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Hayashi K, Kishida R, Tsuchiya A, Ishikawa K. Transformable Carbonate Apatite Chains as a Novel Type of Bone Graft. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2303245. [PMID: 38229572 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202303245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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The aging global population is generating an ever-increasing demand for bone regeneration. Various materials, including blocks, granules, and sponges, are developed for bone regeneration. However, blocks require troublesome shaping and exhibit poor bone-defect conformities; granules migrate into the surrounding tissues during and after filling of the defect, causing handling difficulties and complications; and sponges contain polymers that are subject to religious restrictions, lack osteoconductivity, and may cause inflammation and allergies. Herein, carbonate apatite chains that overcome the limitations of conventional materials are presented. Although carbonate apatite granules migrate, causing inflammation and ectopic calcification, the chains remain in the defects without causing any complications. The chains conform to the defect shape and transform into 3D porous structures, resulting in faster bone regeneration than that observed using granules. Thus, these findings indicate that even traditional calcium phosphates materials can be converted to state-of-the-art materials via shape control.
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- Koichiro Hayashi
- Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Daskalakis E, Huang B, Hassan MH, Omar AM, Vyas C, Acar AA, Fallah A, Cooper G, Weightman A, Blunn G, Koç B, Bartolo P. In Vitro Evaluation of Pore Size Graded Bone Scaffolds with Different Material Composition. 3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 2024; 11:e718-e730. [PMID: 38689909 PMCID: PMC11057695 DOI: 10.1089/3dp.2022.0138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The demand for biomimetic and biocompatible scaffolds in equivalence of structure and material composition for the regeneration of bone tissue is relevantly high. This article is investigating a novel three-dimensional (3D) printed porous structure called bone bricks with a gradient pore size mimicking the structure of the bone tissue. Poly-ɛ-caprolactone (PCL) combined with ceramics such as hydroxyapatite (HA), β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP), and bioglass 45S5 were successfully mixed using a melt blending method and fabricated with the use of screw-assisted extrusion-based additive manufacturing system. Bone bricks containing the same material concentration (20 wt%) were biologically characterized through proliferation and differentiation tests. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to investigate the morphology of cells on the surface of bone bricks, whereas energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy was used to investigate the element composition on the surface of the bone bricks. Confocal imaging was used to investigate the number of differentiated cells on the surface of bone bricks. Proliferation results showed that bone bricks containing PCL/HA content are presenting higher proliferation properties, whereas differentiation results showed that bone bricks containing PCL/Bioglass 45S5 are presenting higher differentiation properties. Confocal imaging results showed that bone bricks containing PCL/Bioglass 45S5 are presenting a higher number of differentiated cells on their surface compared with the other material contents.
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- Evangelos Daskalakis
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
- SUNUM Nanotechnology Research Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
- SUNUM Nanotechnology Research Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
- SUNUM Nanotechnology Research Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Hou Y, Wang W, Bartolo P. The effect of graphene and graphene oxide induced reactive oxygen species on polycaprolactone scaffolds for bone cancer applications. Mater Today Bio 2024; 24:100886. [PMID: 38173865 PMCID: PMC10761775 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Bone cancer remains a critical healthcare problem. Among current clinical treatments, tumour resection is the most common strategy. It is usually effective but may present several limitations such as multiple operations, long hospital time, and the potential recurrence caused by the incomplete removal of cancer cells. To address these limitations, three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds fabricated through additive manufacturing have been researched for both bone cancer treatment and post-treatment rehabilitation. Polycaprolactone (PCL)-based scaffolds play an important role in bone regeneration, serving as a physical substrate to fill the defect site, recruiting cells, and promoting cell proliferation and differentiation, ultimately leading to the regeneration of the bone tissue without multiple surgical applications. Multiple advanced materials have been incorporated during the fabrication process to improve certain functions and/or modulate biological performances. Graphene-based nanomaterials, particularly graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO), have been investigated both in vitro and in vivo, significantly improving the scaffold's physical, chemical, and biological properties, which strongly depend on the material type and concentration. A unique targeted inhibition effect on cancer cells was also discovered. However, limited research has been conducted on utilising graphene-based nanomaterials for both bone regeneration and bone cancer treatment, and there is no systematic study into the material- and dose-dependent effects, as well as the working mechanism on 3D scaffolds to realise these functions. This paper addresses these limitations by designing and fabricating PCL-based scaffolds containing different concentrations of G and GO and assessing their biological behaviour correlating it to the reactive oxygen species (ROS) release level. Results suggest that the ROS release from the scaffolds is a dominant mechanism that affects the biological behaviour of the scaffolds. ROS release also contributes to the inhibition effect on bone cancer due to healthy cells and cancer cells responding differently to ROS, and the osteogenesis results also present a certain correlation with ROS. These observations revealed a new route for realising bone cancer treatment and subsequent new bone regeneration, using a single dual-functional 3D scaffold.
