe-doped hydroxyapatite single crystals. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20576. [PMID: 36446844 PMCID: PMC9709045 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24904-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Hydroxyapatite (HA, Ca10PO4(OH)2) is a widely explored material in the experimental domain of biomaterials science, because of its resemblance with natural bone minerals. Specifically, in the bioceramic community, HA doped with multivalent cations (e.g., Mg2+, Fe2+, Sr2+, etc.) has been extensively investigated in the last few decades. Experimental research largely established the critical role of dopant content on mechanical and biocompatibility properties. The plethora of experimental measurements of mechanical response on doped HA is based on compression or indentation testing of polycrystalline materials. Such measurements, and more importantly the computational predictions of mechanical properties of single crystalline (doped) HA are scarce. On that premise, the present study aims to build atomistic models of Fe2+-doped HA with varying Fe content (10, 20, 30, and 40 mol%) and to explore their uniaxial tensile response, by means of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. In the equilibrated unit cell structures, Ca(1) sites were found to be energetically favourable for Fe2+ substitution. The local distribution of Fe2+ ions significantly affects the atomic partial charge distribution and chemical symmetry surrounding the functional groups, and such signatures are found in the MD analyzed IR spectra. The significant decrease in the intensity of the IR bands found in the Fe-doped HA together with band splitting, because of the symmetry changes in the crystal structure. Another important objective of this work is to computationally predict the mechanical response of doped HA in their single crystal format. An interesting observation is that the elastic anisotropy of undoped HA was not compromised with Fe-doping. Tensile strength (TS) is systematically reduced in doped HA with Fe2+ dopant content and a decrease in TS with temperature can be attributed to the increased thermal agitation of atoms at elevated temperatures. The physics of the tensile response was rationalized in terms of the strain dependent changes in covalent/ionic bond framework (Ca-P distance, P-O bond strain, O-P-O angular strain, O-H bond distance). Further, the dynamic changes in covalent bond network were energetically analyzed by calculating the changes in O-H and P-O bond vibrational energy. Summarizing, the current work establishes our foundational understanding of the atomistic phenomena involved in the structural stability and tensile response of Fe-doped HA single crystals.
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- Subhadip Basu
- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
- Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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Uniyal P, Sharma A, Kumar N. Investigation on the sensitivity of indentation devices for detection of fatigue loading induced damage in bovine cortical bone. J Biomech 2022; 143:111274. [PMID: 36049386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Daily physiological activities subject our skeletal system to cyclic loading with varying frequencies and magnitudes. These loadings interact with the microstructure of bone and create microdamage, which can cause stress-induced injuries if not repaired on the time. The early detection is required to prevent the complications associated with these fractures. In the present study, to examine fatigue loading-induced damage in cortical bone, the sensitivity of four different indentation devices was investigated. For this, cortical bone samples were fatigued in four-point bending configuration at 0.5 Hz, 2 Hz and 4 Hz frequencies. Following the fatigue loading, cyclic reference point indentation (cRPI), impact reference point indentation (iRPI), Vickers microhardness and nanoindentation tests were performed on the bone samples. Results show that indentation devices are sensitive to detect fatigue loading induced damage only in 0.5 Hz group samples on compressive region. On the other hand, the sensitivity of indentation devices for tensile stress-induced damage is not clear. Also, histological examination of fatigued bone samples shows a significant increase in the crack density and crack length with fatigue loading only for the 0.5 Hz group samples. The present study provides insight into the sensitivity of different indentation devices to fatigue loading induced damage, which could be helpful in the development of new devices for the early diagnosis of stress induced injuries.
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- Piyush Uniyal
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Ropar, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Ropar, India
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Ropar, India; Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Ropar, India.
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Predicting pullout strength of pedicle screws in broken bones from X-ray images. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2022; 134:105366. [PMID: 35870229 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Pedicle screw fixation is one of the most common procedures used in spinal fusion surgery. The screw loosening is a major concern, which may be caused by broken pedicles. In vitro pullout tests or insertion torque are the main approaches for assessing the stability of the screw; however, direct evidence was lacking for clinical human spines. Here, we aim to provide a model that can predict the pullout strengths of pedicle screws in various pedicle conditions from X-ray images. A weighted embedded bone volume (EBV) model is proposed for pullout strengths prediction by considering the bone heterogeneity and confinement of the screw. We showed that the pullout strength is proportional to the EBV for homogeneous bone and the weighted EBV for layered composite bone. The proposed weighted EBV model is validated with in vitro Sawbones® pullout experiments. The results show that the model has better accuracy than the simple EBV model, with a coefficient of determination of 0.94. The proposed weighted EBV model can help assess the stability of a pedicle screw in a broken pedicle by simply examining 2D X-ray images.
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Zhang Y, Hollis D, Ross R, Snow T, Terrill NJ, Lu Y, Wang W, Connelly J, Tozzi G, Gupta HS. Investigating the Fibrillar Ultrastructure and Mechanics in Keloid Scars Using In Situ Synchrotron X-ray Nanomechanical Imaging. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15051836. [PMID: 35269067 PMCID: PMC8911729 DOI: 10.3390/ma15051836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Fibrotic scarring is prevalent in a range of collagenous tissue disorders. Understanding the role of matrix biophysics in contributing to fibrotic progression is important to develop therapies, as well as to elucidate biological mechanisms. Here, we demonstrate how microfocus small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), with in situ mechanics and correlative imaging, can provide quantitative and position-resolved information on the fibrotic matrix nanostructure and its mechanical properties. We use as an example the case of keloid scarring in skin. SAXS mapping reveals heterogeneous gradients in collagen fibrillar concentration, fibril pre-strain (variations in D-period) and a new interfibrillar component likely linked to proteoglycans, indicating evidence of a complex 3D structure at the nanoscale. Furthermore, we demonstrate a proof-of-principle for a diffraction-contrast correlative imaging technique, incorporating, for the first time, DIC and SAXS, and providing an initial estimate for measuring spatially resolved fibrillar-level strain and reorientation in such heterogeneous tissues. By application of the method, we quantify (at the microscale) fibrillar reorientations, increases in fibrillar D-period variance, and increases in mean D-period under macroscopic tissue strains of ~20%. Our results open the opportunity of using synchrotron X-ray nanomechanical imaging as a quantitative tool to probe structure–function relations in keloid and other fibrotic disorders in situ.
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- Yuezhou Zhang
- Institute of Bioengineering and School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK; (Y.Z.); (W.W.)
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- LaVision UK, 2 Minton Place, Victoria Road, Bicester OX26 6QB, UK;
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK; (R.R.); (J.C.)
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK; (T.S.); (N.J.T.)
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK; (T.S.); (N.J.T.)
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- Centre for Biomarkers and Biotherapeutics, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 5PZ, UK;
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- Institute of Bioengineering and School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK; (Y.Z.); (W.W.)
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK; (R.R.); (J.C.)
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- School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK;
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- Institute of Bioengineering and School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK; (Y.Z.); (W.W.)
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Bonicelli A, Kranioti EF, Xhemali B, Arnold E, Zioupos P. Assessing bone maturity: Compositional and mechanical properties of rib cortical bone at different ages. Bone 2022; 155:116265. [PMID: 34844026 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Understanding what maturity entails for bone, when it arrives, and its pre- and post-maturity traits and properties are very important for understanding its evolution and physiology. There is a clear but fine distinction between the chronological age of bone (the age of its donor) and the tissue age of the bone packets it comprises at the microscopic level. Whole bone fragility changes with age due to mass and architecture effects, but so do the properties of bone at the tissue level. Tissue age and tissue-level properties are therefore increasingly attracting a great deal of attention recently. The present study investigated compositional and material changes in the hydroxyapatite crystals, the collagenous phase, changes in bone matrix composition and its nanoindentation properties and their decline with chronological age in later life. The aim was to track the age threshold at which cortical bone arrives at maturity and what happens following that threshold. To do so FTIR, DSC/TGA, XRD, nanoindentation and microindentation were used to investigate rib cortical bone material across a cohort of 86 individuals from one ethnic group with age spanning between 17 and 82 years. Results of this cross-sectional study showed a clear increase in mineral content relative to the organic and water contents across all ages. Furthermore, an increase in crystal size and consequent decrease in strain (coherence length) was detected associated with secondary mineralisation and an increase in carbonate substitution. Overall, we observe a number of modifications which contribute to a typical functional behaviour of bone showing an increase in both indentation modulus and hardness until the age of about 35 after which both of these properties decline gradually and concomitantly to other physicochemical changes and seemingly until the end of one's life.
