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Delaunois Y, Smeets S, Malherbe C, Eppe G, Lecchini D, Ruffoni D, Compère P. Structure and mineralization of the spearing mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda; Lysiosquillina maculata) body and spike cuticles. J Struct Biol 2021; 213:107810. [PMID: 34774752 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107810] [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: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Stomatopoda is a crustacean order including sophisticated predators called spearing and smashing mantis shrimps that are separated from the well-studied Eumalacotraca since the Devonian. The spearing mantis shrimp has developed a spiky dactyl capable of impaling fishes or crustaceans in a fraction of second. In this high velocity hunting technique, the spikes undergo an intense mechanical constraint to which their exoskeleton (or cuticle) has to be adapted. To better understand the spike cuticle internal architecture and composition, electron microscopy, X-ray microanalysis and Raman spectroscopy were used on the spikes of 7 individuals (collected in French Polynesia and Indonesia), but also on parts of the body cuticle that have less mechanical stress to bear. In the body cuticle, several specificities linked to the group were found, allowing to determine the basic structure from which the spike cuticle has evolved. Results also highlighted that the body cuticle of mantis shrimps could be a model close to the ancestral arthropod cuticle by the aspect of its biological layers (epi- and procuticle including exo- and endocuticle) as well as by the Ca-carbonate/phosphate mineral content of these layers. In contrast, the spike cuticle exhibits a deeply modified organization in four functional regions overprinted on the biological layers. Each of them has specific fibre arrangement or mineral content (fluorapatite, ACP or phosphate-rich Ca-carbonate) and is thought to assume specific mechanical roles, conferring appropriate properties on the entire spike. These results agree with an evolution of smashing mantis shrimps from primitive stabbing/spearing shrimps, and thus also allowed a better understanding of the structural modifications described in previous studies on the dactyl club of smashing mantis shrimps.
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- Yann Delaunois
- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, FOCUS Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, FOCUS Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Center for Applied Research and Education in Microscopy (CAREM), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, MolSys Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, MolSys Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratoire d'Excellence «CORAIL», BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia; PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR3278 CRIOBE, BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, FOCUS Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Center for Applied Research and Education in Microscopy (CAREM), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Liu Z, Zhang Z, Ritchie RO. On the Materials Science of Nature's Arms Race. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1705220. [PMID: 29870573 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201705220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Biological material systems have evolved unique combinations of mechanical properties to fulfill their specific function through a series of ingenious designs. Seeking lessons from Nature by replicating the underlying principles of such biological materials offers new promise for creating unique combinations of properties in man-made systems. One case in point is Nature's means of attack and defense. During the long-term evolutionary "arms race," naturally evolved weapons have achieved exceptional mechanical efficiency with a synergy of effective offense and persistence-two characteristics that often tend to be mutually exclusive in many synthetic systems-which may present a notable source of new materials science knowledge and inspiration. This review categorizes Nature's weapons into ten distinct groups, and discusses the unique structural and mechanical designs of each group by taking representative systems as examples. The approach described is to extract the common principles underlying such designs that could be translated into man-made materials. Further, recent advances in replicating the design principles of natural weapons at differing lengthscales in artificial materials, devices and tools to tackle practical problems are revisited, and the challenges associated with biological and bioinspired materials research in terms of both processing and properties are discussed.
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- Zengqian Liu
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, 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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Nature assembles weak organic and inorganic constituents into sophisticated hierarchical structures, forming structural composites that demonstrate impressive combinations of strength and toughness. Two such composites are the nacre structure forming the inner layer of many mollusk shells, whose brick-and-mortar architecture has been the gold standard for biomimetic composites, and the cuticle forming the arthropod exoskeleton, whose helicoidal fiber-reinforced architecture has only recently attracted interest for structural biomimetics. In this review, we detail recent biomimetic efforts for the fabrication of strong and tough composite materials possessing the brick-and-mortar and helicoidal architectures. Techniques discussed for the fabrication of nacre- and cuticle-mimetic structures include freeze casting, layer-by-layer deposition, spray deposition, magnetically assisted slip casting, fiber-reinforced composite processing, additive manufacturing, and cholesteric self-assembly. Advantages and limitations to these processes are discussed, as well as the future outlook on the biomimetic landscape for structural composite materials.
