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Kuzmenka D, Sewohl C, König A, Flath T, Hahnel S, Schulze FP, Hacker MC, Schulz-Siegmund M. Sustained Calcium(II)-Release to Impart Bioactivity in Hybrid Glass Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E1192. [PMID: 33302527 PMCID: PMC7764395 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12121192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, we integrated different calcium sources into sol-gel hybrid glass scaffolds with the aim of producing implants with long-lasting calcium release while maintaining mechanical strength of the implant. Calcium(II)-release was used to introduce bioactivity to the material and eventually support implant integration into a bone tissue defect. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) derived silica sols were cross-linked with an ethoxysilylated 4-armed macromer, pentaerythritol ethoxylate and processed into macroporous scaffolds with defined pore structure by indirect rapid prototyping. Triethyl phosphate (TEP) was shown to function as silica sol solvent. In a first approach, we investigated the integration of 1 to 10% CaCl2 in order to test the hypothesis that small CaCl2 amounts can be physically entrapped and slowly released from hybrid glass scaffolds. With 5 and 10% CaCl2 we observed an extensive burst release, whereas slightly improved release profiles were found for lower Calcium(II) contents. In contrast, introduction of melt-derived bioactive 45S5 glass microparticles (BG-MP) into the hybrid glass scaffolds as another Calcium(II) source led to an approximately linear release of Calcium(II) in Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS) buffer over 12 weeks. pH increase caused by BG-MP could be controlled by their amount integrated into the scaffolds. Compression strength remained unchanged compared to scaffolds without BG-MP. In cell culture medium as well as in simulated body fluid, we observed a rapid formation of a carbonated hydroxyapatite layer on BG-MP containing scaffolds. However, this mineral layer consumed the released Calcium(II) ions and prevented an additional increase in Calcium(II) concentration in the cell culture medium. Cell culture studies on the different scaffolds with osteoblast-like SaOS-2 cells as well as bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) did not show any advantages concerning osteogenic differentiation due to the integration of BG-MP into the scaffolds. Nonetheless, via the formation of a hydroxyapatite layer and the ability to control the pH increase, we speculate that implant integration in vivo and bone regeneration may benefit from this concept.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dzmitry Kuzmenka
- Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, 04317 Leipzig, Germany; (D.K.); (C.S.); (M.C.H.)
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- Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, 04317 Leipzig, Germany; (D.K.); (C.S.); (M.C.H.)
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials Science, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (A.K.); (S.H.)
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Leipzig, 04277 Leipzig, Germany; (T.F.); (F.P.S.)
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials Science, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (A.K.); (S.H.)
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Leipzig, 04277 Leipzig, Germany; (T.F.); (F.P.S.)
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- Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, 04317 Leipzig, Germany; (D.K.); (C.S.); (M.C.H.)
- Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, 04317 Leipzig, Germany; (D.K.); (C.S.); (M.C.H.)
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Mondal D, Zaharia A, Mequanint K, Rizkalla AS. Sol-Gel Derived Tertiary Bioactive Glass-Ceramic Nanorods Prepared via Hydrothermal Process and Their Composites with Poly(Vinylpyrrolidone-Co-Vinylsilane). J Funct Biomater 2020; 11:E35. [PMID: 32492807 PMCID: PMC7353539 DOI: 10.3390/jfb11020035] [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: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Bioactive glass (BG) nanoparticles have wide applications in bone repair due to their bone-bonding and biodegradable nature. In this work, nanometric rod-shaped ternary SiO2-CaO-P2O5 bioactive glass particles were prepared through sol-gel chemistry followed by a base-induced hydrothermal process at 130 °C and 170 °C for various times up to 36 h. This facile, low-temperature and surfactant-free hydrothermal process has shown to be capable of producing uniform nanorods and nanowires. One-dimensional growth of nanorods and the characteristics of siloxane bridging networks were dependent on the hydrothermal temperature and time. Hardened bioactive composites were prepared from BG nanorods and cryo-milled poly(vinylpyrrolidone-co-triethoxyvinylsilane) in the presence of ammonium phosphate as potential bone graft biomaterials. Covalent crosslinking has been observed between the organic and inorganic components within these composites. The ultimate compressive strength and modulus values increased with increasing co-polymer content, reaching 27 MPa and 500 MPa respectively with 30% co-polymer incorporation. The materials degraded in a controlled non-linear manner when incubated in phosphate-buffered saline from 6 h to 14 days. Fibroblast cell attachment and spreading on the composite were not as good as the positive control surfaces and suggested that they may require protein coating in order to promote favorable cell interactions.
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- Dibakar Mondal
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada; (D.M.); (K.M.)
- Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Schulich Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada;
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada; (D.M.); (K.M.)
- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada; (D.M.); (K.M.)
- Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
- Schulich Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada;
- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
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Izarra I, Simón D, Molina M, Rodríguez J, Carmona M. Synthesis of trifunctional graft polymer polyether polyols employing a silica based gel as non-aqueous dispersant. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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