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- Andrea Bonicelli
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK; Musculoskeletal & Medicolegal Research Group, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the UK, Shrivenham, UK
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- Department of Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Musculoskeletal & Medicolegal Research Group, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the UK, Shrivenham, UK
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- Musculoskeletal & Medicolegal Research Group, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the UK, Shrivenham, UK.
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Groetsch A, Zysset PK, Varga P, Pacureanu A, Peyrin F, Wolfram U. An experimentally informed statistical elasto-plastic mineralised collagen fibre model at the micrometre and nanometre lengthscale. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15539. [PMID: 34330938 PMCID: PMC8324897 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93505-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Bone is an intriguingly complex material. It combines high strength, toughness and lightweight via an elaborate hierarchical structure. This structure results from a biologically driven self-assembly and self-organisation, and leads to different deformation mechanisms along the length scales. Characterising multiscale bone mechanics is fundamental to better understand these mechanisms including changes due to bone-related diseases. It also guides us in the design of new bio-inspired materials. A key-gap in understanding bone's behaviour exists for its fundamental mechanical unit, the mineralised collagen fibre, a composite of organic collagen molecules and inorganic mineral nanocrystals. Here, we report an experimentally informed statistical elasto-plastic model to explain the fibre behaviour including the nanoscale interplay and load transfer with its main mechanical components. We utilise data from synchrotron nanoscale imaging, and combined micropillar compression and synchrotron X-ray scattering to develop the model. We see that a 10-15% micro- and nanomechanical heterogeneity in mechanical properties is essential to promote the ductile microscale behaviour preventing an abrupt overall failure even when individual fibrils have failed. We see that mineral particles take up 45% of strain compared to collagen molecules while interfibrillar shearing seems to enable the ductile post-yield behaviour. Our results suggest that a change in mineralisation and fibril-to-matrix interaction leads to different mechanical properties among mineralised tissues. Our model operates at crystalline-, molecular- and continuum-levels and sheds light on the micro- and nanoscale deformation of fibril-matrix reinforced composites.
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- Alexander Groetsch
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
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- ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Davos, Switzerland
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, UCBL Lyon 1, Creatis, Lyon, France
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
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Fracture toughness of bone at the microscale. Acta Biomater 2021; 121:475-483. [PMID: 33307248 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bone's hierarchical arrangement of collagen and mineral generates a confluence of toughening mechanisms acting at every length scale from the molecular to the macroscopic level. Molecular defects, disease, and age alter bone structure at different levels and diminish its fracture resistance. However, the inability to isolate and quantify the influence of specific features hampers our understanding and the development of new therapies. Here, we combine in situ micromechanical testing, transmission electron microscopy and phase-field modelling to quantify intrinsic deformation and toughening at the fibrillar level and unveil the critical role of fibril orientation on crack deflection. At this level dry bone is highly anisotropic, with fracture energies ranging between 5 and 30 J/m2 depending on the direction of crack propagation. These values are lower than previously calculated for dehydrated samples from large-scale tests. However, they still suggest a significant amount of energy dissipation. This approach provides a new tool to uncouple and quantify, from the bottom up, the roles played by the structural features and constituents of bone on fracture and how can they be affected by different pathologies. The methodology can be extended to support the rational development of new structural composites.
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Tavakol M, Vaughan TJ. The structural role of osteocalcin in bone biomechanics and its alteration in Type-2 Diabetes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17321. [PMID: 33057142 PMCID: PMC7560881 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73141-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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This study presents an investigation into the role of Osteocalcin (OC) on bone biomechanics, with the results demonstrating that the protein's α-helix structures play a critical role in energy dissipation behavior in healthy conditions. In the first instance, α-helix structures have high affinity with the Hydroxyapatite (HAp) mineral surface and provide favorable conditions for adsorption of OC proteins onto the mineral surface. Using steered molecular dynamics simulation, several key energy dissipation mechanisms associated with α-helix structures were observed, which included stick-slip behavior, a sacrificial bond mechanism and a favorable binding feature provided by the Ca2+ motif on the OC protein. In the case of Type-2 Diabetes, this study demonstrated that possible glycation of the OC protein can occur through covalent crosslinking between Arginine and N-terminus regions, causing disruption of α-helices leading to a lower protein affinity to the HAp surface. Furthermore, the loss of α-helix structures allowed protein deformation to occur more easily during pulling and key energy dissipation mechanisms observed in the healthy configuration were no longer present. This study has significant implications for our understanding of bone biomechanics, revealing several novel mechanisms in OC's involvement in energy dissipation. Furthermore, these mechanisms can be disrupted following the onset of Type-2 Diabetes, implying that glycation of OC could have a substantial contribution to the increased bone fragility observed during this disease state.
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- Mahdi Tavakol
- Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics Research Centre, School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics Research Centre, School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
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Lefevre E, Baron C, Gineyts E, Bala Y, Gharbi H, Allain JM, Lasaygues P, Pithioux M, Follet H. Ultrasounds could be considered as a future tool for probing growing bone properties. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15698. [PMID: 32973276 PMCID: PMC7518273 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72776-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Juvenile bone growth is well described (physiological and anatomical) but there are still lacks of knowledge on intrinsic material properties. Our group has already published, on different samples, several studies on the assessment of intrinsic material properties of juvenile bone compared to material properties of adult bone. The purpose of this study was finally to combine different experimental modalities available (ultrasonic measurement, micro-Computed Tomography analysis, mechanical compression tests and biochemical measurements) applied on small cubic bone samples in order to gain insight into the multiparametric evaluation of bone quality. Differences were found between juvenile and adult groups in term of architectural parameters (Porosity Separation), Tissue Mineral Density (TMD), diagonal stiffness coefficients (C33, C44, C55, C66) and ratio between immature and mature cross-links (CX). Diagonal stiffness coefficients are more representative of the microstructural and biochemical parameters of child bone than of adult bone. We also found that compression modulus E was highly correlated with several microstructure parameters and CX in children group while it was not at all correlated in the adult group. Similar results were found for the CX which was linked to several microstructure parameters (TMD and E) only in the juvenile group. To our knowledge, this is the first time that, on a same sample, ultrasonic measurements have been combined with the assessment of mechanical and biochemical properties. It appears that ultrasonic measurements can provide relevant indicators of child bone quality (microstructural and biochemical parameters) which is promising for clinical application since, B-mode ultrasound is the preferred first-line modality over other more constraining imaging modalities (radiation, parent–child accessibility and access to the patient's bed) for pediatric patients.
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- Emmanuelle Lefevre
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS,ISM, Marseille, France.,Aix Marseille Univ, APHM,CNRS, ISM, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Institute for Locomotion, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS,ISM, Marseille, France.,Aix Marseille Univ, APHM,CNRS, ISM, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Institute for Locomotion, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Marseille, France
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, LYOS UMR1033, F69008, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, LYOS UMR1033, F69008, Lyon, France.,Laboratoire Vibrations Acoustique, INSA Lyon, Campus LyonTech la Doua, Villeurbanne, France
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- LMS, Ecole Polytechnique,CNRS, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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- LMS, Ecole Polytechnique,CNRS, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France.,Inria, Palaiseau, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS,ISM, Marseille, France.,Aix Marseille Univ, APHM,CNRS, ISM, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Institute for Locomotion, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Marseille, France
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, LYOS UMR1033, F69008, Lyon, France.
