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Yuan R, Zhou S, Xiong X, Yang D, Lin D, Li T, He B, Wei G, Qu S. Enhanced mechanic properties of calcium phosphate cements via mussel-inspired adhesive as bone substitute: Highlights of their interactions. Biomed Mater Eng 2024; 35:13-26. [PMID: 37599515 DOI: 10.3233/bme-230017] [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] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inspired by natural bones, many organic components were added to Calcium Phosphate Cements (CPCs) to improve their mechanical strength. However, the strength of these composite CPCs is limited by the low strength of organic components itself and the weak interaction between organic components and CPCs. OBJECTIVE Firstly, a composite CPC containing mussel-inspired adhesive, Poly-(Dopamine Methacrylamide-co-2-methoxy Ethylacrylate) (pDM) was developed. Secondly, the interactions between pDM and CPC and their effect on mechanical properties were investigated. METHODS The interactions between pDM and CPC were performed by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Laser Raman, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction Analysis. RESULTS The toughness and compressive strength of pDM-CPC scaffold were both significantly enhanced, because of the enhanced interface binding strength among CPC and pDM due to their interaction and the improved mechanical strength of pDM owing to its self-oxidation cross-linking. The toughness of pDM-CPC scaffolds increased with the increased contents of pDM, while pDM-CPC scaffold containing 35 wt.% pDM had the highest compressive strength of all, which the latter was more than five times compared to that of CPC. CONCLUSION The mechanically strong pDM-CPC scaffolds has potential application in bone regeneration as well as in craniofacial and orthopedic repair.
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- Rupan Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Drugs, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Drugs, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Drugs, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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Jiang N, Su Z, Sun Y, Ren R, Zhou J, Bi R, Zhu S. Spatial Heterogeneity Directs Energy Dissipation in Condylar Fibrocartilage. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301051. [PMID: 37156747 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Condylar fibrocartilage with structural and compositional heterogeneity can efficiently orchestrate load-bearing and energy dissipation, making the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) survive high occlusion loads for a prolonged lifetime. How the thin condylar fibrocartilage can achieve efficient energy dissipation to cushion enormous stresses remains an open question in biology and tissue engineering. Here, three distinct zones in the condylar fibrocartilage are identified by analyzing the components and structure from the macro-and microscale to the nanoscale. Specific proteins are highly expressed in each zone related to its mechanics. The heterogeneity of condylar fibrocartilage can direct energy dissipation through the nano-micron-macro gradient spatial scale, by atomic force microscope (AFM), nanoindentation, dynamic mechanical analyzer assay (DMA), and the corresponding energy dissipation mechanisms are exclusive for each distinct zone. This study reveals the significance of the heterogeneity of condylar fibrocartilage in mechanical behavior and provides new insights into the research methods for cartilage biomechanics and the design of energy-dissipative materials.
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- Nan Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Willett TL, Voziyan P, Nyman JS. Causative or associative: A critical review of the role of advanced glycation end-products in bone fragility. Bone 2022; 163:116485. [PMID: 35798196 PMCID: PMC10062699 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in the organic matrix of bone with aging and chronic disease such as diabetes is thought to increase fracture risk independently of bone mass. However, to date, there has not been a clinical trial to determine whether inhibiting the accumulation of AGEs is effective in preventing low-energy, fragility fractures. Moreover, unlike with cardiovascular or kidney disease, there are also no pre-clinical studies demonstrating that AGE inhibitors or breakers can prevent the age- or diabetes-related decrease in the ability of bone to resist fracture. In this review, we critically examine the case for a long-standing hypothesis that AGE accumulation in bone tissue degrades the toughening mechanisms by which bone resists fracture. Prior research into the role of AGEs in bone has primarily measured pentosidine, an AGE crosslink, or bulk fluorescence of hydrolysates of bone. While significant correlations exist between these measurements and mechanical properties of bone, multiple AGEs are both non-fluorescent and non-crosslinking. Since clinical studies are equivocal on whether circulating pentosidine is an indicator of elevated fracture risk, there needs to be a more complete understanding of the different types of AGEs including non-crosslinking adducts and multiple non-enzymatic crosslinks in bone extracellular matrix and their specific contributions to hindering fracture resistance (biophysical and biological). By doing so, effective strategies to target AGE accumulation in bone with minimal side effects could be investigated in pre-clinical and clinical studies that aim to prevent fragility fractures in conditions that bone mass is not the underlying culprit.
