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Dixon DT, Gomillion CT. Conductive Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: Current State and Future Outlook. J Funct Biomater 2021; 13:1. [PMID: 35076518 PMCID: PMC8788550 DOI: 10.3390/jfb13010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bone tissue engineering strategies attempt to regenerate bone tissue lost due to injury or disease. Three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds maintain structural integrity and provide support, while improving tissue regeneration through amplified cellular responses between implanted materials and native tissues. Through this, scaffolds that show great osteoinductive abilities as well as desirable mechanical properties have been studied. Recently, scaffolding for engineered bone-like tissues have evolved with the use of conductive materials for increased scaffold bioactivity. These materials make use of several characteristics that have been shown to be useful in tissue engineering applications and combine them in the hope of improved cellular responses through stimulation (i.e., mechanical or electrical). With the addition of conductive materials, these bioactive synthetic bone substitutes could result in improved regeneration outcomes by reducing current factors limiting the effectiveness of existing scaffolding materials. This review seeks to overview the challenges associated with the current state of bone tissue engineering, the need to produce new grafting substitutes, and the promising future that conductive materials present towards alleviating the issues associated with bone repair and regeneration.
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- Damion T. Dixon
- School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Liu Z, Wan X, Wang ZL, Li L. Electroactive Biomaterials and Systems for Cell Fate Determination and Tissue Regeneration: Design and Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007429. [PMID: 34117803 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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During natural tissue regeneration, tissue microenvironment and stem cell niche including cell-cell interaction, soluble factors, and extracellular matrix (ECM) provide a train of biochemical and biophysical cues for modulation of cell behaviors and tissue functions. Design of functional biomaterials to mimic the tissue/cell microenvironment have great potentials for tissue regeneration applications. Recently, electroactive biomaterials have drawn increasing attentions not only as scaffolds for cell adhesion and structural support, but also as modulators to regulate cell/tissue behaviors and function, especially for electrically excitable cells and tissues. More importantly, electrostimulation can further modulate a myriad of biological processes, from cell cycle, migration, proliferation and differentiation to neural conduction, muscle contraction, embryogenesis, and tissue regeneration. In this review, endogenous bioelectricity and piezoelectricity are introduced. Then, design rationale of electroactive biomaterials is discussed for imitating dynamic cell microenvironment, as well as their mediated electrostimulation and the applying pathways. Recent advances in electroactive biomaterials are systematically overviewed for modulation of stem cell fate and tissue regeneration, mainly including nerve regeneration, bone tissue engineering, and cardiac tissue engineering. Finally, the significance for simulating the native tissue microenvironment is emphasized and the open challenges and future perspectives of electroactive biomaterials are concluded.
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- Zhirong Liu
- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Bansod YD, Kebbach M, Kluess D, Bader R, van Rienen U. Finite element analysis of bone remodelling with piezoelectric effects using an open-source framework. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2021; 20:1147-1166. [PMID: 33740158 PMCID: PMC8154825 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-021-01439-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bone tissue exhibits piezoelectric properties and thus is capable of transforming mechanical stress into electrical potential. Piezoelectricity has been shown to play a vital role in bone adaptation and remodelling processes. Therefore, to better understand the interplay between mechanical and electrical stimulation during these processes, strain-adaptive bone remodelling models without and with considering the piezoelectric effect were simulated using the Python-based open-source software framework. To discretise numerical attributes, the finite element method (FEM) was used for the spatial variables and an explicit Euler scheme for the temporal derivatives. The predicted bone apparent density distributions were qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated against the radiographic scan of a human proximal femur and the bone apparent density calculated using a bone mineral density (BMD) calibration phantom, respectively. Additionally, the effect of the initial bone density on the resulting predicted density distribution was investigated globally and locally. The simulation results showed that the electrically stimulated bone surface enhanced bone deposition and these are in good agreement with previous findings from the literature. Moreover, mechanical stimuli due to daily physical activities could be supported by therapeutic electrical stimulation to reduce bone loss in case of physical impairment or osteoporosis. The bone remodelling algorithm implemented using an open-source software framework facilitates easy accessibility and reproducibility of finite element analysis made.