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- Nicholas A Yaraghi
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA;
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA; .,Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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Tsutsui S, Anada T, Shiwaku Y, Tsuchiya K, Yamazaki H, Suzuki O. Surface reactivity of octacalcium phosphate-derived fluoride-containing apatite in the presence of polyols and fluoride. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2017; 106:2235-2244. [PMID: 29076293 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The present study was designed to characterize co-precipitated fluoridated apatitic materials from octacalcium phosphate (OCP) precursor and to investigate their surface reactions with polyols including glycerol in the presence of fluoride ions. Laboratory-synthesized fluoridated apatite crystals (LS-FA) were obtained in a solution containing fluoride (F) from 25 to 500 ppm. LS-FAs and commercially available fluoroapatite (FA) and hydroxyapatite (HA) were characterized by physical techniques, such as X-ray diffraction. LS-FA obtained in the presence of 100 ppmF (100 ppm-LS-FA) had an apatitic structure, but its solubility was close to HA in a culture medium (α-MEM) despite the fact it contains over 3 wt % of F. 100 ppm-LS-FA, FA, and HA were then subjected to the human serum albumin (HSA) adsorption test at pH 7.4 (in a 150 mM Tris-HCl buffer) and the dissolution and re-mineralization experiments in the presence of xylitol, D-sorbitol, or glycerol, and F under acidic and neutral conditions. Adsorption affinity of HSA was estimated as highest for FA and lowest for LS-FA. LS-FA, FA, and HA were immersed in a lactic acid solution with the polyols and/or F ion-containing solution up to 200 ppm to analyze the dissolution behavior. LS-FA had the highest dissolution tendency in the conditions examined. Glycerol enhanced the dissolution of phosphate from apatite crystals in particular from LS-FA. The results suggest that the apatite crystals, obtained through the hydrolysis of OCP in the presence of F, provide a more reactive surface than FA or HA under physiological environments. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 106B: 2235-2244, 2018.
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- Sei Tsutsui
- Division of Craniofacial Function Engineering, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Craniofacial Function Engineering, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Craniofacial Function Engineering, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan.,Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Craniofacial Function Engineering, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142, USA.,Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA
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- Division of Craniofacial Function Engineering, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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Amini S, Masic A, Bertinetti L, Teguh JS, Herrin JS, Zhu X, Su H, Miserez A. Textured fluorapatite bonded to calcium sulphate strengthen stomatopod raptorial appendages. Nat Commun 2016; 5:3187. [PMID: 24476684 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Stomatopods are shallow-water crustaceans that employ powerful dactyl appendages to hunt their prey. Deployed at high velocities, these hammer-like clubs or spear-like devices are able to inflict substantial impact forces. Here we demonstrate that dactyl impact surfaces consist of a finely-tuned mineral gradient, with fluorapatite substituting amorphous apatite towards the outer surface. Raman spectroscopy measurements show that calcium sulphate, previously not reported in mechanically active biotools, is co-localized with fluorapatite. Ab initio computations suggest that fluorapatite/calcium sulphate interfaces provide binding stability and promote the disordered-to-ordered transition of fluorapatite. Nanomechanical measurements show that fluorapatite crystalline orientation correlates with an anisotropic stiffness response and indicate significant differences in the fracture tolerance between the two types of appendages. Our findings shed new light on the crystallochemical and microstructural strategies allowing these intriguing biotools to optimize impact forces, providing physicochemical information that could be translated towards the synthesis of impact-resistant functional materials and coatings.
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- Shahrouz Amini
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Research Campus Potsdam-Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Research Campus Potsdam-Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- 1] School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore [2] School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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Ciobotă V, Salama W, Vargas Jentzsch P, Tarcea N, Rösch P, El Kammar A, Morsy RS, Popp J. Raman investigations of Upper Cretaceous phosphorite and black shale from Safaga District, Red Sea, Egypt. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2014; 118:42-47. [PMID: 24036306 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.08.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The mineral composition of the Upper Cretaceous Duwi phosphorite deposits and underlying Quseir Variegated Shale from Safaga district, Red Sea Range, Egypt, was investigated by dispersive and Fourier transformed Raman spectroscopy. The only phosphorous containing mineral detected in the phosphorite deposits was carbonate fluorapatite. Often carbonate fluorapatite appears associated with calcium sulfate and seldom with calcium carbonate in the investigated samples. Iron is present in the form of goethite and pyrite in the phosphorite layer, while pyrite, marcasite and hematite were identified in the Quseir Shale samples. Also, a high amount of disordered carbon was detected in the black shale layers. The Raman results confirm the hypothesis that the formation of the phosphorites took place in a marine environment. During the formation of black shale, the redox conditions changed, with the pH reaching values of 4 or even lower. Diagenetic and weathering transformations had taken place in the phosphorite deposits, calcium sulfate and goethite being products of these types of processes.