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- Thomas L Willett
- Biomedical Engineering Program, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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Tavakol M, Vaughan TJ. Energy dissipation of osteopontin at a HAp mineral interface: Implications for bone biomechanics. Biophys J 2022; 121:228-236. [PMID: 34932955 PMCID: PMC8790188 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a one of the most abundant non-collagenous proteins in the bone's organic matrix. OPN is responsible for mediating bonding at mineral interfaces in the extrafibrillar space and recent evidence shows that it is a major contributor to bone's fracture resistance. While several experimental studies have identified an important role for calcium ions in mediating energy dissipation in OPN protein networks, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. In the current study, the role of calcium ions on energy dissipation at OPN interface with hydroxyapatite (HAp) as the main bone mineral was investigated. For the first time, the three-dimensional structure of OPN proteins were predicted, and it was found that calcium ions greatly influenced the final protein configuration and energy dissipation performance. Under small deformation, the compact cOPN structure, resulting from calcium ions presence, facilitated greater energy dissipation through sacrificial bond breaking and mechanisms mediated by the surface-bound calcium. At larger deformation, the compact structure also enabled cOPN to dissipate higher energy. Moreover, it was found that phosphorylation of OPN played an important role in energy dissipation. While previous studies have shown that OPN dissipated energy by forming aggregate networks, this study also showed that network formation is not necessary and that individual OPN proteins can dissipate large amounts of energy at HAp interfaces.
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- Mahdi Tavakol
- Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics Research Centre (BioMEC), School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics Research Centre (BioMEC), School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland,Corresponding author
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Tice MJ, Bailey S, Sroga GE, Gallagher EJ, Vashishth D. Non‐Obese
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Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes Reveals Skeletal Alterations in Mineralization and Material Properties. JBMR Plus 2021; 6:e10583. [PMID: 35229063 PMCID: PMC8861985 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Obesity is a common comorbidity of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Therefore, increased risk of fragility fractures in T2D is often confounded by the effects of obesity. This study was conducted to elucidate the mechanistic basis by which T2D alone leads to skeletal fragility. We hypothesized that obesity independent T2D would deteriorate bone's material quality by accumulating defects in the mineral matrix and undesired modifications in its organic matrix associated with increased oxidative stress and hyperglycemia. To test this hypothesis, we used 15‐week‐old male non‐obese mice with engineered muscle creatine kinase promoter/human dominant negative insulin growth factor 1 (IGF‐I) receptor (MKR) and FVB/N wild‐type (WT) controls (n = 12/group). MKR mice exhibit reduced insulin production and loss of glycemic control leading to diabetic hyperglycemia, verified by fasting blood glucose measurements (>250 mg/dL), without an increase in body weight. MKR mice showed a significant decrease in femoral radial geometry (cortical area, moment of inertia, cortical thickness, endosteal diameter, and periosteal diameter). Bone mineral density (BMD), as assessed by micro–computed tomography (μCT), remained unchanged; however, the quality of bone mineral was altered. In contrast to controls, MKR mice had significantly increased hydroxyapatite crystal thickness, measured by small‐angle X‐ray scattering, and elongated c‐axis length of the crystals evaluated by confocal Raman spectroscopy. There was an increase in changes in the organic matrix of MKR mice, associated with enhanced glycoxidation (carboxymethyl‐lysine [CML] and pentosidine) and overall glycation (fluorescent advanced glycation end products), both of which were associated with various measures of bone fragility. Moreover, increased CML formation positively correlated with elongated mineral crystal length, supporting the role of this negatively charged side chain to attract calcium ions, promote growth of hydroxyapatite, and build a physical link between mineral and collagen. Collectively, our results show, for the first time, changes in bone matrix in a non‐obese T2D model in which skeletal fragility is attributable to alterations in the mineral quality and undesired organic matrix modifications. © 2021 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Matthew J.L. Tice
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York NY USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York NY USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York NY USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Diseases, Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York NY USA
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Golman M, Abraham AC, Kurtaliaj I, Marshall BP, Hu YJ, Schwartz AG, Guo XE, Birman V, Thurner PJ, Genin GM, Thomopoulos S. Toughening mechanisms for the attachment of architectured materials: The mechanics of the tendon enthesis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabi5584. [PMID: 34826240 PMCID: PMC8626067 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abi5584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Architectured materials offer tailored mechanical properties but are limited in engineering applications due to challenges in maintaining toughness across their attachments. The enthesis connects tendon and bone, two vastly different architectured materials, and exhibits toughness across a wide range of loadings. Understanding the mechanisms by which this is achieved could inform the development of engineered attachments. Integrating experiments, simulations, and previously unexplored imaging that enabled simultaneous observation of mineralized and unmineralized tissues, we identified putative mechanisms of enthesis toughening in a mouse model and then manipulated these mechanisms via in vivo control of mineralization and architecture. Imaging uncovered a fibrous architecture within the enthesis that controls trade-offs between strength and toughness. In vivo models of pathology revealed architectural adaptations that optimize these trade-offs through cross-scale mechanisms including nanoscale protein denaturation, milliscale load-sharing, and macroscale energy absorption. Results suggest strategies for optimizing architecture for tough bimaterial attachments in medicine and engineering.