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- Yogesh Deepak Bansod
- Institute of General Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
- Department Ageing of Individuals and Society, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of General Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
- Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
- Department Ageing of Individuals and Society, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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Hatefi S, Alizargar J, Le Roux F, Hatefi K, Etemadi Sh M, Davids H, Hsieh NC, Smith F, Abou-El-Hossein K. Review of physical stimulation techniques for assisting distraction osteogenesis in maxillofacial reconstruction applications. Med Eng Phys 2021; 91:28-38. [PMID: 34074463 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2021.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Distraction Osteogenesis (DO) is an emerging limb lengthening method for the reconstruction of the hard tissue and the surrounding soft tissue, in different human body zones. DO plays an important role in treating bone defects in Maxillofacial Reconstruction Applications (MRA) due to reduced side effects and better formed bone tissue compared to conventional reconstruction methods i.e. autologous bone graft, and alloplast implantation. Recently, varying techniques have been evaluated to enhance the characteristics of the newly formed tissues and process parameters. Promising results have been shown in assisting DO treatments while benefiting bone formation mechanisms by using physical stimulation techniques, including photonic, electromagnetic, electrical, and mechanical stimulation technique. Using assisted DO techniques has provided superior results in the outcome of the DO procedure compared to a standard DO procedure. However, DO methods, as well as assisting technologies applied during the DO procedure, are still emerging. Studies and experiments on developed solutions related to this field have been limited to animal and clinical trials. In this review paper, recent advances in physical stimulation techniques and their effects on the outcome of the DO treatment in MRA are surveyed. By studying the effects of using assisting techniques during the DO treatment, enabling an ideal assisted DO technique in MRA can be possible. Although mentioned techniques have shown constructive effects during the DO procedure, there is still a need for more research and investigation to be done to fully understand the effects of assisting techniques and advanced technologies for use in an ultimate DO procedure in MRA.
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- Shahrokh Hatefi
- Precision Engineering Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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- Research Center for Healthcare Industry Innovation, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Implants Research Center, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Physiology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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- Department of Information Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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- Precision Engineering Laboratory, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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Bacci N, Augustine TN, Hunt HG, Nixon KJ, Hoffman J, Bam L, de Beer F, Randolph-Quinney P. Harnessing Thor's Hammer: Experimentally induced lightning trauma to human bone by high impulse current. Forensic Sci Int Synerg 2021; 3:100206. [PMID: 34988414 PMCID: PMC8710840 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2021.100206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/30/2022]
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Lightning fatality identification relies primarily on soft tissue traumatic pattern recognition, prohibiting cause of death identification in cases of full skeletonisation. This study explores the effects of high impulse currents on human bone, simulating lightning-level intensities and characterising electrically induced micro-trauma through conventional thin-section histology and micro-focus X-ray computed tomography (μXCT). An experimental system for high impulse current application was applied to bone extracted from donated cadaveric lower limbs (n = 22). μXCT was undertaken prior to and after current application. Histological sections were subsequently undertaken. μXCT poorly resolved micro-trauma compared to conventional histology which allowed for identification and classification of lightning-specific patterns of micro-trauma. Statistical analyses demonstrated correlation between current intensity, extent and damage typology suggesting a multifaceted mechanism of trauma propagation - a combination of electrically, thermally and pressure induced alterations. This study gives an overview of high impulse current trauma to human bone, providing expanded definitions of associated micro-trauma. Combination of thermal, electrical and pressure forces involved in micro-trauma. Micro-fracture sizes and numbers appeared to increase at higher current intensities. New criteria for the classification of bone micro-trauma were developed. Certain micro-fracture types predominated at higher current intensities. Light microscopy of histological section is the preferred method of investigation.
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Sahm F, Ziebart J, Jonitz-Heincke A, Hansmann D, Dauben T, Bader R. Alternating Electric Fields Modify the Function of Human Osteoblasts Growing on and in the Surroundings of Titanium Electrodes. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21186944. [PMID: 32971771 PMCID: PMC7555878 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Endogenous electric fields created in bone tissue as a response to mechanical loading are known to influence the activity and differentiation of bone and precursor cells. Thus, electrical stimulation offers an adjunct therapy option for the promotion of bone regeneration. Understanding the influence of electric fields on bone cell function and the identification of suitable electrical stimulation parameters are crucial for the clinical success of stimulation therapy. Therefore, we investigated the impact of alternating electric fields on human osteoblasts that were seeded on titanium electrodes, which delivered the electrical stimulation. Moreover, osteoblasts were seeded on collagen-coated coverslips near the electrodes, representing the bone stock surrounding the implant. Next, 0.2 V, 1.4 V, or 2.8 V were applied to the in vitro system with 20 Hz frequency. After one, three, and seven days, the osteoblast morphology and expression of osteogenic genes were analysed. The actin organisation, as well as the proliferation, were not affected by the electrical stimulation. Changes in the gene expression and protein accumulation after electrical stimulation were voltage-dependent. After three days, the osteogenic gene expression and alkaline phosphatase activity were up to 2.35-fold higher following the electrical stimulation with 0.2 V and 1.4 V on electrodes and coverslips compared to controls. Furthermore, collagen type I mRNA, as well as the amount of the C-terminal propeptide of collagen type I were increased after the stimulation with 0.2 V and 1.4 V, while the higher electrical stimulation with 2.8 V led to decreased levels, especially on the electrodes.