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- Valerian Ciobotă
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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Tredwin CJ, Young AM, Abou Neel EA, Georgiou G, Knowles JC. Hydroxyapatite, fluor-hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite produced via the sol-gel method: dissolution behaviour and biological properties after crystallisation. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2014; 25:47-53. [PMID: 24052344 PMCID: PMC3890558 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-013-5050-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Hydroxyapatite (HA), fluor-hydroxyapatite (FHA) with varying levels of fluoride ion substitution and fluorapatite (FA) were synthesised by the sol-gel method as possible implant coating or bone-grafting materials. Calcium nitrate and triethyl phosphite were used as precursors under an ethanol-water based solution. Different amounts of ammonium fluoride were incorporated for the preparation of the FHA and FA sol-gels. After heating and powdering the sol-gels, dissolution behaviour was assessed using ion chromatography to measure Ca(2+) and PO4 (3-) ion release. Biological behaviour was assessed using cellular proliferation with human osteosarcoma cells and alamarBlue™ assay. Statistical analysis was performed with a two way analysis of variance and post hoc testing with a Bonferroni correction. Increasing fluoride substitution into an apatite structure decreased the dissolution rate. Increasing the firing temperature of the HA, FHA and FA sol-gels up to 1,000 °C decreased the dissolution rate. There was significantly higher cellular proliferation on highly substituted FHA and FA than on HA or Titanium. The properties of an implant coating or bone grafting material can be tailored to meet specific requirements by altering the amount of fluoride that is incorporated into the original apatite structure. The dissolution behaviour can further be altered by the temperature at which the sol-gel is fired.
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- Christopher J. Tredwin
- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Plymouth, The John Bull Building, Tamar Science Park, Research Way, Plymouth, PL6 8BU UK
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD UK
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD UK
- Division of Biomaterials, Conservative Dental Sciences Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD UK
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD UK
- WCU Research Centre of Nanobiomedical Science, Dankook University, San#29, Anseo-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam 330-714 South Korea
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Bentov S, Zaslansky P, Al-Sawalmih A, Masic A, Fratzl P, Sagi A, Berman A, Aichmayer B. Enamel-like apatite crown covering amorphous mineral in a crayfish mandible. Nat Commun 2012; 3:839. [PMID: 22588301 PMCID: PMC3382302 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Carbonated hydroxyapatite is the mineral found in vertebrate bones and teeth, whereas invertebrates utilize calcium carbonate in their mineralized organs. In particular, stable amorphous calcium carbonate is found in many crustaceans. Here we report on an unusual, crystalline enamel-like apatite layer found in the mandibles of the arthropod Cherax quadricarinatus (freshwater crayfish). Despite their very different thermodynamic stabilities, amorphous calcium carbonate, amorphous calcium phosphate, calcite and fluorapatite coexist in well-defined functional layers in close proximity within the mandible. The softer amorphous minerals are found primarily in the bulk of the mandible whereas apatite, the harder and less soluble mineral, forms a wear-resistant, enamel-like coating of the molar tooth. Our findings suggest a unique case of convergent evolution, where similar functional challenges of mastication led to independent developments of structurally and mechanically similar, apatite-based layers in the teeth of genetically remote phyla: vertebrates and crustaceans. The compositional makeup of skeletons and teeth in invertebrates and vertebrates is generally different. This study examines the material composition and properties of freshwater crayfish mandibles and finds, in an unusual case of convergent evolution, that they are composed of an apatite layer that is similar to mammalian enamel.
