scholarly journals Electrical Impedance of Surface Modified Porous Titanium Implants with Femtosecond Laser

Materials ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 461
Author(s):  
Paula Navarro ◽  
Alberto Olmo ◽  
Mercè Giner ◽  
Marleny Rodríguez-Albelo ◽  
Ángel Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Culture ◽  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Laser Treatment ◽  
Electrical Impedance ◽  
Porous Titanium ◽  
Titanium Implants ◽  
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Titanium Surfaces ◽  
Surface Modified

The chemical composition and surface topography of titanium implants are essential to improve implant osseointegration. The present work studies a non-invasive alternative of electrical impedance spectroscopy for the characterization of the macroporosity inherent to the manufacturing process and the effect of the surface treatment with femtosecond laser of titanium discs. Osteoblasts cell culture growths on the titanium surfaces of the laser-treated discs were also studied with this method. The measurements obtained showed that the femtosecond laser treatment of the samples and cell culture produced a significant increase (around 50%) in the absolute value of the electrical impedance module, which could be characterized in a wide range of frequencies (being more relevant at 500 MHz). Results have revealed the potential of this measurement technique, in terms of advantages, in comparison to tiresome and expensive techniques, allowing semi-quantitatively relating impedance measurements to porosity content, as well as detecting the effect of surface modification, generated by laser treatment and cell culture.

scholarly journals Understanding long-term silver release from surface modified porous titanium implants

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 550-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anish Shivaram ◽  
Susmita Bose ◽  
Amit Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Porous Titanium ◽  
Titanium Implants ◽  
Silver Release ◽  
Surface Modified

Anodization: A Promising Nano-Modification Technique of Titanium Implants for Orthopedic Applications

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 2682-2692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Yao ◽  
Thomas J. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Oxide ◽  
Porous Titanium ◽  
Titanium Implants ◽  
Protective Oxide ◽  
Surface Features ◽  
Modification Technique ◽  
Titanium Surfaces ◽  
Anodized Titanium ◽  
Orthopedic Applications ◽  
Porous Titanium Oxide

Anodization is a well-established surface modification technique that produces protective oxide layers on valve metals such as titanium. Many studies have used anodization to produce micro-porous titanium oxide films on implant surfaces for orthopedic applications. An additional hydrothermal treatment has also been used in conjunction with anodization to deposit hydroxyapatite on titanium surfaces; this is in contrast to using traditional plasma spray deposition techniques. Recently, the ability to create nanometer surface structures (e.g., nano-tubular) via anodization of titanium implants in fluorine solutions have intrigued investigators to fabricate nano-scale surface features that mimic the natural bone environment. This paper will present an overview of anodization techniques used to produce micro-porous titanium oxide structures and nano-tubular oxide structures, subsequent properties of these anodized titanium surfaces, and ultimately their in vitro as well as in vivo biological responses pertinent for orthopedic applications. Lastly, this review will emphasize why anodized titanium structures that have nanometer surface features enhance bone forming cell functions.

Observation of Cells on a Simulated Titanium Surface with Transparency

2021 ◽  
pp. 002203452110002
Author(s):  
K. Teraoka ◽  
A. Watazu ◽  
T. Sonoda
Keyword(s):  
Cell Culture ◽  
Titanium Surface ◽  
Basal Layer ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Titanium Implants ◽  
Active Movement ◽  
Titanium Layer ◽  
Inverted Microscope ◽  
Titanium Surfaces

The main driving force of osseointegration on titanium implants is believed to be the calcification caused by cellular activity. However, owing to the opacity of bulk titanium, live cells on titanium surfaces cannot be observed using an inverted microscope. To overcome this limitation, this study proposes a transparent titanium thin layer as a simulated titanium surface that allows live-cell observation from below. The titanium layer was fabricated on a polystyrene culture dish by magnetron DC sputtering using a pure Ti(JIS1) target. The titanium layer was characterized by transparency, composition, structure, and wettability. Osteoblast-like cells were cultured in the titanium-coated dishes. The cell culture was observed periodically using an inverted microscope, and the images were compiled into time-lapse videos. Cells on the titanium layer were characterized by movement speeds and doubling times. The titanium-coated dish was transparent gray, and its transmittance profile was consistent with that of the polystyrene dish. The titanium layer showed similarities to bulk titanium surfaces in terms of composition and structure; that is, it showed an oxidized titanium outermost layer and titanium metal basal layer. The wettability of the titanium layer was hydrophilic with mean contact angles of 67.52°. Osteoblast-like cells successfully adhered to the titanium layer and proliferated to confluence. The time-lapse videos demonstrated active movement of the cells on the titanium layer, which suggested the involvement of the titanium surface in cellular motility. The cell culture on the titanium layer can be considered cell culture on a titanium surface. In short, the titanium layer enabled the acquisition of information for living cells on titanium that has either been unknown or analogically understood based on cell culture on polystyrene dishes.