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- Franziska Sahm
- Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (A.J.-H.); (D.H.); (R.B.)
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (J.Z.); Tel.: +49-0381-4949336 (J.Z.)
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- Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (A.J.-H.); (D.H.); (R.B.)
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (J.Z.); Tel.: +49-0381-4949336 (J.Z.)
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- Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (A.J.-H.); (D.H.); (R.B.)
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- Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (A.J.-H.); (D.H.); (R.B.)
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center, Schillingallee 70, 18057 Rostock, Germany;
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- Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, Germany; (A.J.-H.); (D.H.); (R.B.)
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Hubler GK, Hoffman SW, Andreadis TD, DePalma RG. Pulsed Microwave Energy Transduction of Acoustic Phonon Related Brain Injury. Front Neurol 2020; 11:753. [PMID: 32849213 PMCID: PMC7417645 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Pulsed microwaves above specific energy thresholds have been reported to cause brain injury in animal models. The actual physical mechanism causing brain damage is unexplained while the clinical reality of these injuries remains controversial. Here we propose mechanisms by which pulsed microwaves may injure brain tissue by transduction of microwave energy into damaging acoustic phonons in brain water. We have shown that low intensity explosive blast waves likely initiate phonon excitations in brain tissues. Brain injury in this instance occurs at nanoscale subcellular levels as predicted by physical consideration of phonon interactions in brain water content. The phonon mechanism may also explain similarities between primary non-impact blast-induced mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and recent clinical and imaging findings of unexplained brain injuries observed in US embassy personnel possibly due to directed radiofrequency radiation. We describe experiments to elucidate mechanisms, RF frequencies and power levels by which pulsed microwaves potentially injure brain tissue. Pathological documentation of nanoscale brain blast injury has been supported experimentally using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) demonstrating nanoscale cellular damage in the absence of gross or light microscopic findings. Similar studies are required to better define pulsed microwave brain injury. Based upon existing findings, clinical diagnosis of both low intensity blast and microwave-induced brain injury likely will require diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a specialized water based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique.
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- Graham K Hubler
- The School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- US Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Office of Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC, United States
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- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division, Washington, DC, United States
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- US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Surgery, Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Establishment of a Numerical Model to Design an Electro-Stimulating System for a Porcine Mandibular Critical Size Defect. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9102160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Electrical stimulation is a promising therapeutic approach for the regeneration of large bone defects. Innovative electrically stimulating implants for critical size defects in the lower jaw are under development and need to be optimized in silico and tested in vivo prior to application. In this context, numerical modelling and simulation are useful tools in the design process. In this study, a numerical model of an electrically stimulated minipig mandible was established to find optimal stimulation parameters that allow for a maximum area of beneficially stimulated tissue. Finite-element simulations were performed to determine the stimulation impact of the proposed implant design and to optimize the electric field distribution resulting from sinusoidal low-frequency ( f = 20 Hz ) electric stimulation. Optimal stimulation parameters of the electrode length h el = 25 m m and the stimulation potential φ stim = 0.5 V were determined. These parameter sets shall be applied in future in vivo validation studies. Furthermore, our results suggest that changing tissue properties during the course of the healing process might make a feedback-controlled stimulation system necessary.