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Ma S, Goh EL, Tay T, Wiles CC, Boughton O, Churchwell JH, Wu Y, Karunaratne A, Bhattacharya R, Terrill N, Cobb JP, Hansen U, Abel RL. Nanoscale mechanisms in age-related hip-fractures. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14208. [PMID: 32848149 PMCID: PMC7450077 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69783-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Nanoscale mineralized collagen fibrils may be important determinants of whole-bone mechanical properties and contribute to the risk of age-related fractures. In a cross-sectional study nano- and tissue-level mechanics were compared across trabecular sections from the proximal femora of three groups (n = 10 each): ageing non-fractured donors (Controls); untreated fracture patients (Fx-Untreated); bisphosphonate-treated fracture patients (Fx-BisTreated). Collagen fibril, mineral and tissue mechanics were measured using synchrotron X-Ray diffraction of bone sections under load. Mechanical data were compared across groups, and tissue-level data were regressed against nano. Compared to controls fracture patients exhibited significantly lower critical tissue strain, max strain and normalized strength, with lower peak fibril and mineral strain. Bisphosphonate-treated exhibited the lowest properties. In all three groups, peak mineral strain coincided with maximum tissue strength (i.e. ultimate stress), whilst peak fibril strain occurred afterwards (i.e. higher tissue strain). Tissue strain and strength were positively and strongly correlated with peak fibril and mineral strains. Age-related fractures were associated with lower peak fibril and mineral strain irrespective of treatment. Indicating earlier mineral disengagement and the subsequent onset of fibril sliding is one of the key mechanisms leading to fracture. Treatments for fragility should target collagen-mineral interactions to restore nano-scale strain to that of healthy bone.
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- Shaocheng Ma
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.,MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR, UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR, UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR, UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR, UK.,Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR, UK
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, WCIE 6BT, UK
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- Centre for Medicine, University of Leicester Medical School, Leicester, LE1 7HA, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, 10400, Sri Lanka
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- St. Mary's Hospital, North West London Major Trauma Centre, Imperial College, London, W2 1NY, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR, UK.
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Gauthier R, Follet H, Langer M, Peyrin F, Mitton D. What is the influence of two strain rates on the relationship between human cortical bone toughness and micro-structure? Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2020; 234:247-254. [DOI: 10.1177/0954411919884776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Cortical bone fracture mechanisms are well studied under quasi-static loading. The influence of strain rate on crack propagation mechanisms needs to be better understood, however. We have previously shown that several aspects of the bone micro-structure are involved in crack propagation, such as the complete porosity network, including the Haversian system and the lacunar network, as well as biochemical aspects, such as the maturity of collagen cross-links. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of strain rate on the toughness of human cortical bone with respect to its microstructure and organic non-collagenous composition. Two strain rates will be considered: quasi-static loading (10−4 s−1), a standard condition, and a higher loading rate (10−1 s−1), representative of a fall. Cortical bone samples were extracted from eight female donors (age 50–91 years). Three-point bending tests were performed until failure. Synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography imaging was performed to assess bone microstructure including the Haversian system and the lacunar system. Collagen enzymatic cross-link maturation was measured using a high performance liquid chromatography column. Results showed that that under quasi-static loading, the elastic contribution of the fracture process is correlated to both the collagen cross-links maturation and the microstructure, while the plastic contribution is correlated only to the porosity network. Under fall-like loading, bone organization appears to be less linked to crack propagation.
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- Rémy Gauthier
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, Lyon, France
- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CREATIS, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, LYOS UMR1033, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CREATIS, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CREATIS, Villeurbanne, France
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, Lyon, France
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Xi L, De Falco P, Barbieri E, Karunaratne A, Bentley L, Esapa CT, Davis GR, Terrill NJ, Cox RD, Pugno NM, Thakker RV, Weinkamer R, Wu WW, Fang DN, Gupta HS. Reduction of fibrillar strain-rate sensitivity in steroid-induced osteoporosis linked to changes in mineralized fibrillar nanostructure. Bone 2020; 131:115111. [PMID: 31726107 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.115111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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As bone is used in a dynamic mechanical environment, understanding the structural origins of its time-dependent mechanical behaviour - and the alterations in metabolic bone disease - is of interest. However, at the scale of the mineralized fibrillar matrix (nanometre-level), the nature of the strain-rate dependent mechanics is incompletely understood. Here, we investigate the fibrillar- and mineral-deformation behaviour in a murine model of Cushing's syndrome, used to understand steroid induced osteoporosis, using synchrotron small- and wide-angle scattering/diffraction combined with in situ tensile testing at three strain rates ranging from 10-4 to 10-1 s-1. We find that the effective fibril- and mineral-modulus and fibrillar-reorientation show no significant increase with strain-rate in osteoporotic bone, but increase significantly in normal (wild-type) bone. By applying a fibril-lamellar two-level structural model of bone matrix deformation to fit the results, we obtain indications that altered collagen-mineral interactions at the nanoscale - along with altered fibrillar orientation distributions - may be the underlying reason for this altered strain-rate sensitivity. Our results suggest that an altered strain-rate sensitivity of the bone matrix in osteoporosis may be one of the contributing factors to reduced mechanical competence in such metabolic bone disorders, and that increasing this sensitivity may improve biomechanical performance.
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- L Xi
- Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK; Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, D-14424 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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- School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK; Department of Mathematical Science and Advanced Technology (MAT), Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences (YES) 3173-25, Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-city, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK; Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JL, UK.
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- Dental Physical Sciences Unit, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- Beamline I22, Diamond Light Source Ltd., Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK.
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- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired & Graphene Nanomechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano, 77, 38123, Trento, Italy; School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK; Ket Lab, Edoardo Amaldi Foundation, Via del Politecnico snc, 00133, Rome, Italy.
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JL, UK.
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, D-14424 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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- Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex Systems, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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Singh J, Sharma NK, Sarker MD, Naghieh S, Sehgal SS, Chen DXB. Assessment of Elastic-Plastic Fracture Behavior of Cortical Bone Using a Small Punch Testing Technique. J Biomech Eng 2020; 142:2735305. [PMID: 31141595 DOI: 10.1115/1.4043870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The fracture properties of cortical bone are directly coupled to its complex hierarchical structure. The limited availability of bone material from many anatomic locations creates challenges for assessing the effect of bone heterogeneity and anisotropy on fracture properties. The small punch technique was employed to examine the fracture behavior of cortical bone in terms of area under the curve values obtained from load-load point displacement behavior. Fracture toughness of cortical bone was also determined in terms of J-toughness values obtained using a compact tension (CT) test. Area under the curve values obtained from the small punch test were correlated with the J-toughness values of cortical bone. The effects of bone density and compositional parameters on area under the curve and Jtoughness values were also analyzed using linear and multiple regression analysis. Area under the curve and J-toughness values are strongly and positively correlated. Bone density and %mineral content are positively correlated with both area under the curve and J-toughness values. The multiple regression analysis outcomes support these results. Overall, the findings support the hypothesis that area under the curve values obtained from small punch tests can be used to assess the fracture behavior of cortical bone.
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- Jagjit Singh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab 140413, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C5, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C5, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C5, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab 140413, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C5, Canada; Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C5, Canada
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Matrix-induced pre-strain and mineralization-dependent interfibrillar shear transfer enable 3D fibrillar deformation in a biogenic armour. Acta Biomater 2019; 100:18-28. [PMID: 31563691 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The cuticle of stomatopod is an example of a natural mineralized biomaterial, consisting of chitin, amorphous calcium carbonate and protein components with a multiscale hierarchical structure, and forms a protective shell with high impact resistance. At the ultrastructural level, cuticle mechanical functionality is enabled by the nanoscale architecture, wherein chitin fibrils are in intimate association with enveloping mineral and proteins. However, the interactions between these ultrastructural building blocks, and their coupled response to applied load, remain unclear. Here, we elucidate these interactions via synchrotron microbeam wide-angle X-ray diffraction combined with in situ tensile loading, to quantify the chitin crystallite structure of native cuticle - and after demineralization and deproteinization - as well as time-resolved changes in chitin fibril strain on macroscopic loading. We demonstrate chitin crystallite stabilization by mineral, seen via a compressive pre-strain of approximately 0.10% (chitin/protein fibre pre-stress of ∼20 MPa), which is lost on demineralization. Clear reductions of stiffness at the fibrillar-level following matrix digestion are linked to the change in the protein/matrix mechanical properties. Furthermore, both demineralization and deproteinization alter the 3D-pattern of deformation of the fibrillar network, with a non-symmetrical angular fibril strain induced by the chemical modifications, associated with loss of the load-transferring interfibrillar matrix. Our results demonstrate and quantify the critical role of interactions at the nanoscale (between chitin-protein and chitin-mineral) in enabling the molecular conformation and outstanding mechanical properties of cuticle, which will inform future design of hierarchical bioinspired composites. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Chitinous biomaterials (e.g. arthropod cuticle) are widespread in nature and attracting attention for bioinspired design due to high impact resistance coupled with light weight. However, how the nanoscale interactions of the molecular building blocks - alpha-chitin, protein and calcium carbonate mineral - lead to these material properties is not clear. Here we used X-ray scattering to determine the cooperative interactions between chitin fibrils, protein matrix and biominerals, during tissue loading. We find that the chitin crystallite structure is stabilized by mineral nanoparticles, the protein phase prestresses chitin fibrils, and that chemical modification of the interfibrillar matrix significantly disrupts 2D mechanics of the microfibrillar chitin plywood network. These results will aid rational design of advanced chitin-based biomaterials with high impact resistance.
