scholarly journals 3D-Printed Ceramic Bone Scaffolds with Variable Pore Architectures

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6942
Author(s):  
Ho-Kyung Lim ◽  
Seok-Jin Hong ◽  
Sun-Ju Byeon ◽  
Sung-Min Chung ◽  
Sung-Woon On ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Block Type ◽  
Regeneration Ability ◽  
Bone Scaffold ◽  
Digital Light Processing ◽  
Pore Sizes ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
3D Printed

This study evaluated the mechanical properties and bone regeneration ability of 3D-printed pure hydroxyapatite (HA)/tricalcium phosphate (TCP) pure ceramic scaffolds with variable pore architectures. A digital light processing (DLP) 3D printer was used to construct block-type scaffolds containing only HA and TCP after the polymer binder was completely removed by heat treatment. The compressive strength and porosity of the blocks with various structures were measured; scaffolds with different pore sizes were implanted in rabbit calvarial models. The animals were observed for eight weeks, and six animals were euthanized in the fourth and eighth weeks. Then, the specimens were evaluated using radiological and histological analyses. Larger scaffold pore sizes resulted in enhanced bone formation after four weeks (p < 0.05). However, in the eighth week, a correlation between pore size and bone formation was not observed (p > 0.05). The findings showed that various pore architectures of HA/TCP scaffolds can be achieved using DLP 3D printing, which can be a valuable tool for optimizing bone-scaffold properties for specific clinical treatments. As the pore size only influenced bone regeneration in the initial stage, further studies are required for pore-size optimization to balance the initial bone regeneration and mechanical strength of the scaffold.

scholarly journals Repair of critical-size porcine craniofacial bone defects using a collagen-polycaprolactone composite biomaterial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marley J Dewey ◽  
Derek J Milner ◽  
Daniel Weisgerber ◽  
Colleen Flanagan ◽  
Marcello Rubessa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Fibrous Tissue ◽  
Bone Defects ◽  
Large Animal ◽  
Collagen Scaffolds ◽  
Shape Fitting ◽  
Large Animal Models ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Mineralized Collagen

Regenerative medicine approaches for massive craniomaxillofacial bone defects face challenges associated with the scale of missing bone, the need for rapid graft-defect integration, and challenges related to inflammation and infection. Mineralized collagen scaffolds have been shown to promote mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis due to their porous nature and material properties, but are mechanically weak, limiting surgical practicality. Previously, these scaffolds were combined with 3D-printed polycaprolactone mesh to form a scaffold-mesh composite to increase strength and promote bone formation in sub-critical sized porcine ramus defects. Here, we compare the performance of mineralized collagen-polycaprolactone composites to the polycaprolactone mesh in a critical-sized porcine ramus defect model. While there were no differences in overall healing response between groups, our data demonstrated broadly variable metrics of healing regarding new bone infiltration and fibrous tissue formation. Abscesses were present surrounding some implants and polycaprolactone polymer was still present after 9-10 months of implantation. Overall, while there was limited successful healing, with 2 of 22 implants showed substantial levels of bone regeneration, and others demonstrating some form of new bone formation, the results suggest targeted improvements to improve repair of large animal models to more accurately represent craniomaxillofacial bone healing. Notably, strategies to increase osteogenesis throughout the implant, modulate the immune system to support repair, and employ shape-fitting tactics to avoid implant micromotion and resultant fibrosis. Improvements to the mineralized collagen scaffolds involve changes in pore size and shape to increase cell migration and osteogenesis and inclusion or delivery of factors to aid vascular ingrowth and bone regeneration.

scholarly journals Ex Vivo and In Vivo Analyses of Novel 3D-Printed Bone Substitute Scaffolds Incorporating Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Granules for Bone Regeneration

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 3588
Author(s):  
Franciska Oberdiek ◽  
Carlos Ivan Vargas ◽  
Patrick Rider ◽  
Milijana Batinic ◽  
Oliver Görke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Biphasic Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Proper Function ◽  
New Bone Formation ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Implantation Model

(1) Background: The aim of this study was examining the ex vivo and in vivo properties of a composite made from polycaprolactone (PCL) and biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) (synprint, ScientiFY GmbH) fabricated via fused deposition modelling (FDM); (2) Methods: Scaffolds were tested ex vivo for their mechanical properties using porous and solid designs. Subcutaneous implantation model analyzed the biocompatibility of PCL + BCP and PCL scaffolds. Calvaria implantation model analyzed the osteoconductive properties of PCL and PCL + BCP scaffolds compared to BCP as control group. Established histological, histopathological and histomorphometrical methods were performed to evaluate new bone formation.; (3) Results Mechanical testing demonstrated no significant differences between PCL and PCL + BCP for both designs. Similar biocompatibility was observed subcutaneously for PCL and PCL + BCP scaffolds. In the calvaria model, new bone formation was observed for all groups with largest new bone formation in the BCP group, followed by the PCL + BCP group, and the PCL group. This finding was influenced by the initial volume of biomaterial implanted and remaining volume after 90 days. All materials showed osteoconductive properties and PCL + BCP tailored the tissue responses towards higher cellular biodegradability. Moreover, this material combination led to a reduced swelling in PCL + BCP; (4) Conclusions: Altogether, the results show that the newly developed composite is biocompatible and leads to successful osteoconductive bone regeneration. The new biomaterial combines the structural stability provided by PCL with bioactive characteristics of BCP-based BSM. 3D-printed BSM provides an integration behavior in accordance with the concept of guided bone regeneration (GBR) by directing new bone growth for proper function and restoration.