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Shuai C, Yang W, Peng S, Gao C, Guo W, Lai Y, Feng P. Physical stimulations and their osteogenesis-inducing mechanisms. Int J Bioprint 2018; 4:138. [PMID: 33102916 PMCID: PMC7581999 DOI: 10.18063/ijb.v4i2.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Physical stimulations such as magnetic, electric and mechanical stimulation could enhance cell activity and promote bone formation in bone repair process via activating signal pathways, modulating ion channels, regulating bonerelated gene expressions, etc. In this paper, bioeffects of physical stimulations on cell activity, tissue growth and bone healing were systematically summarized, which especially focused on their osteogenesis-inducing mechanisms. Detailedly, magnetic stimulation could produce Hall effect which improved the permeability of cell membrane and promoted the migration of ions, especially accelerating the extracellular calcium ions to pass through cell membrane. Electric stimulation could induce inverse piezoelectric effect which generated electric signals, accordingly up-regulating intracellular calcium levels and growth factor synthesis. And mechanical stimulation could produce mechanical signals which were converted into corresponding biochemical signals, thus activating various signaling pathways on cell membrane and inducing a series of gene expressions. Besides, bioeffects of physical stimulations combined with bone scaffolds which fabricated using 3D printing technology on bone cells were discussed. The equipments of physical stimulation system were described. The opportunities and challenges of physical stimulations were also presented from the perspective of bone repair.
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- Cijun Shuai
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital and the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Li J, Wen J, Li B, Li W, Qiao W, Shen J, Jin W, Jiang X, Yeung KWK, Chu PK. Valence State Manipulation of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles on a Titanium Surface for Modulating Cell Fate and Bone Formation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2018; 5:1700678. [PMID: 29610729 PMCID: PMC5827567 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Understanding cell-biomaterial interactions is critical for the control of cell fate for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Here, cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeONPs) are applied at different Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios (i.e., 0.46, 1.23, and 3.23) to titanium substrate surfaces by magnetron sputtering and vacuum annealing. Evaluation of the cytotoxicity of the modified surface to cultured rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) reveals that the cytocompatibility and cell proliferation are proportional to the increases in Ce4+/Ce3+ ratio on titanium surface. The bone formation capability induced by these surface modified titanium alloys is evaluated by implanting various CeONP samples into the intramedullary cavity of rat femur for 8 weeks. New bone formation adjacent to the implant shows a close relationship to the surface Ce4+/Ce3+ ratio; higher Ce4+/Ce3+ ratio achieves better osseointegration. The mechanism of this in vivo outcome is explored by culturing rat BMSCs and RAW264.7 murine macrophages on CeONP samples for different durations. The improvement in osteogenic differentiation capability of BMSCs is directly proportional to the increased Ce4+/Ce3+ ratio on the titanium surface. Increases in the Ce4+/Ce3+ ratio also elevate the polarization of the M2 phenotype of RAW264.7 murine macrophages, particularly with respect to the healing-associated M2 percentage and anti-inflammatory cytokine secretion. The manipulation of valence states of CeONPs appears to provide an effective modulation of the osteogenic capability of stem cells and the M2 polarization of macrophages, resulting in favorable outcomes of new bone formation and osseointegration.
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- Jinhua Li
- Department of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong999077China
- Department of PhysicsDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongTat Chee AvenueKowloonHong Kong999077China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Orthopaedic TraumaDepartment of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyThe University of Hong Kong‐Shenzhen HospitalShenzhen518053China
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- Department of ProsthodonticsNinth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of MedicineShanghai200011China
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- Department of OrthopedicsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450052China
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- Department of PhysicsDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongTat Chee AvenueKowloonHong Kong999077China
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- Dental Materials ScienceApplied Oral SciencesFaculty of DentistryThe University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong999077China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Orthopaedic TraumaDepartment of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyThe University of Hong Kong‐Shenzhen HospitalShenzhen518053China
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- Department of PhysicsDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongTat Chee AvenueKowloonHong Kong999077China
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- Department of ProsthodonticsNinth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of MedicineShanghai200011China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong999077China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Orthopaedic TraumaDepartment of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyThe University of Hong Kong‐Shenzhen HospitalShenzhen518053China
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- Department of PhysicsDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongTat Chee AvenueKowloonHong Kong999077China
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Kang H, Hou Z, Qin QH. Experimental study of time response of bending deformation of bone cantilevers in an electric field. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 77:192-198. [PMID: 28926769 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bone is a complex composite material with hierarchical structures and anisotropic mechanical properties. Bone also processes electromechanical properties, such as piezoelectricity and streaming potentials, which termed as stress generated potentials. Furthermore, the electrostrictive effect and flexoelectric effect can also affect electromechanical properties of the bone. In the present work, time responses of bending deflections of bone cantilever in an external electric field are measured experimentally to investigate bone's electromechanical behavior. It is found that, when subjected to a square waveform electric field, a bone cantilever specimen begins to bend and its deflection increases gradually to a peak value. Then, the deflection begins to decrease gradually during the period of constant voltage. To analyze the reasons of the bending response of bone, additional experiments were performed. Experimental results obtained show the following two features. The first one is that the electric polarization, induced in bone by an electric field, is due to the Maxwell-Wagner polarization mechanism that the polarization rate is relatively slow, which leads to the electric field force acted on a bone specimen increase gradually and then its bending deflections increase gradually. The second one is that the flexoelectric polarization effect that resists the electric force to decrease and then leads to the bending deflection of a bone cantilever decrease gradually. It is concluded that the first aspect refers to the organic collagens decreasing the electric polarization rate of the bone, and the second one to the inorganic component influencing the bone's polarization intensity.