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- Mikhail Golman
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
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- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- NSF Science and Technology Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Titanium mesh-reinforced calcium sulfate for structural bone grafts. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2021; 118:104461. [PMID: 33756418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Calcium sulfate (CS) possesses many of the requirements for an ideal bone graft material: it is biodegradable, biocompatible, and osteoconductive. However, its relatively low strength and brittleness are major obstacles to its use as a structural bone implant. Although the strength of CS can be improved by reducing porosity, its brittleness remains a major obstacle towards its use as bone graft. Here we combine two powerful toughening strategies which are found in advanced ceramics and in natural bone: Multi-layered architectures and ductile reinforcements. We first used stress analysis and micromechanics to generate design guidelines that ensure the proper failure sequence and maximize properties. We then fabricated and tested fully dense CS by hydrostatic compression layered with layers of titanium woven mesh. Flexural experiments in hydrated conditions confirmed that the ductility and strength of titanium and the adhesion at the titanium-CS interfaces (controlled by the size of the Ti mesh) are critical factors in the mechanical performance of the composite. Our best design exhibited a toughness 180 times larger than that of plain CS, together with a 46% increase in strength.
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Bailey S, Sroga GE, Hoac B, Katsamenis OL, Wang Z, Bouropoulos N, McKee MD, Sørensen ES, Thurner PJ, Vashishth D. The role of extracellular matrix phosphorylation on energy dissipation in bone. eLife 2020; 9:58184. [PMID: 33295868 PMCID: PMC7746230 DOI: 10.7554/elife.58184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Protein phosphorylation, critical for cellular regulatory mechanisms, is implicated in various diseases. However, it remains unknown whether heterogeneity in phosphorylation of key structural proteins alters tissue integrity and organ function. Here, osteopontin phosphorylation level declined in hypo- and hyper- phosphatemia mouse models exhibiting skeletal deformities. Phosphorylation increased cohesion between osteopontin polymers, and adhesion of osteopontin to hydroxyapatite, enhancing energy dissipation. Fracture toughness, a measure of bone’s mechanical competence, increased with ex-vivo phosphorylation of wildtype mouse bones and declined with ex-vivo dephosphorylation. In osteopontin-deficient mice, global matrix phosphorylation level was not associated with toughness. Our findings suggest that phosphorylated osteopontin promotes fracture toughness in a dose-dependent manner through increased interfacial bond formation. In the absence of osteopontin, phosphorylation increases electrostatic repulsion, and likely protein alignment and interfilament distance leading to decreased fracture resistance. These mechanisms may be of importance in other connective tissues, and the key to unraveling cell–matrix interactions in diseases.