scholarly journals Porous Titanium Surfaces to Control Bacteria Growth: Mechanical Properties and Sulfonated Polyetheretherketone Coatings as Antibiofouling Approaches

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Beltrán ◽  
Ana Civantos ◽  
Cristina Dominguez-Trujillo ◽  
Rocío Moriche ◽  
José A. Rodríguez-Ortiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Mean Free Path ◽  
Porous Titanium ◽  
Titanium Implants ◽  
Equivalent Diameter ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Bacteria Growth ◽  
Chemical Surface ◽  
Titanium Surfaces ◽  
Synthetic Coating

Here, titanium porous substrates were fabricated by a space holder technique. The relationship between microstructural characteristics (pore equivalent diameter, mean free-path between pores, roughness and contact surface), mechanical properties (Young’s modulus, yield strength and dynamic micro-hardness) and bacterial behavior are discussed. The bacterial strains evaluated are often found on dental implants: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The colony-forming units increased with the size of the spacer for both types of studied strains. An antibiofouling synthetic coating based on a sulfonated polyetheretherketone polymer revealed an effective chemical surface modification for inhibiting MRSA adhesion and growth. These findings collectively suggest that porous titanium implants designed with a pore size of 100–200 µm can be considered most suitable, assuring the best biomechanical and bifunctional anti-bacterial properties.

Effects of pore size and porosity of surface-modified porous titanium implants on bone tissue ingrowth

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 2534-2545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-pu ZHENG ◽  
Liang-jian CHEN ◽  
Dai-yuan CHEN ◽  
Chun-sheng SHAO ◽  
Man-fei YI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pore Size ◽  
Bone Tissue ◽  
Porous Titanium ◽  
Titanium Implants ◽  
Tissue Ingrowth ◽  
Surface Modified

scholarly journals Use of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy to Distinguish Cancer from Normal Tissues with a Four Electrode Terminal Setup

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-344
Author(s):  
Viviane S. Teixeira ◽  
Vera Labitzky ◽  
Udo Schumacher ◽  
Wolfgang Krautschneider
Keyword(s):  
Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Electrical Impedance ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Impedance Spectrum ◽  
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Electrode Polarization ◽  
Normal Tissues ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Cancer Tissues ◽  
The Impact

AbstractCancer and normal tissues are visually different from each other, especially so in more advanced cancer stages. More important, they are not only visually contrasting, but if an electric field is applied to both tissue types and the frequency is varied in a wide range, it will be seen that the two tissue types in general have a spectral response divergent from each other and this has to do with the characteristics of cancer tissues in contrast to normal ones. In this work, Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy is applied to try to distinguish cancer from healthy tissues by means of their impedance spectrum using a four-electrode-terminal setup. The use of the fourterminal- setup setup is important to circumvent the impact of electrode polarization at frequencies below 1 kHz.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Multiple Electrodes Based Electrical Impedance Spectroscopic Probe for Screening of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 1933
Author(s):  
Tingting Zhang ◽  
Youjeong Jeong ◽  
Dongchoon Park ◽  
Tongin Oh
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ◽  
Electrical Impedance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Intraepithelial Neoplasia ◽  
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Voltage Measurement ◽  
Wide Range

As regular cervical cancer screening becomes more common, the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is increasing. We proposed a noninvasive and low-cost multi-channel electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and probe with multiple active electrodes for screening CIN. Compared with four-electrode probes for impedance spectroscopy, the multiple active electrodes facilitated more flexible combination of current injection and voltage measurement, which allowed well-designed measurement protocols for focused sensitivity underneath the large size of the probe. Furthermore, the multiple active electrodes reduced the negative effects of the cabling between the system and probe inserted into the cervix. After presenting the basic performance, the EIS probe was tested by three different experimental phantoms using four different materials of electrical properties. The corresponding experimental results were presented to prove the functionality of the EIS probe and characterize the electrical properties at a wide range of frequencies from 0.625 to 100 kHz. It had high sensitivity underneath the surface of the probe and a rapidly decreased outer. Furthermore, we verified the frequency-dependent impedance changes using the giant vesicle phantoms with different amounts of extra- and intra-fluids separated by the insulating membranes. This study facilitates the feasibility into clinical practice for identifying CIN in the future.

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