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- Yanhao Hou
- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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De Mori A, Karali A, Daskalakis E, Hing R, Da Silva Bartolo PJ, Cooper G, Blunn G. Poly-ε-Caprolactone 3D-Printed Porous Scaffold in a Femoral Condyle Defect Model Induces Early Osteo-Regeneration. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 16:66. [PMID: 38201731 PMCID: PMC10780383 DOI: 10.3390/polym16010066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Large bone reconstruction following trauma poses significant challenges for reconstructive surgeons, leading to a healthcare burden for health systems, long-term pain for patients, and complex disorders such as infections that are difficult to resolve. The use of bone substitutes is suboptimal for substantial bone loss, as they induce localized atrophy and are generally weak, and unable to support load. A combination of strong polycaprolactone (PCL)-based scaffolds, with an average channel size of 330 µm, enriched with 20% w/w of hydroxyapatite (HA), β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP), or Bioglass 45S5 (Bioglass), has been developed and tested for bone regeneration in a critical-size ovine femoral condyle defect model. After 6 weeks, tissue ingrowth was analyzed using X-ray computed tomography (XCT), Backscattered Electron Microscopy (BSE), and histomorphometry. At this point, all materials promoted new bone formation. Histological analysis showed no statistical difference among the different biomaterials (p > 0.05), but PCL-Bioglass scaffolds enhanced bone formation in the center of the scaffold more than the other types of materials. These materials show potential to promote bone regeneration in critical-sized defects on load-bearing sites.
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- Arianna De Mori
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, St. Michael’s Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK
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- Zeiss Global Centre, School of Mechanical and Design Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3DJ, UK
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK (G.C.)
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2HB, UK
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK (G.C.)
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, St. Michael’s Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK
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Pugliese R, Graziosi S. Biomimetic scaffolds using triply periodic minimal surface-based porous structures for biomedical applications. SLAS Technol 2023; 28:165-182. [PMID: 37127136 DOI: 10.1016/j.slast.2023.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The design of biomimetic porous scaffolds has been gaining attention in the biomedical sector lately. Shells, marine sponges, shark teeth, cancellous bone, sea urchin spine, and the armadillo armor structure are examples of biological systems that have already been studied to drive the design of innovative, porous, and multifunctional structures. Among these, triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMSs) have attracted the attention of scientists for the fabrication of biomimetic porous scaffolds. The interest stems from their outstanding properties, which include mathematical controllable geometry features, highly interconnected porous architectures, high surface area to volume ratio, less stress concentration, tunable mechanical properties, and increased permeability. All these distinguishing features enable better cell adhesion, optimal integration to the surrounding tissue avoiding stress shieldings, a good permeability of fluid media and oxygen, and the possibility of vascularization. However, the sophisticated geometry of these TPMS-based structures has proven challenging to fabricate by conventional methods. The emergence of additive manufacturing (AM) and the enhanced manufacturing freedoms and flexibility it guarantees could solve some of the bottlenecks, thus leading to a surge of interest in designing and fabricating such structures in this field. Also, the feasibility of using AM technologies allows for obtaining size programmable TPMS printable in various materials, from polymers to metal alloys. Here, a comprehensive overview of 3D-printed TPMS porous structures is provided from a design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) and application perspective. First, design strategies, geometry design algorithms, and related topological optimization are introduced according to diverse requirements. Based on that, the performance control of TPMS and the pros and cons of the different AM processes for fabricating TPMS scaffolds are summarized. Lastly, practical applications of 3D-printed biomimetic TPMS porous structures for the biomedical field are presented to clarify the advantages and potential of such structures.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Altunbek M, Afghah SF, Fallah A, Acar AA, Koc B. Design and 3D Printing of Personalized Hybrid and Gradient Structures for Critical Size Bone Defects. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2023; 6:1873-1885. [PMID: 37071829 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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Treating critical-size bone defects with autografts, allografts, or standardized implants is challenging since the healing of the defect area necessitates patient-specific grafts with mechanically and physiologically relevant structures. Three-dimensional (3D) printing using computer-aided design (CAD) is a promising approach for bone tissue engineering applications by producing constructs with customized designs and biomechanical compositions. In this study, we propose 3D printing of personalized and implantable hybrid active scaffolds with a unique architecture and biomaterial composition for critical-size bone defects. The proposed 3D hybrid construct was designed to have a gradient cell-laden poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogel, which was surrounded by a porous polycaprolactone (PCL) cage structure to recapitulate the anatomical structure of the defective area. The optimized PCL cage design not only provides improved mechanical properties but also allows the diffusion of nutrients and medium through the scaffold. Three different designs including zigzag, zigzag/spiral, and zigzag/spiral with shifting the zigzag layers were evaluated to find an optimal architecture from a mechanical point of view and permeability that can provide the necessary mechanical strength and oxygen/nutrient diffusion, respectively. Mechanical properties were investigated experimentally and analytically using finite element analysis (FEA), and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was used to determine the permeability of the structures. A hybrid scaffold was fabricated via 3D printing of the PCL cage structure and a PEG-based bioink comprising a varying number of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs). The gradient bioink was deposited inside the PCL cage through a microcapillary extrusion to generate a mineralized gradient structure. The zigzag/spiral design for the PCL cage was found to be mechanically strong with sufficient and optimum nutrient/gas axial and radial diffusion while the PEG-based hydrogel provided a biocompatible environment for hBMSC viability, differentiation, and mineralization. This study promises the production of personalized constructs for critical-size bone defects by printing different biomaterials and gradient cells with a hybrid design depending on the need for a donor site for implantation.
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- Mine Altunbek
- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34906, Turkey
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- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34906, Turkey
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Kladovasilakis N, Charalampous P, Boumpakis A, Kontodina T, Tsongas K, Tzetzis D, Kostavelis I, Givissis P, Tzovaras D. Development of biodegradable customized tibial scaffold with advanced architected materials utilizing additive manufacturing. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 141:105796. [PMID: 36965217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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In the last decade, the development of customized biodegradable scaffolds and implants has attracted increased scientific interest due to the fact that additive manufacturing technologies allow for the rapid production of implants with high geometric complexity constructed via commercial biodegradable polymers. In this study, innovative designs of tibial scaffold in form of bone-brick configuration were developed to fill the bone gap utilizing advanced architected materials and bio-inspired diffusion canals. The architected materials and canals provide high porosity, as well as a high surface area to volume ratio in the scaffold facilitating that way in the tissue regeneration process and in withstanding the applied external loads. The cellular structures applied in this work were the Schwarz Diamond (SD) and a hybrid SD&FCC hybrid cellular material, which is a completely new architected material that derived from the combination of SD and Face Centered Cubic (FCC) structures. These designs were additively manufactured utilizing two biodegradable materials namely Polylactic acid (PLA) and Polycaprolactone (PCL), using the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technique, in order to avoid the surgery, for the scaffold's removal after the bone regeneration. Furthermore, the additively manufactured scaffolds were examined in terms of compatibility and assembly with the bone's physical model, as well as, in terms of mechanical behavior under realistic static loads. In addition, non-linear finite element models (FEMs) were developed based on the experimental data to accurately simulate the mechanical response of the examined scaffolds. The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) results were compared with the experimental response and afterwards the stress concentration regions were observed and identified. Τhe proposed design of scaffold with SD&FCC lattice structure made of PLA material with a relative density of 20% revealed the best overall performance, showing that it is the most suitable candidate for further investigation (in-vivo test, clinical trials, etc.) and commercialization.