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- Stacyann Bailey
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, United States
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, United States
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, United States
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Pang S, Schwarcz HP, Jasiuk I. Interfacial bonding between mineral platelets in bone and its effect on mechanical properties of bone. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2020; 113:104132. [PMID: 33049620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bone is a composite material consisting principally of apatite mineral, collagen fibrils, non-collagenous proteins, and other organic species. Recent electron microscopy studies have shown that the mineral in bone occurs as stacks of thin polycrystalline sheets ("mineral lamellae," MLs) which surround and lie between the collagen fibrils. We focus on the effect of the interface between these mineral lamellae on the mechanical properties of bone. Previous studies on bone treated with sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) to remove all organic material showed a greatly weakened mineral framework. Here, we treated femoral cortical bone with ethylenediamine (EDA), which only removes collagen, to study the effect of its removal on bone properties. We tested the degree of completion of the treatment by Raman spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. When only collagen is removed, a continuous mineral structure remains and is less weakened than by NaClO treatment. Transmission electron microscopy study of finely ground particles of the EDA treated bone shows that stacks of MLs remain joined, whereas in NaClO treated bone, only isolated crystals are present. Thus, we infer that the MLs in bone are held together in stacks by an organic glue, which is destroyed by NaClO, but which survives the EDA treatment. We show that this glue may contribute to the stiffness, strength, and energy absorption of bone. Further studies are needed to discover the chemical nature of this glue. This study provides a starting point for such investigations.
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- Siyuan Pang
- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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Wang Y, Morsali R, Dai Z, Minary-Jolandan M, Qian D. Computational Nanomechanics of Noncollagenous Interfibrillar Interface in Bone. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:25363-25373. [PMID: 32407068 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The noncollagenous interfibrillar interface in bone provides the critical function of transferring loads among collagen fibrils and their bundles, with adhesive mechanisms at this site thus significantly contributing to the mechanical properties of bone. Motivated by the experimental observations and hypotheses, a computational study is presented to elucidate the critical roles of two major proteins at the nanoscale interfibrillar interface, that is, osteopontin (OPN) and osteocalcin (OC) in bone. This study reveals the extremely high interfacial toughness of the OPN/OC composite. The previously proposed hypothesis of sacrificial bonds in the extracellular organic matrix is tested, and the remarkable mechanical properties of the nanoscale bone interface are attributed to the collaborative interactions between the OPN and OC proteins.
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- Yang Wang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States
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- College of Material and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States
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Mostafa HS. Microbial transglutaminase: An overview of recent applications in food and packaging. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10242422.2020.1720660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Heba Sayed Mostafa
- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Food Science, University of Cairo, Giza, Egypt
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Computational investigation of the effect of water on the nanomechanical behavior of bone. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2020; 101:103454. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Li X, Pujari-Palmer M, Wenner D, Procter P, Insley G, Engqvist H. Adhesive Cements That Bond Soft Tissue Ex Vivo. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E2473. [PMID: 31382566 PMCID: PMC6695630 DOI: 10.3390/ma12152473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the soft tissue bond strength of a newly developed, monomeric, biomimetic, tissue adhesive called phosphoserine modified cement (PMC). Two types of PMCs were evaluated using lap shear strength (LSS) testing, on porcine skin: a calcium metasilicate (CS1), and alpha tricalcium phosphate (αTCP) PMC. CS1 PCM bonded strongly to skin, reaching a peak LSS of 84, 132, and 154 KPa after curing for 0.5, 1.5, and 4 h, respectively. Cyanoacrylate and fibrin glues reached an LSS of 207 kPa and 33 kPa, respectively. αTCP PMCs reached a final LSS of ≈110 kPa. In soft tissues, stronger bond strengths were obtained with αTCP PMCs containing large amounts of amino acid (70-90 mol%), in contrast to prior studies in calcified tissues (30-50 mol%). When αTCP particle size was reduced by wet milling, and for CS1 PMCs, the strongest bonding was obtained with mole ratios of 30-50% phosphoserine. While PM-CPCs behave like stiff ceramics after setting, they bond to soft tissues, and warrant further investigation as tissue adhesives, particularly at the interface between hard and soft tissues.