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Speed A, Groetsch A, Schwiedrzik JJ, Wolfram U. Extrafibrillar matrix yield stress and failure envelopes for mineralised collagen fibril arrays. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2019; 105:103563. [PMID: 32279843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bone metabolic diseases such as osteoporosis constitute a major socio-economic challenge. A detailed understanding of the structure-property relationships of bone's underlying hierarchical levels has the potential to improve diagnosis and the ability to treat those diseases, especially with regards to the onset of failure. Therefore, elastic and yield properties of mineralised turkey leg tendon (MTLT), a mineralised tissue that is similar to bone but has a simpler multiscale structure, were investigated. Elastic properties were identified using a multiscale micromechanical model. The input parameters include constituent mechanical properties, volume fractions and inclusion aspect ratios and these were obtained from a wide variety of literature sources. The determined elastic properties were used to formulate micromechanically informed yield surfaces and to identify yield properties of MTLT at the nanometre length scale where failure is first reported to occur. This was done in conjunction with experimental results from the compression of micropillars extracted from individual mineralised collagen fibres. This data was then used to identify micromechanically informed failure envelopes. The shear yield stress of the extrafibrillar matrix, associated with interfibrillar sliding, was identified as 137.65 MPa. The ratio between tensile and compressive yield stress in the Drucker-Prager yield criterion was 0.65. For both criteria apparent yield stress of the mineralised collagen fibril decreased to 25.3-31.4% when varying fibril orientation from 0° to 90°. This study identified yield properties of extrafibrillar matrix using an aligned mineralised tissue. The ability to obtain yield stress data and unloading stiffness from micropillar compression tests of MTLT at the level of the mineralised collagen fibril array and downscaling these into the EM mitigates against possible errors associated with macroscopic stiffness predictions and proved to be an invaluable advantage compared to similar modelling approaches. Results may help to improve computational models that may then be used in pre-clinical testing or development of personalised treatment strategies.
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- Allan Speed
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology, Thun, Switzerland
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom.
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Huang W, Restrepo D, Jung JY, Su FY, Liu Z, Ritchie RO, McKittrick J, Zavattieri P, Kisailus D. Multiscale Toughening Mechanisms in Biological Materials and Bioinspired Designs. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1901561. [PMID: 31268207 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201901561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Biological materials found in Nature such as nacre and bone are well recognized as light-weight, strong, and tough structural materials. The remarkable toughness and damage tolerance of such biological materials are conferred through hierarchical assembly of their multiscale (i.e., atomic- to macroscale) architectures and components. Herein, the toughening mechanisms of different organisms at multilength scales are identified and summarized: macromolecular deformation, chemical bond breakage, and biomineral crystal imperfections at the atomic scale; biopolymer fibril reconfiguration/deformation and biomineral nanoparticle/nanoplatelet/nanorod translation, and crack reorientation at the nanoscale; crack deflection and twisting by characteristic features such as tubules and lamellae at the microscale; and structure and morphology optimization at the macroscale. In addition, the actual loading conditions of the natural organisms are different, leading to energy dissipation occurring at different time scales. These toughening mechanisms are further illustrated by comparing the experimental results with computational modeling. Modeling methods at different length and time scales are reviewed. Examples of biomimetic designs that realize the multiscale toughening mechanisms in engineering materials are introduced. Indeed, there is still plenty of room mimicking the strong and tough biological designs at the multilength and time scale in Nature.
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- Wei Huang
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Fatigue and Fracture Division, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
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- Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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Assessing matrix quality by Raman spectroscopy helps predict fracture toughness of human cortical bone. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7195. [PMID: 31076574 PMCID: PMC6510799 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43542-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Developing clinical tools that assess bone matrix quality could improve the assessment of a person's fracture risk. To determine whether Raman spectroscopy (RS) has such potential, we acquired Raman spectra from human cortical bone using microscope- and fiber optic probe-based Raman systems and tested whether correlations between RS and fracture toughness properties were statistically significant. Calculated directly from intensities at wavenumbers identified by second derivative analysis, Amide I sub-peak ratio I1670/I1640, not I1670/I1690, was negatively correlated with Kinit (N = 58; R2 = 32.4%) and J-integral (R2 = 47.4%) when assessed by Raman micro-spectroscopy. Area ratios (A1670/A1690) determined from sub-band fitting did not correlate with fracture toughness. There were fewer correlations between RS and fracture toughness when spectra were acquired by probe RS. Nonetheless, the I1670/I1640 sub-peak ratio again negatively correlated with Kinit (N = 56; R2 = 25.6%) and J-integral (R2 = 39.0%). In best-fit general linear models, I1670/I1640, age, and volumetric bone mineral density explained 50.2% (microscope) and 49.4% (probe) of the variance in Kinit. I1670/I1640 and v1PO4/Amide I (microscope) or just I1670/I1640 (probe) were negative predictors of J-integral (adjusted-R2 = 54.9% or 37.9%, respectively). While Raman-derived matrix properties appear useful to the assessment of fracture resistance of bone, the acquisition strategy to resolve the Amide I band needs to be identified.
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Groetsch A, Gourrier A, Schwiedrzik J, Sztucki M, Beck RJ, Shephard JD, Michler J, Zysset PK, Wolfram U. Compressive behaviour of uniaxially aligned individual mineralised collagen fibres at the micro- and nanoscale. Acta Biomater 2019; 89:313-329. [PMID: 30858052 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The increasing incidence of osteoporotic bone fractures makes fracture risk prediction an important clinical challenge. Computational models can be utilised to facilitate such analyses. However, they critically depend on bone's underlying hierarchical material description. To understand bone's irreversible behaviour at the micro- and nanoscale, we developed an in situ testing protocol that allows us to directly relate the experimental data to the mechanical behaviour of individual mineralised collagen fibres and its main constitutive phases, the mineralised collagen fibrils and the mineral nanocrystals, by combining micropillar compression of single fibres with small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Failure modes were assessed by SEM. Strain ratios in the elastic region at fibre, fibril and mineral levels were found to be approximately 22:5:2 with strain ratios at the point of compressive strength of 0.23 ± 0.11 for fibril-to-fibre and 0.07 ± 0.01 for mineral-to-fibre levels. Mineral-to-fibre levels showed highest strain ratios around the apparent yield point, fibril-to-fibre around apparent strength. The mineralised collagen fibrils showed a delayed mechanical response, contrary to the mineral phase, which points towards preceding deformations of mineral nanocrystals in the extrafibrillar matrix. No damage was measured at the level of the mineralised collagen fibre which indicates an incomplete separation of the mineral and collagen, and an extrafibrillar interface failure. The formation of kink bands and the gradual recruitment of fibrils upon compressive loading presumably led to localised strains. Our results from a well-controlled fibrillar architecture provide valuable input for micromechanical models and computational non-linear bone strength analyses that may provide further insights for personalised diagnosis and treatment as well as bio-inspired implants for patients with bone diseases. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis or bone cancer significantly challenge health care systems and make fracture risk prediction and treatment optimisation important clinical goals. Computational methods such as finite element models have the potential to optimise analyses but highly depend on underlying material descriptions. We developed an in situ testing set-up to directly relate experimental data to the mechanical behaviour of bone's fundamental building block, the individual mineralised collagen fibre and its main constituents. Low multilevel strain ratios suggest high deformations in the extrafibrillar matrix and energy dissipation at the interfaces, the absence of damage indicates both an incomplete separation between mineral and collagen and an extrafibrillar interface failure. The formation of kink bands in the fibril-reinforced composite presumably led to localised strains. The deformation behaviour of a well-controlled fibrillar architecture provides valuable input for non-linear bone strength analyses.