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- Nikolaos Kladovasilakis
- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Information Technologies Institute (CERTH/ITI), Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece; Digital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece.
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- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Information Technologies Institute (CERTH/ITI), Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Information Technologies Institute (CERTH/ITI), Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Information Technologies Institute (CERTH/ITI), Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Digital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece; Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Engineering, International Hellenic University, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Digital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Information Technologies Institute (CERTH/ITI), Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece; Department of Supply Chain Management, School of Economics and Business Administration, International Hellenic University, 60100, Katerini, Greece
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- 1st Orthopaedic Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Exohi, Thessaloniki, 57010, Greece
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- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Information Technologies Institute (CERTH/ITI), Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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Li Z, Xue L, Wang P, Ren X, Zhang Y, Wang C, Sun J. Biological Scaffolds Assembled with Magnetic Nanoparticles for Bone Tissue Engineering: A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:1429. [PMID: 36837058 PMCID: PMC9961196 DOI: 10.3390/ma16041429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) are widely used in bone tissue engineering because of their unique physical and chemical properties and their excellent biocompatibility. Under the action of a magnetic field, SPIONs loaded in a biological scaffold can effectively promote osteoblast proliferation, differentiation, angiogenesis, and so on. SPIONs have very broad application prospects in bone repair, bone reconstruction, bone regeneration, and other fields. In this paper, several methods for forming biological scaffolds via the biological assembly of SPIONs are reviewed, and the specific applications of these biological scaffolds in bone tissue engineering are discussed.
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- Zheng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Devices, School of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Devices, School of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Devices, School of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Clinical Medical Engineering Department, The Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University Medical School, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Center of Modern Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Devices, School of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Daskalakis E, Hassan MH, Omar AM, Acar AA, Fallah A, Cooper G, Weightman A, Blunn G, Koc B, Bartolo P. Accelerated Degradation of Poly-ε-caprolactone Composite Scaffolds for Large Bone Defects. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15030670. [PMID: 36771970 PMCID: PMC9921763 DOI: 10.3390/polym15030670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
This research investigates the accelerated hydrolytic degradation process of both anatomically designed bone scaffolds with a pore size gradient and a rectangular shape (biomimetically designed scaffolds or bone bricks). The effect of material composition is investigated considering poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) as the main scaffold material, reinforced with ceramics such as hydroxyapatite (HA), β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and bioglass at a concentration of 20 wt%. In the case of rectangular scaffolds, the effect of pore size (200 μm, 300 μm and 500 μm) is also investigated. The degradation process (accelerated degradation) was investigated during a period of 5 days in a sodium hydroxide (NaOH) medium. Degraded bone bricks and rectangular scaffolds were measured each day to evaluate the weight loss of the samples, which were also morphologically, thermally, chemically and mechanically assessed. The results show that the PCL/bioglass bone brick scaffolds exhibited faster degradation kinetics in comparison with the PCL, PCL/HA and PCL/TCP bone bricks. Furthermore, the degradation kinetics of rectangular scaffolds increased by increasing the pore size from 500 μm to 200 μm. The results also indicate that, for the same material composition, bone bricks degrade slower compared with rectangular scaffolds. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images show that the degradation process was faster on the external regions of the bone brick scaffolds (600 μm pore size) compared with the internal regions (200 μm pore size). The thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) results show that the ceramic concentration remained constant throughout the degradation process, while differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results show that all scaffolds exhibited a reduction in crystallinity (Xc), enthalpy (Δm) and melting temperature (Tm) throughout the degradation process, while the glass transition temperature (Tg) slightly increased. Finally, the compression results show that the mechanical properties decreased during the degradation process, with PCL/bioglass bone bricks and rectangular scaffolds presenting higher mechanical properties with the same design in comparison with the other materials.
