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Thompson C, Domínguez G, Bardisa P, Liu Y, Fernández-Blázquez JP, Del Río JS, Echeverry-Rendon M, González C, Llorca J. Medical grade 3D printable bioabsorbable PLDL/Mg and PLDL/Zn composites for biomedical applications. J Biomed Mater Res A 2024; 112:798-811. [PMID: 38146214 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
Abstract
Medical grade PLDL, PLDL/Mg and PLDL/Zn filaments were manufactured by a dual extrusion method and used to prepare coupons and scaffolds with controlled porosity by fused filament fabrication. The mechanical properties, degradation mechanisms and biological performance were carefully analyzed. It was found that the presence of 4 vol.% of Mg and Zn particles did not substantially modify the mechanical properties but accelerated the degradation rate of PLDL. Moreover, the acidification of the pH due to degradation of the PLDL was reduced in the presence of metallic particles. Finally, cell adhesion and proliferation were excellent in the medical grade PLDL as well as in the polymer/metal composites. These results demonstrate the potential of bioabsorbable metal/polymer composites to tailor the mechanical properties, degradation rate and biocompatibility for specific clinical applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cillian Thompson
- IMDEA Materials Institute, Getafe, Spain
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, Getafe, Spain
- Department of Material Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica, Automática y Física Aplicada, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, Getafe, Spain
- Department of Material Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica, Automática y Física Aplicada, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, Getafe, Spain
- Department of Material Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, Getafe, Spain
- Department of Material Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Pereira-Lobato C, Echeverry-Rendón M, Fernández-Blázquez JP, González C, LLorca J. Mechanical properties, in vitro degradation and cytocompatibility of woven textiles manufactured from PLA/PCL commingled yarns. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2024; 150:106340. [PMID: 38147762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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The mechanical, thermal, and biological performance of fabrics manufactured with hybrid PLA/PCL commingled yarns were studied. Commingled hybrid yarns take advantage of the higher elastic modulus of PLA and the higher ductility and toughness of PCL to produce yarns and fabrics with high strength and ductility that is transferred to the woven textiles. Furthermore, PLA and PCL exhibit different degradation rates and also allow to tailor this property. Degradation of the textiles was carried out in phosphate-buffered saline solution for up to 160 days at 37 °C and 50 °C (accelerated degradation). Neither the thermal nor the mechanical properties were altered by immersion at 37 °C during 80 days and a slight degradation was observed as a result of chain scission of the PLA fibres after 160 days. However, immersion at 50 °C led to a rapid reduction in strength after 40 days due to the hydrolysis of PLA, and the fabric was highly degraded after 160 days as a result of chain scission in PCL. Finally, while indirect tests did not predict optimal biocompatibility, the direct tests provided a different perspective of the cell interaction between the textile and pre-osteoblasts regarding cell attachment and cell morphology. These results show the potential of hybrid commingled yarns to manufacture textile scaffolds of biodegradable polymers with tailored mechanical properties and good ductility for connective tissue engineering (ligaments and tendons).
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- C Pereira-Lobato
- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 - Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Materials Science and Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 - Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 - Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Department of Materials Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 - Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Department of Materials Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Pascual-González C, de la Vega J, Thompson C, Fernández-Blázquez JP, Herráez-Molinero D, Biurrun N, Lizarralde I, Del Río JS, González C, LLorca J. Processing and mechanical properties of novel biodegradable poly-lactic acid/Zn 3D printed scaffolds for application in tissue regeneration. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2022; 132:105290. [PMID: 35671668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The feasibility to manufacture scaffolds of poly-lactic acid reinforced with Zn particles by fused filament fabrication is demonstrated for the first time. Filaments of 2.85 mm in diameter of PLA reinforced with different weight fractions of μm-sized Zn - 1 wt.% Mg alloy particles (in the range 3.5 to 17.5 wt.%) were manufactured by a double extrusion method in which standard extrusion is followed by precision extrusion in a filament-maker machine. Filaments with constant diameter, negligible porosity and a homogeneous reinforcement distribution were obtained for Zn weight fractions of up to 10.5%. It was found that the presence of Zn particles led to limited changes in the physico-chemical properties of the PLA that did not affect the window temperature for 3D printing nor the melt flow index. Thus, porous scaffolds could be manufactured by fused filament fabrication at 190 °C with poly-lactic acid/Zn composites containing 3.5 and 7 wt.% of Zn and at 170 °C when the Zn content was 10.5 wt.% with excellent dimensional accuracy and mechanical properties.
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- C Pascual-González
- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Materials Science and Engineering Area, Rey Juan Carlos University, C/Tulipán s/n, 28933, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Department of Material Science and Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Department of Materials Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Department of Materials Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Department of Materials Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Hexcel Composites S.L., C/ Bruselas 10-16, 28983, Parla, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Ingeniería Eeléctrica, Electrónica Wutomática y Física Aplicada, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingeniería y Diseño Industrial, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Department of Materials Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; Department of Materials Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Serrano C, García-Fernández L, Fernández-Blázquez JP, Barbeck M, Ghanaati S, Unger R, Kirkpatrick J, Arzt E, Funk L, Turón P, del Campo A. Nanostructured medical sutures with antibacterial properties. Biomaterials 2015; 52:291-300. [PMID: 25818435 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bacterial repellence in suture materials is a desirable property that can potentially improve the healing process by preventing infection. We describe a method for generating nanostructures at the surface of commercial sutures of different composition, and their potential for preventing biofilm formation. We show how bacteria attachment is altered in the presence of nanosized topographies and identify optimum designs for preventing it without compromising biocompatibility and applicability in terms of nanostructure robustness or tissue friction. These studies open new possibilities for flexible and cost-effective realization of topography-based antibacterial coatings for absorbable biomedical textiles.
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- Cristina Serrano
- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials and Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- B. Braun Surgical, S.A, Rubi, Barcelona, Spain
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- B. Braun Surgical, S.A, Rubi, Barcelona, Spain
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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