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- Alexander Groetsch
- Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory of Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Thun, Switzerland
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), F-38043 Grenoble Cedex, France
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory of Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Thun, Switzerland
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- Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
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Gauthier R, Langer M, Follet H, Olivier C, Gouttenoire PJ, Helfen L, Rongiéras F, Mitton D, Peyrin F. Influence of loading condition and anatomical location on human cortical bone linear micro-cracks. J Biomech 2019; 85:59-66. [PMID: 30686510 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Human cortical bone fracture toughness depends on the anatomical locations under quasi-static loading. Recent results also showed that under fall-like loading, cortical bone fracture toughness is similar at different anatomical locations in the same donor. While cortical bone toughening mechanisms are known to be dependent on the tissue architecture under quasi-static loading, the fracture mechanisms during a fall are less studied. In the current study, the structural parameters of eight paired femoral diaphyses, femoral necks and radial diaphyses were mechanically tested under quasi-static and fall-like loading conditions (female donors, 70 ± 14 y.o., [50-91 y.o.]). Synchrotron radiation micro-CT imaging was used to quantify the amount of micro-cracks formed during loading. The volume fraction of these micro-cracks was significantly higher within the specimens loaded under a quasi-static condition than under a loading representative of a fall. Under fall-like loading, there was no difference in crack volume fraction between the different paired anatomical locations. This result shows that the micro-cracking toughening mechanism depends both on the anatomical location and on the loading condition.
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- Rémy Gauthier
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, F69622 Lyon, France; Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Creatis, F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Creatis, F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, LYOS UMR1033, F69008 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Creatis, F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Creatis, F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, F69622 Lyon, France; Service Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologie - Hôpital Desgenettes, 69003 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, F69622 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Creatis, F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
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An B, Sun W. A theory of biological composites undergoing plastic deformations. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2019; 93:204-212. [PMID: 30826697 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Natural biological composites such as bone, dentin, nacre and enamel exhibit anisotropic microstructures, giving rise to orientation-dependent mechanical properties. Although the mechanical properties of these materials have been studied extensively, there is limited progress on modeling the common features associated with the orientation-dependent plastic deformation of biological composites. In this study, we develop a continuum theory for elastic-viscoplastic deformations of anisotropic biological composites. The pressure-sensitive and plastically dilatant plastic flow is incorporated into the theory, and the plastic spin related to the kinematics of the underlying substructure during macroscopic plastic deformation is explicitly taken into account. A special set of constitutive equations are implemented in a finite element program. Furthermore, the material parameters have been calibrated and numerical simulations of elastic-plastic deformation in bone are performed. It is found that the theory can capture the major features of plastic deformation of biological composites. The numerical simulations are in good agreement with experiments, demonstrating that the model is capable of predicting the complex plastic deformation of bone.
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- Bingbing An
- Department of Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai 200072, People's Republic of China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai 200072, People's Republic of China
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Nikel O, Poundarik AA, Bailey S, Vashishth D. Structural role of osteocalcin and osteopontin in energy dissipation in bone. J Biomech 2018; 80:45-52. [PMID: 30205977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Non-collagenous proteins are a vital component of bone matrix. Amongst them, osteocalcin (OC) and osteopontin (OPN) hold special significance due to their intimate interaction with the mineral and collagenous matrix in bone. Both proteins have been associated with microdamage and fracture, but their structural role in energy dissipation is unclear. This study used bone tissue from genetic deficient mice lacking OC and/or OPN and subjected them to a series of creep-fatigue-creep tests. To this end, whole tibiae were loaded in four-point bending to 70% stiffness loss which captured the three characteristic phases of fatigue associated with initiation, propagation, and coalescence of microdamage. Fatigue loading preceded and followed creep tests to determine creep and dampening parameters. Microdamage in the form of linear microcracks and diffuse damage were analyzed by histology. It was shown that OC and OPN were 'activated' following stiffness loss associated with fatigue damage where they facilitated creep and dampening parameters (i.e. increased energy dissipation). More specifically, post-fatigue creep rate and dampening were significantly greater in wild-types (WTs) than genetic deficient mice (p < 0.05). These results were supported by microdamage analysis which showed significant increase in creep-associated diffuse damage formation in WTs compared to genetic deficient groups (p < 0.05). Based on these findings, we propose that during local yield events, OC and OPN rely on ionic interactions of their charged side chains and on hydrogen bonding to dissipate energy in bone.
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- Ondřej Nikel
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
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Xi L, De Falco P, Barbieri E, Karunaratne A, Bentley L, Esapa CT, Terrill NJ, Brown SDM, Cox RD, Davis GR, Pugno NM, Thakker RV, Gupta HS. Bone matrix development in steroid-induced osteoporosis is associated with a consistently reduced fibrillar stiffness linked to altered bone mineral quality. Acta Biomater 2018; 76:295-307. [PMID: 29902593 PMCID: PMC6084282 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is a major secondary form of osteoporosis, with the fracture risk significantly elevated - at similar levels of bone mineral density - in patients taking glucocorticoids compared with non-users. The adverse bone structural changes at multiple hierarchical levels in GIOP, and their mechanistic consequences leading to reduced load-bearing capacity, are not clearly understood. Here we combine experimental X-ray nanoscale mechanical imaging with analytical modelling of the bone matrix mechanics to determine mechanisms causing bone material quality deterioration during development of GIOP. In situ synchrotron small-angle X-ray diffraction combined with tensile testing was used to measure nanoscale deformation mechanisms in a murine model of GIOP, due to a corticotrophin-releasing hormone promoter mutation, at multiple ages (8-, 12-, 24- and 36 weeks), complemented by quantitative micro-computed tomography and backscattered electron imaging to determine mineral concentrations. We develop a two-level hierarchical model of the bone matrix (mineralized fibril and lamella) to predict fibrillar mechanical response as a function of architectural parameters of the mineralized matrix. The fibrillar elastic modulus of GIOP-bone is lower than healthy bone throughout development, and nearly constant in time, in contrast to the progressively increasing stiffness in healthy bone. The lower mineral platelet aspect ratio value for GIOP compared to healthy bone in the multiscale model can explain the fibrillar deformation. Consistent with this result, independent measurement of mineral platelet lengths from wide-angle X-ray diffraction finds a shorter mineral platelet length in GIOP. Our results show how lowered mineralization combined with altered mineral nanostructure in GIOP leads to lowered mechanical competence. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Increased fragility in musculoskeletal disorders like osteoporosis are believed to arise due to alterations in bone structure at multiple length-scales from the organ down to the supramolecular-level, where collagen molecules and elongated mineral nanoparticles form stiff fibrils. However, the nature of these molecular-level alterations are not known. Here we used X-ray scattering to determine both how bone fibrils deform in secondary osteoporosis, as well as how the fibril orientation and mineral nanoparticle structure changes. We found that osteoporotic fibrils become less stiff both because the mineral nanoparticles became shorter and less efficient at transferring load from collagen, and because the fibrils are more randomly oriented. These results will help in the design of new composite musculoskeletal implants for bone repair.
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- L Xi
- School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK; Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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- School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK; Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, D-14424 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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- School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK; Department of Mathematical Science and Advanced Technology (MAT), Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences (YES) 3173-25, Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-city, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK; Academic Endocrine Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JL, UK.
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- Beamline I22, Diamond Light Source Ltd., Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK.
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- Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, E1 2AD, UK.
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- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired & Graphene Nanomechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano, 77, 38123 Trento, Italy; School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK; Ket Lab, Edoardo Amaldi Foundation, Italian Space Agency, Via del Politecnico snc, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK; Academic Endocrine Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JL, UK.
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- School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK.