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- Shmuel Bentov
- Department of Biotechnological Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, 84105 Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Johari N, Fathi MH, Golozar MA, Erfani E, Samadikuchaksaraei A. Poly(ε-caprolactone)/nano fluoridated hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering: in vitro degradation and biocompatibility study. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2012; 23:763-770. [PMID: 22190197 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4528-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, biodegradation and biocompatibility of novel poly(ε-caparolactone)/nano fluoridated hydroxyapatite (PCL-FHA) scaffolds were investigated. The FHA nanopowders were prepared via mechanical alloying method and had a chemical composition of Ca(10)(PO(4))(6)OH(2-x )F(x) (where x values were selected equal to 0.5 and 2.0). In order to fabricate PCL-FHA scaffolds, 10, 20, 30 and 40 wt% of the FHA were added to the PCL. The PCL-FHA scaffolds were produced by the solvent casting/particulate leaching using sodium chloride particles (with diameters of 300-500 μm) as the porogen. The phase structure, microstructure and morphology of the scaffolds were evaluated using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Porosity of the scaffolds was measured using the Archimedes' Principle. In vitro degradation of PCL-FHA scaffolds was studied by incubating the samples in phosphate buffered saline at 37°C and pH 7.4 for 30 days. Moreover, biocompatibility was evaluated by MTT assay after seeding and culture of osteoblast-like cells on the scaffolds. Results showed that the osteoblast-like cells attached to and proliferated on PCL-FHA and increasing the porosity of the scaffolds increased the cell viability. Also, degradation rate of scaffolds were increased with increasing the fluorine content in scaffolds composition.
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- N Johari
- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
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The nanosized fluorhydroxyapatite (FHA) had been synthesized by aqueous precipitation method. The effects of synthesis temperature,fluoride ion concentration and pH value on the fluoride substitution were investigated.The phase composition and the change of crystal structure were characterized by X-ray diffraction and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results show that crystal lattice parameters and bond energy make changes by incorporation of F in the structure.The size of FHA crystals increase as the precipitation temperature. The phase composition of FHA is mainly controlled by the pH value.
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Wu CC, Huang ST, Tseng TW, Rao QL, Lin HC. FT-IR and XRD investigations on sintered fluoridated hydroxyapatite composites. J Mol Struct 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sawada T, Yoshino F, Kimoto K, Takahashi Y, Shibata T, Hamada N, Sawada T, Toyoda M, Lee MC. ESR detection of ROS generated by TiO2 coated with fluoridated apatite. J Dent Res 2010; 89:848-53. [PMID: 20525961 DOI: 10.1177/0022034510370806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Specific materials used in the manufacture of dentures may enhance the removal of micro-organisms. The ultraviolet A (UVA) irradiation of acrylic resin containing titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) by photocatalysis that shows antibacterial effects. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that TiO(2) coated with fluoridated apatite (FAp-TiO(2)) can generate ROS via photo-catalysis by using electron spin resonance (ESR), and that acrylic resin containing FAp-TiO(2) can show antifungal properties by measuring the viability of Candida albicans. We demonstrated that hydroxyl radicals (HO(*)) were generated through excitation of TiO(2), TiO(2) coated with apatite (HAp-TiO(2)), and FAp-TiO(2). The HO(*) generation through excitation of FAp-TiO(2) was higher than that of TiO(2) and HAp-TiO(2). Regarding antifungal activity, cell viability on acrylic resin containing FAp-TiO(2) was lower than that of TiO(2) and HAp-TiO(2). FAp-TiO(2) showed superior photocatalytic effects, and these characteristics may lead to novel methods for the clinical application of denture-cleaning treatments.
