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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
The easy clinical handling and applicability of biomaterials has become a focus of materials research due to rapidly increasing time and cost pressures in the public health sector. The present study assesses the in vitro and in vivo performance of a flexible, mouldable, cottonwool-like nanocomposite based on poly(lactide-co-glycolide) and amorphous tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles (PLGA/TCP 60:40). Immersion in simulated body fluid showed exceptional in vitro bioactivity for TCP-containing fibres (mass gain: 18%, 2 days, HAp deposition). Bone regeneration was quantitatively investigated by creating four circular non-critical-size calvarial defects in New Zealand White rabbits. The defects were filled with the easy applicable cottonwool-like PLGA/TCP fibres or PLGA alone. Porous bovine-derived mineral (Bio-Oss) was used as a positive control and cavities left empty served as a negative control. The area fraction of newly formed bone (4 weeks implantation) was significantly increased for TCP-containing fibres compared to pure PLGA (histological and micro-computed tomographic analysis). A spongiosa-like structure of the newly formed bone tissue was observed for PLGA/TCP nanocomposites, whereas Bio-Oss-treated defects afforded a solid cortical bone.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1878-7568
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1775-84
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Biocompatible Materials, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Body Fluids, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Bone Substitutes, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Calcification, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Calcium Phosphates, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Cotton Fiber, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Lactic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Materials Testing, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Nanocomposites, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Osteogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Pliability, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Polyglycolic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Skull, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-Tissue Scaffolds, pubmed-meshheading:19121610-X-Ray Microtomography
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
In vivo and in vitro evaluation of flexible, cottonwool-like nanocomposites as bone substitute material for complex defects.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't