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Bailey S, Vashishth D. Mechanical Characterization of Bone: State of the Art in Experimental Approaches-What Types of Experiments Do People Do and How Does One Interpret the Results? Curr Osteoporos Rep 2018; 16:423-433. [PMID: 29915968 PMCID: PMC8078087 DOI: 10.1007/s11914-018-0454-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The mechanical integrity of bone is determined by the direct measurement of bone mechanical properties. This article presents an overview of the current, most common, and new and upcoming experimental approaches for the mechanical characterization of bone. The key outcome variables of mechanical testing, as well as interpretations of the results in the context of bone structure and biology are also discussed. RECENT FINDINGS Quasi-static tests are the most commonly used for determining the resistance to structural failure by a single load at the organ (whole bone) level. The resistance to crack initiation or growth by fracture toughness testing and fatigue loading offers additional and more direct characterization of tissue material properties. Non-traditional indentation techniques and in situ testing are being increasingly used to probe the material properties of bone ultrastructure. Destructive ex vivo testing or clinical surrogate measures are considered to be the gold standard for estimating fracture risk. The type of mechanical test used for a particular investigation depends on the length scale of interest, where the outcome variables are influenced by the interrelationship between bone structure and composition. Advancement in the sensitivity of mechanical characterization techniques to detect changes in bone at the levels subjected to modifications by aging, disease, and/or pharmaceutical treatment is required. As such, a number of techniques are now available to aid our understanding of the factors that contribute to fracture risk.
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- Stacyann Bailey
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180, USA.
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Gauthier R, Follet H, Langer M, Gineyts E, Rongiéras F, Peyrin F, Mitton D. Relationships between human cortical bone toughness and collagen cross-links on paired anatomical locations. Bone 2018; 112:202-211. [PMID: 29730278 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2018.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Human cortical bone fracture processes depend on the internal porosity network down to the lacunar length scale. Recent results show that at the collagen scale, the maturation of collagen cross-links may have a negative influence on bone mechanical behavior. While the effect of pentosidine on human cortical bone toughness has been studied, the influence of mature and immature enzymatic cross-links has only been studied in relation to strength and work of fracture. Moreover, these relationships have not been studied on different paired anatomical locations. Thus, the aim of the current study was to assess the relationships between both enzymatic and non-enzymatic collagen cross-links and human cortical bone toughness, on four human paired anatomical locations. Single Edge Notched Bending toughness tests were performed for two loading conditions: a quasi-static standard condition, and a condition representative of a fall. These tests were done with 32 paired femoral diaphyses, femoral necks and radial diaphyses (18 women, age 81 ± 12 y.o.; 14 men, age 79 ± 8 y.o.). Collagen enzymatic and non-enzymatic crosslinks were measured on the same bones. Maturation of collagen was defined as the ratio between immature and mature cross-links (CX). The results show that there was a significant correlation between collagen cross-link maturation and bone toughness when gathering femoral and radial diaphyses, but not when considering each anatomical location individually. These results show that the influence of collagen enzymatic and non-enzymatic cross-links is minor when considering human cortical bone crack propagation mechanisms.
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- Rémy Gauthier
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, F69622 Lyon, France; Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Creatis, F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, LYOS UMR1033, F69008 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Creatis, F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, LYOS UMR1033, F69008 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, F69622 Lyon, France; Service Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologie, Hôpital Desgenettes, 69003 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5220, Inserm U1206, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Creatis, F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, F69622 Lyon, France.
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Lu X, Rawson SD, Withers PJ. Effect of hydration and crack orientation on crack-tip strain, crack opening displacement and crack-tip shielding in elephant dentin. Dent Mater 2018; 34:1041-1053. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Revised: 03/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Albéric M, Gourrier A, Wagermaier W, Fratzl P, Reiche I. The three-dimensional arrangement of the mineralized collagen fibers in elephant ivory and its relation to mechanical and optical properties. Acta Biomater 2018; 72:342-351. [PMID: 29477454 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Elephant tusks are composed of dentin or ivory, a hierarchical and composite biological material made of mineralized collagen fibers (MCF). The specific arrangement of the MCF is believed to be responsible for the optical and mechanical properties of the tusks. Especially the MCF organization likely contributes to the formation of the bright and dark checkerboard pattern observed on polished sections of tusks (Schreger pattern). Yet, the precise structural origin of this optical motif is still controversial. We hereby address this issue using complementary analytical methods (small and wide angle X-ray scattering, cross-polarized light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy) on elephant ivory samples and show that MCF orientation in ivory varies from the outer to the inner part of the tusk. An external cohesive layer of MCF with fiber direction perpendicular to the tusk axis wraps the mid-dentin region, where the MCF are oriented mainly along the tusk axis and arranged in a plywood-like structure with fiber orientations oscillating in a narrow angular range. This particular oscillating-plywood structure of the MCF and the birefringent properties of the collagen fibers, likely contribute to the emergence of the Schreger pattern, one of the most intriguing macroscopic optical patterns observed in mineralized tissues and of great importance for authentication issues in archeology and forensic sciences. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Elephant tusks are intriguing biological materials as they are composed of dentin (ivory) like teeth but have mineralized collagen fibers (MCF) similarly arranged to the ones of lamellar bones and function as bones or antlers. Here, we showed that ivory has a graded structure with varying MCF orientations and that MCF of the mid-dentin are arranged in plywood like layers with fiber orientations oscillating in a narrow angular range around the tusk axis. This organization of the MCF may contribute to ivory's mechanical properties and, together with the collagen fibers birefringence properties, strongly relates to its optical properties, i.e. the emergence of a macroscopic checkerboard pattern, well known as the Schreger pattern.
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Lai ZB, Bai R, Lei Z, Yan C. Interfacial mechanical behaviour of protein–mineral nanocomposites: A molecular dynamics investigation. J Biomech 2018; 73:161-167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Correlations between nanostructure and micromechanical properties of healing bone. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2018; 77:258-266. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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De Falco P, Barbieri E, Pugno N, Gupta HS. Staggered Fibrils and Damageable Interfaces Lead Concurrently and Independently to Hysteretic Energy Absorption and Inhomogeneous Strain Fields in Cyclically Loaded Antler Bone. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 3:2779-2787. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- P. De Falco
- School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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of Bio-Inspired and Graphene Nanomechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental
and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento 38122, Italy
- Center
for Materials and Microsystems, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Povo, Trento 38122, Italy
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- School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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Mo J, Prévost SF, Blowes LM, Egertová M, Terrill NJ, Wang W, Elphick MR, Gupta HS. Interfibrillar stiffening of echinoderm mutable collagenous tissue demonstrated at the nanoscale. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E6362-E6371. [PMID: 27708167 PMCID: PMC5081653 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1609341113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The mutable collagenous tissue (MCT) of echinoderms (e.g., sea cucumbers and starfish) is a remarkable example of a biological material that has the unique attribute, among collagenous tissues, of being able to rapidly change its stiffness and extensibility under neural control. However, the mechanisms of MCT have not been characterized at the nanoscale. Using synchrotron small-angle X-ray diffraction to probe time-dependent changes in fibrillar structure during in situ tensile testing of sea cucumber dermis, we investigate the ultrastructural mechanics of MCT by measuring fibril strain at different chemically induced mechanical states. By measuring a variable interfibrillar stiffness (EIF), the mechanism of mutability at the nanoscale can be demonstrated directly. A model of stiffness modulation via enhanced fibrillar recruitment is developed to explain the biophysical mechanisms of MCT. Understanding the mechanisms of MCT quantitatively may have applications in development of new types of mechanically tunable biomaterials.
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- Jingyi Mo
- School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- Beamline ID02, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble 38000, France
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- Beamline I22, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Harwell, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom; Institute of Bioengineering, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom;
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- School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom; Institute of Bioengineering, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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Rodriguez-Florez N, Carriero A, Shefelbine SJ. The use of XFEM to assess the influence of intra-cortical porosity on crack propagation. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2016; 20:385-392. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2016.1235158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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Organic and mechanical properties of Cervidae antlers: a review. Vet Res Commun 2016; 40:141-147. [PMID: 27618827 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-016-9663-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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There is a resurgence of interest in the study of deer antlers. Recent research advocates their potential for use in bone xenografts. Using this working hypothesis, we can formulate many questions: do antlers really present unique or interesting mechanical properties, and if so, which factors affect these properties? Many other issues, including tissue compatibility, could be discussed; however, this article will focus on the biomechanical features of antlers. This paper reviews some answers found within current published material, and could help determine the optimal selection of some antlers for further experimental studies and clinical trials. Some general elements like anatomy and histology of deer antlers are briefly summarised. This paper will attempt to define the fundamental differences between skeletal bone and antler bone in terms of their organic and mechanical properties. We will then compare the previously published data, which details the mechanical properties of antlers from different species of Cervidae, by reviewing several aspects such as: sex; geographical situation; morphology; hydration state; and mineral composition. Some findings emerge: mechanical properties do not vary with gender or latitude, and the most important determining factor appears to be the species, alongside morphology and use of antlers. The state of hydration and mineral composition also has an influence on the mechanical properties of Cervidae antlers.