scholarly journals Biomimetic Octacalcium Phosphate Bone Has Superior Bone Regeneration Ability Than Xenogeneic or Synthetic Bone

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jooseong Kim ◽  
Sukyoung Kim ◽  
In-Hwan Song
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Bone Substitutes ◽  
Octacalcium Phosphate ◽  
Regeneration Ability ◽  
Bovine Bone ◽  
New Bone Formation ◽  
Apatite Crystals ◽  
Biological Apatite

Octacalcium phosphate (OCP) is a precursor of biological apatite crystals that has attracted attention as a possible bone substitute. On the other hand, few studies have examined this material at the experimental level due to the limitations of OCP mass production. Recently, mass production technology of OCP was developed, and the launch of OCP bone substitutes is occurring. In this study, the bone regeneration capacity of OCP products was compared with two of the most clinically used materials: heat-treated bovine bone (BHA) and sintered biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP). Twelve rabbits were used, and defects in each tibia were filled with OCP, BHA, BCP, and left unfilled as control (CON). The tibias were harvested at 4 and 12 weeks, and 15 &mu;m slides were prepared using the diamond grinding method after being embedded in resin. Histological and histomorphometric analyses were performed to evaluate the bone regeneration ability and mechanism. The OCP showed significantly higher resorption and new bone formation in both periods analysed (p&lt;0.05). Overall, OCP bone substitutes can enhance bone regeneration significantly by activating osteoblasts and a rapid phase transition of OCP crystals to biological apatite crystals (mineralisation), as well as providing additional space for new bone formation by rapid resorption.

scholarly journals Bone Regeneration Capability of 3D Printed Ceramic Scaffolds

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 4837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju-Won Kim ◽  
Byoung-Eun Yang ◽  
Seok-Jin Hong ◽  
Hyo-Geun Choi ◽  
Sun-Ju Byeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Negative Control Group ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Digital Light Processing ◽  
Defect Sites ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Printing System ◽  
3D Printed

In this study, we evaluated the bone regenerative capability of a customizable hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffold using a digital light processing (DLP)-type 3D printing system. Twelve healthy adult male beagle dogs were the study subjects. A total of 48 defects were created, with two defects on each side of the mandible in all the dogs. The defect sites in the negative control group (sixteen defects) were left untreated (the NS group), whereas those in the positive control group (sixteen defects) were filled with a particle-type substitute (the PS group). The defect sites in the experimental groups (sixteen defects) were filled with a 3D printed substitute (the 3DS group). Six dogs each were exterminated after healing periods of 4 and 8 weeks. Radiological and histomorphometrical evaluations were then performed. None of the groups showed any specific problems. In radiological evaluation, there was a significant difference in the amount of new bone formation after 4 weeks (p < 0.05) between the PS and 3DS groups. For both of the evaluations, the difference in the total amount of bone after 8 weeks was statistically significant (p < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in new bone between the PS and 3DS groups in both evaluations after 8 weeks (p > 0.05). The proposed HA/TCP scaffold without polymers, obtained using the DLP-type 3D printing system, can be applied for bone regeneration. The 3D printing of a HA/TCP scaffold without polymers can be used for fabricating customized bone grafting substitutes.

Bone Regenerative Property of Octacalcium Phosphate in Mouse Critical Sized Calvarial Defects

2007 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1253-1256
Author(s):  
Yoshitomo Honda ◽  
Shinji Kamakura ◽  
Takashi Kumagai ◽  
Osamu Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Calcium Phosphates ◽  
Octacalcium Phosphate ◽  
Regeneration Ability ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Calvarial Bone ◽  
Calvarial Defects ◽  
Wet Synthesis

Bone regeneration by calcium phosphates has been known to be intricately dependent on material properties or implanted milieu of host animals, such as site and species. Critical sized calvarial defects of mouse were recently used as the model for investigating bone regeneration ability and the mechanisms. The purpose of the present study is to investigate whether the critical sized mouse calvarial defects can be utilized to examine bone regeneration with synthetic octacalcium phosphate (OCP). OCP , prepared by wet synthesis methods, was sieved 0.3 ~ 0.5 mm in diameter and used for the animal experiment. At 14 days after surgery, histological examination showed that implantation of OCP grafted defects significantly enhanced bone formation compared with the control defect. OCP tended to convert to hydroxyapatite with time. The tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) positive osteoclastic cells were observed around the OCP particles. The results suggest that the mouse critical sized calvarial bone defects are useful model to investigate the bone formation by the OCP implantation.