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- Xiuwen Li
- Applied Material Science, Department of Engineering, Uppsala University, 75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Applied Material Science, Department of Engineering, Uppsala University, 75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Applied Material Science, Department of Engineering, Uppsala University, 75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Applied Material Science, Department of Engineering, Uppsala University, 75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Applied Material Science, Department of Engineering, Uppsala University, 75121 Uppsala, Sweden
- GPBio Ltd., Unit 4D, Western Business Park, Shannon, V14 RW92 Co. Clare, Ireland
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- Applied Material Science, Department of Engineering, Uppsala University, 75121 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Song Q, Jiao K, Tonggu L, Wang LG, Zhang SL, Yang YD, Zhang L, Bian JH, Hao DX, Wang CY, Ma YX, Arola DD, Breschi L, Chen JH, Tay FR, Niu LN. Contribution of biomimetic collagen-ligand interaction to intrafibrillar mineralization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaav9075. [PMID: 30989106 PMCID: PMC6459768 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav9075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Contemporary models of intrafibrillar mineralization mechanisms are established using collagen fibrils as templates without considering the contribution from collagen-bound apatite nucleation inhibitors. However, collagen matrices destined for mineralization in vertebrates contain bound matrix proteins for intrafibrillar mineralization. Negatively charged, high-molecular weight polycarboxylic acid is cross-linked to reconstituted collagen to create a model for examining the contribution of collagen-ligand interaction to intrafibrillar mineralization. Cryogenic electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulation show that, after cross-linking to collagen, the bound polyelectrolyte caches prenucleation cluster singlets into chain-like aggregates along the fibrillar surface to increase the pool of mineralization precursors available for intrafibrillar mineralization. Higher-quality mineralized scaffolds with better biomechanical properties are achieved compared with mineralization of unmodified scaffolds in polyelectrolyte-stabilized mineralization solution. Collagen-ligand interaction provides insights on the genesis of heterogeneously mineralized tissues and the potential causes of ectopic calcification in nonmineralized body tissues.
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- Q. Song
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Biological Structure, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biological Structure, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
- College of Dental Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’ an, Shaanxi, PR China
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The effects of MS-10 dietary supplement, mixture of Korean thistle and thyme extracts, on bone health, and symptoms in menopausal women. J Funct Foods 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2018.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Biocatalysis by Transglutaminases: A Review of Biotechnological Applications. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:mi9110562. [PMID: 30715061 PMCID: PMC6265872 DOI: 10.3390/mi9110562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The biocatalytic activity of transglutaminases (TGs) leads to the synthesis of new covalent isopeptide bonds (crosslinks) between peptide-bound glutamine and lysine residues, but also the transamidation of primary amines to glutamine residues, which ultimately can result into protein polymerisation. Operating with a cysteine/histidine/aspartic acid (Cys/His/Asp) catalytic triad, TGs induce the post-translational modification of proteins at both physiological and pathological conditions (e.g., accumulation of matrices in tissue fibrosis). Because of the disparate biotechnological applications, this large family of protein-remodelling enzymes have stimulated an escalation of interest. In the past 50 years, both mammalian and microbial TGs polymerising activity has been exploited in the food industry for the improvement of aliments' quality, texture, and nutritive value, other than to enhance the food appearance and increased marketability. At the same time, the ability of TGs to crosslink extracellular matrix proteins, like collagen, as well as synthetic biopolymers, has led to multiple applications in biomedicine, such as the production of biocompatible scaffolds and hydrogels for tissue engineering and drug delivery, or DNA-protein bio-conjugation and antibody functionalisation. Here, we summarise the most recent advances in the field, focusing on the utilisation of TGs-mediated protein multimerisation in biotechnological and bioengineering applications.
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Elsharkawy S, Mata A. Hierarchical Biomineralization: from Nature's Designs to Synthetic Materials for Regenerative Medicine and Dentistry. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1800178. [PMID: 29943412 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Biomineralization is a highly dynamic, yet controlled, process that many living creatures employ to develop functional tissues such as tooth enamel, bone, and others. A major goal in materials science is to create bioinspired functional structures based on the precise organization of building blocks across multiple length scales. Therefore, learning how nature has evolved to use biomineralization could inspire new ways to design and develop synthetic hierarchical materials with enhanced functionality. Toward this goal, this review dissects the current understanding of structure-function relationships of dental enamel and bone using a materials science perspective and discusses a wide range of synthetic technologies that aim to recreate their hierarchical organization and functionality. Insights into how these strategies could be applied for regenerative medicine and dentistry are also provided.
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- Sherif Elsharkawy
- Institute of Bioengineering; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
- Institute of Dentistry; Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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- Institute of Bioengineering; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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