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Bone is a complex hierarchical structure, and its principal function is to resist mechanical forces and fracture. Bone strength depends not only on the quantity of bone tissue but also on the shape and hierarchical structure. The hierarchical levels are interrelated, especially the micro-architecture, collagen and mineral components; hence, analysis of their specific roles in bone strength and stiffness is difficult. Synchrotron imaging technologies including micro-CT and small/wide angle X-ray scattering/diffraction are becoming increasingly popular for studying bone because the images can resolve deformations in the micro-architecture and collagen-mineral matrix under in situ mechanical loading. Synchrotron cannot be directly applied in vivo due to the high radiation dose but will allow researchers to carry out systematic multifaceted studies of bone ex vivo. Identifying characteristics of aging and disease will underpin future efforts to generate novel devices and interventional therapies for assessing and promoting healthy aging. With our own research work as examples, this paper introduces how synchrotron imaging technology can be used with in situ testing in bone research.
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- Shaocheng Ma
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ UK
- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, 10400 Sri Lanka
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ UK
- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, W6 8PR UK
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Lin L, Samuel J, Zeng X, Wang X. Contribution of extrafibrillar matrix to the mechanical behavior of bone using a novel cohesive finite element model. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2016; 65:224-235. [PMID: 27592291 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The mechanical behavior of bone is determined at all hierarchical levels, including lamellae (the basic building block of bone) that are comprised of mineralized collagen fibrils and extrafibrillar matrix. The mechanical behavior of mineralized collagen fibrils has been investigated intensively using both experimental and computational approaches. Yet, the contribution of the extrafibrillar matrix to bone mechanical properties is poorly documented. In this study, we intended to address this issue using a novel cohesive finite element (FE) model, in conjunction with the experimental observations reported in the literature. In the FE model, the extrafibrillar matrix was considered as a nanocomposite of hydroxyapatite (HA) crystals bounded through a thin organic interface modeled as a cohesive interfacial zone. The parameters required by the cohesive FE model were defined based on the experimental data reported in the literature. This hybrid nanocomposite model was tested in two loading modes (i.e. tension and compression) and under two hydration conditions (i.e. wet and dry). The simulation results indicated that (1) the failure modes of the extrafibrillar matrix predicted using the cohesive FE model were closely coincided with those experimentally observed in tension and compression tests; (2) the pre-yield deformation (i.e. internal strain) of HA crystals with respect to the applied strain was consistent with that obtained from the synchrotron X-ray scattering measurements irrespective of the loading modes and hydration status; and (3) the mechanical behavior of the extrafibrillar matrix was dictated by the properties of the organic interface between the HA crystals. Taken together, we postulate that the extrafibrillar matrix plays a major role in the pre-yield deformation and the failure mode of bone, thus, giving rise to important insights in the ultrastructural origins of bone fragility.
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- Liqiang Lin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78249, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78249, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78249, United States.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78249, United States.
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Wolfram U, Schwiedrzik J. Post-yield and failure properties of cortical bone. BONEKEY REPORTS 2016; 5:829. [PMID: 27579166 DOI: 10.1038/bonekey.2016.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ageing and associated skeletal diseases pose a significant challenge for health care systems worldwide. Age-related fractures have a serious impact on personal, social and economic wellbeing. A significant proportion of physiological loading is carried by the cortical shell. Its role in the fracture resistance and strength of whole bones in the ageing skeleton is of utmost importance. Even though a large body of knowledge has been accumulated on this topic on the macroscale, the underlying micromechanical material behaviour and the scale transition of bone's mechanical properties are yet to be uncovered. Therefore, this review aims at providing an overview of the state-of-the-art of the post-yield and failure properties of cortical bone at the extracellular matrix and the tissue level.
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- Uwe Wolfram
- School of Engineering and Physical Science, Institute for Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh, UK
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures , Thun, Switzerland
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Jung H, Akkus O. Activation of intracellular calcium signaling in osteoblasts colocalizes with the formation of post-yield diffuse microdamage in bone matrix. BONEKEY REPORTS 2016; 5:778. [PMID: 26962448 DOI: 10.1038/bonekey.2016.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Previous studies demonstrated that extracellular calcium efflux ([Ca(2+)]E) originates from the regions of bone extracellular matrix that are undergoing microdamage. Such [Ca(2+)]E is reported to induce the activation of intracellular calcium signaling ([Ca(2+)]I) in MC3T3-E1 cells. The current study investigated the association between microdamage and local activation of intracellular calcium signaling quantifiably in MC3T3-E1 cells. Cells were seeded on devitalized notched bovine bone samples to induce damage controllably within the field of observation. A sequential staining procedure was implemented to stain for intracellular calcium activation followed by staining for microdamage on the same sample. The increase in [Ca(2+)]I fluorescence in cells of mechanically loaded samples was greater than that of unloaded negative control cells. The results showed that more than 80% of the cells with increased [Ca(2+)]I fluorescence were located within the damage zone. In conclusion, the findings demonstrate that there are spatial proximity between diffuse microdamage induction and the activation of intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)]I) signaling in MC3T3-E1 cells. The downstream responses to the observed activation in future research may help understand how bone cells repair microdamage.
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- Hyungjin Jung
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Orthopedics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Karunaratne A, Xi L, Bentley L, Sykes D, Boyde A, Esapa CT, Terrill NJ, Brown SDM, Cox RD, Thakker RV, Gupta HS. Multiscale alterations in bone matrix quality increased fragility in steroid induced osteoporosis. Bone 2016; 84:15-24. [PMID: 26657825 PMCID: PMC4764652 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A serious adverse clinical effect of glucocorticoid steroid treatment is secondary osteoporosis, enhancing fracture risk in bone. This rapid increase in bone fracture risk is largely independent of bone loss (quantity), and must therefore arise from degradation of the quality of the bone matrix at the micro- and nanoscale. However, we lack an understanding of both the specific alterations in bone quality n steroid-induced osteoporosis as well as the mechanistic effects of these changes. Here we demonstrate alterations in the nanostructural parameters of the mineralized fibrillar collagen matrix, which affect bone quality, and develop a model linking these to increased fracture risk in glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis. Using a mouse model with an N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-induced corticotrophin releasing hormone promoter mutation (Crh(-120/+)) that developed hypercorticosteronaemia and osteoporosis, we utilized in situ mechanical testing with small angle X-ray diffraction, synchrotron micro-computed tomography and quantitative backscattered electron imaging to link altered nano- and microscale deformation mechanisms in the bone matrix to abnormal macroscopic mechanics. We measure the deformation of the mineralized collagen fibrils, and the nano-mechanical parameters including effective fibril modulus and fibril to tissue strain ratio. A significant reduction (51%) of fibril modulus was found in Crh(-120/+) mice. We also find a much larger fibril strain/tissue strain ratio in Crh(-120/+) mice (~1.5) compared to the wild-type mice (~0.5), indicative of a lowered mechanical competence at the nanoscale. Synchrotron microCT show a disruption of intracortical architecture, possibly linked to osteocytic osteolysis. These findings provide a clear quantitative demonstration of how bone quality changes increase macroscopic fragility in secondary osteoporosis.
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- A Karunaratne
- Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Material Science, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK.
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- Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Material Science, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK.
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- Core Research Laboratories, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK.
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- Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, E1 2AD, UK.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK; Academic Endocrine Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JL, UK.
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd., Beamline I22, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK; Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brookhill, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK.
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit and Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0RD, UK.
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JL, UK.
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- Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Material Science, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK.