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- Evangelos Daskalakis
- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
- SUNUM Nanotechnology Research Center, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
- SUNUM Nanotechnology Research Center, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
- SUNUM Nanotechnology Research Center, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
- Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Zheng X, Chen TT, Jiang X, Naito M, Watanabe I. Deep-learning-based inverse design of three-dimensional architected cellular materials with the target porosity and stiffness using voxelized Voronoi lattices. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2023; 24:2157682. [PMID: 36620090 PMCID: PMC9815236 DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2022.2157682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Architected cellular materials are a class of artificial materials with cellular architecture-dependent properties. Typically, designing cellular architectures paves the way to generate architected cellular materials with specific properties. However, most previous studies have primarily focused on a forward design strategy, wherein a geometry is generated using computer-aided design modeling, and its properties are investigated experimentally or via simulations. In this study, we developed an inverse design framework for a disordered architected cellular material (Voronoi lattices) using deep learning. This inverse design framework is a three-dimensional conditional generative adversarial network (3D-CGAN) trained based on supervised learning using a dataset consisting of voxelized Voronoi lattices and their corresponding relative densities and Young's moduli. A well-trained 3D-CGAN adopts variational sampling to generate multiple distinct Voronoi lattices with the target relative density and Young's modulus. Consequently, the mechanical properties of the 3D-CGAN generated Voronoi lattices are validated through uniaxial compression tests and finite element simulations. The inverse design framework demonstrates potential for use in bone implants, where scaffold implants can be automatically generated with the target relative density and Young's modulus.
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- Xiaoyang Zheng
- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
- Research Center for Structural Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
- Research Center for Structural Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics and Energy, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
- Research and Services Division of Materials Data and Integrated System (MaDIS), National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
- Research Center for Structural Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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Omar AM, Hassan MH, Daskalakis E, Ates G, Bright CJ, Xu Z, Powell EJ, Mirihanage W, Bartolo PJDS. Geometry-Based Computational Fluid Dynamic Model for Predicting the Biological Behavior of Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. J Funct Biomater 2022; 13:jfb13030104. [PMID: 35997442 PMCID: PMC9397055 DOI: 10.3390/jfb13030104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The use of biocompatible and biodegradable porous scaffolds produced via additive manufacturing is one of the most common approaches in tissue engineering. The geometric design of tissue engineering scaffolds (e.g., pore size, pore shape, and pore distribution) has a significant impact on their biological behavior. Fluid flow dynamics are important for understanding blood flow through a porous structure, as they determine the transport of nutrients and oxygen to cells and the flushing of toxic waste. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the scaffold architecture, pore size and distribution on its biological performance using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Different blood flow velocities (BFV) induce wall shear stresses (WSS) on cells. WSS values above 30 mPa are detrimental to their growth. In this study, two scaffold designs were considered: rectangular scaffolds with uniform square pores (300, 350, and 450 µm), and anatomically designed circular scaffolds with a bone-like structure and pore size gradient (476–979 µm). The anatomically designed scaffolds provided the best fluid flow conditions, suggesting a 24.21% improvement in the biological performance compared to the rectangular scaffolds. The numerical observations are aligned with those of previously reported biological studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abdalla M. Omar
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (M.H.H.); (E.D.); (G.A.); (C.J.B.); (Z.X.); (E.J.P.)
- Correspondence: (A.M.O.); (P.J.D.S.B.)
| | - Mohamed H. Hassan
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (M.H.H.); (E.D.); (G.A.); (C.J.B.); (Z.X.); (E.J.P.)
| | - Evangelos Daskalakis
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (M.H.H.); (E.D.); (G.A.); (C.J.B.); (Z.X.); (E.J.P.)
| | - Gokhan Ates
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (M.H.H.); (E.D.); (G.A.); (C.J.B.); (Z.X.); (E.J.P.)
| | - Charlie J. Bright
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (M.H.H.); (E.D.); (G.A.); (C.J.B.); (Z.X.); (E.J.P.)
| | - Zhanyan Xu
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (M.H.H.); (E.D.); (G.A.); (C.J.B.); (Z.X.); (E.J.P.)
| | - Emily J. Powell
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (M.H.H.); (E.D.); (G.A.); (C.J.B.); (Z.X.); (E.J.P.)
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- Department of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (M.H.H.); (E.D.); (G.A.); (C.J.B.); (Z.X.); (E.J.P.)
- Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Correspondence: (A.M.O.); (P.J.D.S.B.)
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