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- Tomofumi Sawada
- Division of Removal Prosthetics, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Kanagawa Dental College, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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Han YJ, Loo SCJ, Lee J, Ma J. Investigation of the bioactivity and biocompatibility of different glass interfaces with hydroxyapatite, fluorohydroxyapatite and 58S bioactive glass. Biofactors 2007; 30:205-16. [PMID: 18607070 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520300402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The current review investigates the bioactivity of different glass interfaces created on thin glass cover slips as substrates. The interfaces studied are plain glass, functionalized glass using 0.5 M and 5 M of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for 24 hrs, and glass coated with bioactive 58S Bioglass (58S). A biomimetic method, involving the exposure of the three interfaces to 1.5 times simulated body fluid (SBF) tests the bioactivity of the interfaces via creation of layer of Hydroxyapatite (HA). Fluorinated SBF will precipitate fluorine doped HA (FHA) on a bioactive interface. Higher concentration of 1.5 times of SBF used in this study intended to accelerate the formation of HA and FHA layer over the substrate. HA and FHA is found to be precipitated on the thinly coated 58S. This paper, study also the thin film coatings of three forms of bioceramics - bioactive 58S, HA and FHA. The study, also proposes to draw a relation between the morphology of HA particles with duration of exposure to SBF, the effects of fluorine on the morphology and the cell interaction with bioactive 58S, HA and FHA interfaces using pre-differentiated osteoblastic MC3T3 cells. The analysis of cells in this study is confined to three parameters that include the attachment, proliferation and viability of cells. Tests employed for the analysis of the thin film coating of HA and FHA is restricted to qualitative X-Ray Diffraction and quantitative Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope. Other mechanical tests such as shear test are not used to test the mechanical properties of this thin layer, due to the fact that the thin film is too thin for such analysis.
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- Yuling Jamie Han
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue 50, Singapore
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Lee EJ, Lee SH, Kim HW, Kong YM, Kim HE. Fluoridated apatite coatings on titanium obtained by electron-beam deposition. Biomaterials 2005; 26:3843-51. [PMID: 15626432 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2004] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this report, a series of fluoridated apatite coatings were obtained by the electron-beam deposition method. The fluoridation of the apatite was aimed to improve the stability of the coating and elicit the fluorine effect, which is useful in the dental restoration area. Apatites fluoridated at different levels were used as initial evaporants for the coatings. The as-deposited coatings were amorphous, but after heat treatment at 500 degrees C for 1 h, the coatings crystallized well to an apatite phase without forming any cracks. The adhesion strengths of the as-deposited coatings were about 40 MPa. After heat treatment at 500 degrees C, the strengths of the pure HA and FA coatings decreased to about 20 MPa, however, the partially fluoridated coatings maintained their initial strength. The dissolution rate of the fluoridated coatings was lower than that of the pure HA coating, and the rate was the lowest in the coatings with 25% and 50% fluorine substitutions. The osteoblast-like cells responded to the coatings in a similar manner to the dissolution behavior. The cells on the fluoridated coatings showed a lower (p < 0.05) proliferation level compared to those on the pure HA coating. The alkaline phosphatase activity of the cells was slightly lower than that on the pure HA coating, but this difference was not statistically significant.
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- Eung-Je Lee
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Korea
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Chen Y, Miao X. Thermal and chemical stability of fluorohydroxyapatite ceramics with different fluorine contents. Biomaterials 2005; 26:1205-10. [PMID: 15475049 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2004] [Accepted: 04/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydroxyapatite (HA) plays an important role in orthopedics and dentistry due to its excellent bioactivity. However, the thermal decomposition and the poor corrosion resistance in an acid environment have restricted the applications of HA. In this study, several fluorine-substituted hydroxyapatite (FHA) ceramics with the general chemical formula Ca10(PO4)6(OH)(2-2x)F2x, where x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, were prepared. Thermogravimetric analysis in the temperature range from 25 degrees C to 1400 degrees C showed that the FHA ceramics with x > 0.4 had remarkably improved thermal stability as compared to pure HA. X-ray diffraction of the FHA ceramics sintered at 1300 degrees C for 1 h further confirmed the thermal stability. Dilatometer analysis showed that the fluorine addition substantially increased the onset sintering temperature of the FHA ceramics. Density measurements showed that the fluorine addition into the HA matrices slightly retarded the densification of the FHA ceramics. Corrosion testing on the polished surfaces of the FHA ceramics using a 2.5 wt% citric acid solution indicated that the FHA ceramics with x > or = 0.4 had substantially improved corrosion resistance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yanming Chen