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Mechanical properties of bone tissues surrounding dental implant systems with different treatments and healing periods. Clin Oral Investig 2016; 20:2211-2220. [PMID: 26832783 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-016-1734-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of the current study was to examine whether the nanoindentation parameters can assess the alteration of bone quality resulting from different degrees of bone remodeling between bone tissue ages around the dental implant interface with different treatments and healing periods. MATERIALS AND METHODS Dental implants were placed in mandibles of six male dogs. Treatment groups included: resorbable blast media-treated titanium (Ti) implants, alumina-blasted zirconia implants (ATZ), alumina-blasted zirconia implants applied with demineralized bone matrix (ATZ-D), and alumina-blasted zirconia implants applied with rhBMP-2 (ATZ-B). Nanoindentation modulus (E), hardness (H), viscosity (η), and viscoelastic creep (Creep/P max) were measured for new and old bone tissues adjacent to the implants at 3 and 6 weeks of post-implantation. A total of 945 indentations were conducted for 32 implant systems. RESULTS Significantly lower E, H, and η but higher Creep/P max were measured for new bone tissues than old bone tissues, independent of treatments at both healing periods (p < 0.001). All nanoindentation parameters were not significantly different between healing periods (p > 0.568). ATZ-D and ATZ-B implants had the stiffer slope of correlation between E and Creep/P max of the new bone tissue than Ti implant (p < 0.039). CONCLUSIONS Current results indicated that, in addition to elastic modulus and plastic hardness, measurement of viscoelastic properties of bone tissue surrounding the implant can provide more detailed information to understand mechanical behavior of an implant system. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Ability of energy absorption in the interfacial bone tissue can play a significant role in the long-term success of a dental implant system.
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Depalle B, Qin Z, Shefelbine SJ, Buehler MJ. Large Deformation Mechanisms, Plasticity, and Failure of an Individual Collagen Fibril With Different Mineral Content. J Bone Miner Res 2016; 31:380-90. [PMID: 26866939 PMCID: PMC4915725 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mineralized collagen fibrils are composed of tropocollagen molecules and mineral crystals derived from hydroxyapatite to form a composite material that combines optimal properties of both constituents and exhibits incredible strength and toughness. Their complex hierarchical structure allows collagen fibrils to sustain large deformation without breaking. In this study, we report a mesoscale model of a single mineralized collagen fibril using a bottom-up approach. By conserving the three-dimensional structure and the entanglement of the molecules, we were able to construct finite-size fibril models that allowed us to explore the deformation mechanisms which govern their mechanical behavior under large deformation. We investigated the tensile behavior of a single collagen fibril with various intrafibrillar mineral content and found that a mineralized collagen fibril can present up to five different deformation mechanisms to dissipate energy. These mechanisms include molecular uncoiling, molecular stretching, mineral/collagen sliding, molecular slippage, and crystal dissociation. By multiplying its sources of energy dissipation and deformation mechanisms, a collagen fibril can reach impressive strength and toughness. Adding mineral into the collagen fibril can increase its strength up to 10 times and its toughness up to 35 times. Combining crosslinks with mineral makes the fibril stiffer but more brittle. We also found that a mineralized fibril reaches its maximum toughness to density and strength to density ratios for a mineral density of around 30%. This result, in good agreement with experimental observations, attests that bone tissue is optimized mechanically to remain lightweight but maintain strength and toughness.
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- Baptiste Depalle
- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Center for Computational Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Effect of water on nanomechanics of bone is different between tension and compression. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2015; 57:128-38. [PMID: 26710258 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Water, an important constituent in bone, resides in different compartments in bone matrix and may impose significant effects on its bulk mechanical properties. However, a clear understanding of the mechanistic role of water in toughening bone is yet to emerge. To address this issue, this study used a progressive loading protocol, coupled with measurements of in situ mineral and collagen fibril deformations using synchrotron X-ray diffraction techniques. Using this unique approach, the contribution of water to the ultrastructural behavior of bone was examined by testing bone specimens in different loading modes (tension and compression) and hydration states (wet and dehydrated). The results indicated that the effect of water on the mechanical behavior of mineral and collagen phases at the ultrastructural level was loading-mode dependent and correlated with the bulk behavior of bone. Tensile loading elicited a transitional drop followed by an increase in load bearing by the mineral phase at the ultrastructural level, which was correlated with a strain hardening behavior of bone at the bulk level. Compression loading caused a continuous loss of load bearing by the mineral phase, which was reflected at the bulk level as a strain softening behavior. In addition, viscous strain relaxation and pre-strain reduction were observed in the mineral phase in the presence of water. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that water dictates the bulk behavior of bone by altering the interaction between mineral crystals and their surrounding matrix.
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Osmotically driven tensile stress in collagen-based mineralized tissues. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2015; 52:14-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 03/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zimmermann EA, Busse B, Ritchie RO. The fracture mechanics of human bone: influence of disease and treatment. BONEKEY REPORTS 2015; 4:743. [PMID: 26380080 PMCID: PMC4562496 DOI: 10.1038/bonekey.2015.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Aging and bone diseases are associated with increased fracture risk. It is therefore pertinent to seek an understanding of the origins of such disease-related deterioration in bone's mechanical properties. The mechanical integrity of bone derives from its hierarchical structure, which in healthy tissue is able to resist complex physiological loading patterns and tolerate damage. Indeed, the mechanisms through which bone derives its mechanical properties make fracture mechanics an ideal framework to study bone's mechanical resistance, where crack-growth resistance curves give a measure of the intrinsic resistance to the initiation of cracks and the extrinsic resistance to the growth of cracks. Recent research on healthy cortical bone has demonstrated how this hierarchical structure can develop intrinsic toughness at the collagen fibril scale mainly through sliding and sacrificial bonding mechanisms that promote plasticity. Furthermore, the bone-matrix structure develops extrinsic toughness at much larger micrometer length-scales, where the structural features are large enough to resist crack growth through crack-tip shielding mechanisms. Although healthy bone tissue can generally resist physiological loading environments, certain conditions such as aging and disease can significantly increase fracture risk. In simple terms, the reduced mechanical integrity originates from alterations to the hierarchical structure. Here, we review how human cortical bone resists fracture in healthy bone and how changes to the bone structure due to aging, osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency and Paget's disease can affect the mechanical integrity of bone tissue.
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- Elizabeth A Zimmermann
- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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The interface between collagen and the mineral reinforcement phase, carbonated hydroxyapatite (cAp), is essential for bone's remarkable functionality as a biological composite material. The very small dimensions of the cAp phase and the disparate natures of the reinforcement and matrix are essential to the material's performance but also complicate study of this interface. This article summarizes what is known about the cAp-collagen interface in bone and begins with descriptions of the matrix and reinforcement roles in composites, of the phases bounding the interface, of growth of cAp growing within the collagen matrix, and of the effect of intra- and extrafibrilar mineral on determinations of interfacial properties. Different observed interfacial interactions with cAp (collagen, water, non-collagenous proteins) are reviewed; experimental results on interface interactions during loading are reported as are their influence on macroscopic mechanical properties; conclusions of numerical modeling of interfacial interactions are also presented. The data suggest interfacial interlocking (bending of collagen molecules around cAp nanoplatelets) and water-mediated bonding between collagen and cAp are essential to load transfer. The review concludes with descriptions of areas where new research is needed to improve understanding of how the interface functions.
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- S R Stock
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL, 60611-3008, USA,
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Wagermaier W, Klaushofer K, Fratzl P. Fragility of Bone Material Controlled by Internal Interfaces. Calcif Tissue Int 2015; 97:201-12. [PMID: 25772807 PMCID: PMC4525333 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-9978-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bone material is built in a complex multiscale arrangement of mineralized collagen fibrils containing water, proteoglycans and some noncollagenous proteins. This organization is not static as bone is constantly remodeled and thus able to repair damaged tissue and adapt to the loading situation. In preventing fractures, the most important mechanical property is toughness, which is the ability to absorb impact energy without reaching complete failure. There is no simple explanation for the origin of the toughness of bone material, and this property depends in a complex way on the internal architecture of the material on all scales from nanometers to millimeters. Hence, fragility may have different mechanical origins, depending on which toughening mechanism is not working properly. This article reviews the toughening mechanisms described for bone material and attempts to put them in a clinical context, with the hope that future analysis of bone fragility may be guided by this collection of possible mechanistic origins.
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- Wolfgang Wagermaier
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- First Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, Heinrich Collin Str. 30, 1140 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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