In Vitro and In Vivo Biocompatibility Studies of a Cast and Coated Titanium Alloy

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Title: In Vitro and In Vivo Biocompatibility Studies of a Cast and Coated Titanium Alloy
Authors: Ursula Sommer, Stephan Laurich, Lucie de Azevedo, Katharina Viehoff, Sabine Wenisch, Ulrich Thormann, Volker Alt, Christian Heiss, Reinhard Schnettler
Source: Molecules, Vol 25, Iss 15, p 3399 (2020)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Organic chemistry
Subject Terms: bone, implant, Ti-6Al-7Nb, rat, sheep, cell culture, Organic chemistry, QD241-441
More Details: The biocompatibility of a cast porous and with a calcium titanate reaction layer functionalized titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-7Nb) was tested by means of cell culture, and a small (rat) and large animal (sheep) model. The uncoated titanium material served as a control. In-vitro tests included the validation of osteoblast-like cells attached to the surface of the material with scanning electron microscopy and immunofluorescence of cytoskeletal actin as well as their osteogenic development, the ability to mineralize, and their vitality. Following the in-vitro tests a small animal (rat) and big animal (sheep) model were accomplished by inserting a cylindrical titanium implant into a drill hole defect in the femoral condyle. After 7, 14, and 30 days (rat) and 6 months (sheep) the condyles were studied regarding histological and histomorphometrical characteristics. Uncoated and coated material showed a good biocompatibility both in cell culture and animal models. While the defect area in the rat is well consolidated after 30 days, the sheep show only little bone inside the implant after 6 months, possibly due to stress shielding. None of the executed methods indicated a statistically significant difference between coated and uncoated material.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1420-3049
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/15/3399; https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25153399
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d6281d461c6943b3917aea1651b41934
Accession Number: edsdoj.6281d461c6943b3917aea1651b41934
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:14203049
DOI:10.3390/molecules25153399
Published in:Molecules
Language:English