- School of Materials Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Academic Complex North, Block N4.1, Level 1, Rm N4.1-01-26, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Parker T, Upton Z, Vellinga D, Wei M, Leavesley D. Potential pitfalls of radiolabel adsorption to ceramic biomaterials. J Biomed Mater Res A 2005; 72:363-72. [PMID: 15669059 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The use of radiolabeled precursor molecules for the metabolic analysis of cell functions is commonplace. Tritiated thymidine, in particular, has been used to quantitate cellular proliferation in numerous cells, including osteoblasts, when cultured on various biomaterials. Our aim was to assess cellular protein synthesis and proliferation, on a range of fluoride ion-substituted hydroxyapatites. Initially, we used a classical metabolic analysis strategy with radiolabeled tracer molecules. Our results suggested that these materials supported enhanced protein synthesis and proliferation of SaOS-2 human osteoblast-like cells. However, control samples also revealed enhanced adsorption of the radiolabeled tracer. We have shown that this arises because partially fluoride ion-substituted hydroxyapatite exhibits enhanced adsorptive characteristics of radiolabeled leucine and thymidine over tissue culture plastic, hydroxyapatite, and fluoroapatite. Moreover, manual cell count data obtained through SEM analysis showed no significant difference in cell proliferation between any of the materials, further indicating that our initial results were artifacts. These results highlight the use and reporting of appropriate cell-free controls are critical in bioassays examining functional responses of cells to biomaterials, and if absent, may confound accurate data interpretation. Our findings have general implications for investigations of cell function on other novel ceramic biomaterials.
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- Tony Parker
- Tissue BioRegeneration Domain, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and the School of Life Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia.
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Kim HW, Kong YM, Bae CJ, Noh YJ, Kim HE. Sol–gel derived fluor-hydroxyapatite biocoatings on zirconia substrate. Biomaterials 2004; 25:2919-26. [PMID: 14967523 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2003] [Accepted: 09/04/2003] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fluor-hydroxyapatite (FHA) film was coated on a zirconia (ZrO(2)) substrate by a sol-gel method. An appropriate amount of F ions was incorporated into the hydroxyapatite (HA) during the preparation of the sols. The apatite phase began to crystallize after heat treatment at 400 degrees C, and increased in intensity above 500 degrees C. No decomposition was detected by X-ray diffraction analyses up to 800 degrees C, which illustrates the high thermal stability of the FHA films. The films showed a uniform and dense morphology with a thickness of approximately 1 microm after a precisely controlled heat treatment process. These FHA films adhered firmly to the zirconia substrate, representing notable adhesion strengths of approximately 70 MPa after heat treatment above 500 degrees C. The dissolution rate of the FHA coating layer varied according to the heat treatment temperature, which was closely related to the film crystallinity. The dissolution rate of the FHA film was lower than that of the HA film, suggesting the possibility of a functional gradient coating of HA and FHA. The MG63 cells seeded onto the FHA films proliferated in a similar manner to those seeded onto pure HA ceramic and a plastic control.
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- Hae-Won Kim
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
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Rodríguez-Lorenzo LM, Hart JN, Gross KA. Influence of fluorine in the synthesis of apatites. Synthesis of solid solutions of hydroxy-fluorapatite. Biomaterials 2003; 24:3777-85. [PMID: 12818550 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(03)00259-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hydroxy-fluorapatites (OH-FAps) occur biologically in teeth and form the basis for application as biomaterials. This work aims to synthesize a series of fluoride substituted calcium hydroxyapatites (OHAps) to determine how fluoride influences the synthesis and the resulting characteristics of solid solutions. OH-FAPs powders were synthesized with a chemical composition of Ca(10)(PO(4))(6)(OH)(2-x) F(x), with x=0.0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6 and 2.0. The synthesis of partially substituted OHAp yields materials with lower crystallinity and higher specific surface area than OHAp or fluorapatite (FAp). The smallest crystal size of 263A, occurs at less than 50% hydroxyl substitution with fluoride at x=0.4, and the highest surface area of 132m(2)/g occurs at x=0.8. Reaction kinetics occur faster at higher fluoride content, producing the expected Ca/P ratio of 1.67 only for x=2.0. X-ray and IR studies show that OH-FAPs are homogeneous solid solutions instead of mixtures of OHAp and FAp. The presence of a high fluoride concentration increases the driving force for crystal growth during the calcination process.
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- L M Rodríguez-Lorenzo
- School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Monash University, Vic. 3800, Australia.
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