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- Huimin Kang
- Department of Mechanics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Mechanics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Research School of Engineering, Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
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Yu P, Ning C, Zhang Y, Tan G, Lin Z, Liu S, Wang X, Yang H, Li K, Yi X, Zhu Y, Mao C. Bone-Inspired Spatially Specific Piezoelectricity Induces Bone Regeneration. Theranostics 2017; 7:3387-3397. [PMID: 28900517 PMCID: PMC5595139 DOI: 10.7150/thno.19748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The extracellular matrix of bone can be pictured as a material made of parallel interspersed domains of fibrous piezoelectric collagenous materials and non-piezoelectric non-collagenous materials. To mimic this feature for enhanced bone regeneration, a material made of two parallel interspersed domains, with higher and lower piezoelectricity, respectively, is constructed to form microscale piezoelectric zones (MPZs). The MPZs are produced using a versatile and effective laser-irradiation technique in which K0.5Na0.5NbO3 (KNN) ceramics are selectively irradiated to achieve microzone phase transitions. The phase structure of the laser-irradiated microzones is changed from a mixture of orthorhombic and tetragonal phases (with higher piezoelectricity) to a tetragonal dominant phase (with lower piezoelectricity). The microzoned piezoelectricity distribution results in spatially specific surface charge distribution, enabling the MPZs to bear bone-like microscale electric cues. Hence, the MPZs induce osteogenic differentiation of stem cells in vitro and bone regeneration in vivo even without being seeded with stem cells. The concept of mimicking the spatially specific piezoelectricity in bone will facilitate future research on the rational design of tissue regenerative materials.
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Hiemer B, Ziebart J, Jonitz-Heincke A, Grunert PC, Su Y, Hansmann D, Bader R. Magnetically induced electrostimulation of human osteoblasts results in enhanced cell viability and osteogenic differentiation. Int J Mol Med 2016; 38:57-64. [PMID: 27220915 PMCID: PMC4899037 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2016.2590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The application of electromagnetic fields to support the bone-healing processes is a therapeutic approach for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. The ASNIS-III s-series screw is a bone stimulation system providing electromagnetic stimulation; however, its influence on human osteoblasts (hOBs) has not been extensively investigated. Therefore, in the present study, the impact of this system on the viability and differentiation of hOBs was examined. We used the ASNIS-III s screw system in terms of a specific experimental test set-up. The ASNIS-III s screw system was used for the application of electromagnetic fields (EMF, 3 mT, 20 Hz) and electromagnetic fields combined with an additional alternating electric field (EMF + EF) (3 mT, 20 Hz, 700 mV). The stimulation of primary hOBs was conducted 3 times per day for 45 min over a period of 72 h. Unstimulated cells served as the controls. Subsequently, the viability, the gene expression of differentiation markers and pro-collagen type 1 synthesis of the stimulated osteoblasts and corresponding controls were investigated. The application of both EMF and EMF + EF using the ASNIS-III s screw system revealed a positive influence on bone cell viability and moderately increased the synthesis of pro-collagen type 1 compared to the unstimulated controls. Stimulation with EMF resulted in a slightly enhanced gene expression of type 1 collagen and osteocalcin; however, stimulation with EMF + EF resulted in a significant increase in alkaline phosphatase (1.4-fold) and osteocalcin (1.6-fold) levels, and a notable increase in the levels of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX-2; 1.54-fold). Our findings demonstrate that stimulation with electromagnetic fields and an additional alternating electric field has a positive influence on hOBs as regards cell viability and the expression of osteoblastic differentiation markers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bettina Hiemer
- Department of Orthopaedics, Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, University Medical Center Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, University Medical Center Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, University Medical Center Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
| | - Philip Christian Grunert
- Department of Orthopaedics, Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, University Medical Center Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, University Medical Center Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, University Medical Center Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
| | - Rainer Bader
- Department of Orthopaedics, Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory, University Medical Center Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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