Osteogenesis of 3D printed macro-pore size biphasic calcium phosphate scaffold in rabbit calvaria

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1168-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Liu ◽  
Yi Liu ◽  
Xinyu Li ◽  
Xiaohong Wang ◽  
Danni Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Bone Formation ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Biphasic Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Micro Ct ◽  
Bone Scaffolds ◽  
Calvarial Defects ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
New Zealand Rabbits

To investigate the osteogenesis of macro-pore sized bone scaffolds, biphasic calcium phosphate scaffolds with accurately controlled macro-pore size (0.8, 1.2, and 1.6 mm) and identical porosity of 70% were fabricated by the 3D printing technology. Eight New Zealand rabbits were selected in the present study, while four 8-mm-diameter calvarial defects were created in each rabbit to place BCP scaffolds with different macro-pore size. The harvested specimens of four and eight weeks were used to evaluate the bone forming ability by micro CT and histological examination. All 3D-printed BCP scaffolds exhibited excellent mechanical properties and had better bone-forming ability than the control at both four and eight weeks. Among them, scaffold with 0.8 mm pore size was superior for initial bone formation and maturation, resulting in the highest value of total bone formation.

Construction of a nanofiber network within 3D printed scaffolds for vascularized bone regeneration

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 2631-2646
Author(s):  
Mengru Geng ◽  
Qianqian Zhang ◽  
Jiani Gu ◽  
Jin Yang ◽  
Haibo Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Cell Growth And Migration ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Vascularized Bone

3D printed scaffolds with micro and nano architectures that facilitate cell growth and migration were prepared, and the scaffolds allowed deferoxamine release to accelerate bone formation.

scholarly journals Enhanced Bone Regeneration in Variable-Type Biphasic Ceramic Phosphate Scaffolds Using rhBMP-2

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (21) ◽  
pp. 11485
Author(s):  
Ho-Kyung Lim ◽  
Ik-Jae Kwon ◽  
Sung-Woon On ◽  
Seok-Jin Hong ◽  
Byoung-Eun Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 ◽  
Block Type ◽  
Graft Material ◽  
Ceramic Scaffold ◽  
Collagen Group ◽  
Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein ◽  
Powder Type ◽  
Biphasic Ceramic

Our aim was to investigate the bone regeneration capacity of powder-type biphasic ceramic scaffold (BCP powder), block-type BCP (BCP block), and collagen-added block-type BCP (BCP collagen) with different concentrations of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) in an animal model. Four rabbits were assigned to each of the following groups: no graft + rhBMP-2 (0.1/0.2 mg/mL), BCP powder + rhBMP-2 (0.1/0.2 mg/mL), BCP block + rhBMP-2 (0.1/0.2 mg/mL), and BCP collagen + rhBMP-2 (0.1/0.2 mg/mL), i.e., a total of 32 rabbits. Polycarbonate tubes (Φ 7 mm × 5 mm) for supporting scaffolds were fixed into a 7 mm round border. Subsequently, 0.1 mL of rhBMP-2 solutions with different concentrations was injected into the tubes. Both radiological and histomorphometric analyses showed that osteogenesis was not enhanced by increasing the concentration of rhBMP-2 in all groups at both 3 and 6 weeks. Radiological analysis showed that bone formation was higher in the BCP collagen group than in the BCP powder and BCP block groups at both rhBMP-2 concentrations at 3 weeks. rhBMP-2 enhanced bone formation; however, as the concentration increased, bone formation could not be enhanced infinitely. Collagen-added alloplastic graft material may be useful for mediating rapid bone formation in initial stages.

scholarly journals Bone regeneration in ceramic scaffolds with variable concentrations of PDRN and rhBMP-2

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho-Kyung Lim ◽  
Yeh-Jin Kwon ◽  
Seok-Jin Hong ◽  
Hyo-Geun Choi ◽  
Sung-Min Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Block Type ◽  
Regeneration Capacity ◽  
Calvarial Bone ◽  
Calvarial Bone Defect ◽  
Bone Morphogenic Protein 2 ◽  
Increase Bone Formation ◽  
Recombinant Human Bone

AbstractThis study evaluated the bone regeneration capacity and mechanical properties of block-type hydroxyapatite (HA)/tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffolds in response to different concentrations of polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) and recombinant human bone morphogenic protein 2 (rhBMP-2). Thirty-two male white rabbits were used as a model of calvarial bone defect and classified into eight groups according to type and concentration of growth factor administered, viz., control group (only HA/TCP scaffold), scaffold + PDRN (0.1, 1, 5, and 10 mg/mL each) and scaffold + rhBMP-2 (0.01, 0.05, and 0.1 mg/mL each). The specimens were evaluated using histomorphometric and radiological analyses. Histomorphometric analyses indicated that the administration of PDRN did not increase bone formation. However, significant increases in bone formation were observed with the administration of rhBMP-2 at 0.05 and 0.10 mg/mL on week 8 compared to the control (p < 0.05). Radiological analyses revealed a significant increase in bone formation at week 8 with the administration of PDRN at 5 mg/mL and 10 mg/mL, and rhBMP-2 at 0.05 or 0.10 mg/mL compared to the control (p < 0.05). Our findings show that block-type HA/TCP scaffolds possess sufficient mechanical strength and bone regeneration capacity when used with optimal concentrations of growth factors.

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