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  • 1
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    Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 27 (1993), S. 851-859 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Primary bone cells, isolated from the periosteally stripped calvariae of neonate rats, were cultured on 60Co γ-irradiation-sterilized bacteriologic-grade polystyrene that had been either surface treated with concentrated sulfuric acid or received further γ-irradiation treatments facilitated cell colonization of the polystyrene compared to those surfaces not treated in the laboratory. x-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that the two treatments introduced different chemical groups onto the polymer surface and that cell adhesion was related to γ-irradiation in a dose-dependent manner. These results show that simple biologic assays, such as cell colonization, are not able to distinguish between differences in surface chemistry demonstrated by such a routinely employed surface analysis technique. Thus, there is a need to develop more sensitive biologic assays that provide functional information of a precision that can be correlated with subtle changes in substratum surface chemistry. Further, we argue that because cells isolated by tissue digestion using proteolytic enzymes respond more readily to changes in the surface chemistry of the substratum they colonize, compared to explanted cells; biologic assays designed for biomaterials testing must take into account changes effected in cell adhesion behavior by isolation procedures. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 28 (1994), S. 105-112 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Cell-mediated resorption of densely sintered hydroxyapatite (HA1250), tricalcium phosphate (TCP), and 600° or 900°C calcined hydroxyapatite (HA600 and HA900, respectively), was investigated by using two culture systems. The first was an osteoclastic cell culture, and the second was a two-stage culture that was composed of a bonelike tissue formation on the substrata in the first stage and its subsequent resorption by osteoclasts in the second stage. Neither of the materials showed resorption or surface alterations in the osteoclastic cell culture, except for some limited phagocytotic activity on HA600 and HA900. In the two-stage culture, production of mineralized extracellular matrix was only observed on HA1250 and TCP, and its subsequent resorption by osteoclastlike cells was evident. Small and occasionally larger tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase positive cells produced 20-150 μm diameter resorption pits in both the mineralized extracellular matrix on HA1250 and TCP and TCP and the surfaces of HA600 and HA900. Resorption of the mineralized extracellular matrix on TCP also resulted in degradation of the underlying ceramic surface, mainly initiating from intergrain boundaries, whereas the surface of HA1250 remained unaltered. The results of this study clearly demonstrate that osteoclastic resorption of calcium phosphates is potentiated in postosteogenic culture conditions. A possible role for bone matrix constituents in cell-mediated resorption is hypothesized, whereas the occurrence of resorption seems to be mainly governed by the combined effects of material characteristics such as grain size and crystal structure. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 28 (1994), S. 269-277 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Polyactive®, a polyethylene oxide/ polybutylene terephthalate (PEO/PBT) copolymer, has been reported to display bone-bonding behavior. Although a detailed description of the in vivo bone/ Polyactive® interface is available, the underlying bone-bonding mechanism is still largelyunknown. In this in vitro study, a calvarial envelope method has been adopted to reproduce the in vivo bone-bonding phenomenon and subsequently to obtain information on the biological effect of varying PEO/PBT segment ratios. The following PEO/PBT ratios were examined: 70/30, 60/40, 55/45, 40/60, and 30/70. Light microscopy (LM) and scanning (SEM), transmission (TEM), and backscatter electron microscopy (BSE), as well as X-ray microanalysis (XRMA), were employed. Within the period of analysis (3 weeks), an intimate contact between mineralized deposition and the 70/30, 60/40, and, to a lesser extent, the 55/45 surface was observed. Calcified areas developed within the surface of these PEO/BPT proportions during the culture period. Needle-shaped crystals from the mineralized tissue compartment and from calcified areas within the materials surface were intermingled at the interface, providing a morphologic continuity. A cellular layer was interposed with the mineralization front and the noncalcified 40/60 and 30/70 substrates. Apparently, the percentage of PEO is important for calcification within the near surface of the polymer. This relation is such that the highter the PEO content in PEO/PBT ratios, the more rapid the calcification is considered. The occurrence of material calcification is considered to be largely responsible for the subsequent interfacial interactions. The calvarial envelope culture method allows not only reproduction of the in vivo bone/Polyactive® interface, but also a relatively rapid differentiation within the range of PEO/PBT ratios. It was therefore concluded that this in vitrosystem is suitable for further studies toward a better understanding of the bone/Polyactive® interfacial composition and the underlying mechanisms. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 29 (1995), S. 89-99 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Dense, sintered, slip-cast hydroxyapatite rods were implanted transfemorally in young adult rats. The femora were excised after 2 and 4 weeks and, following fixation, either embedded in methyl methacrylate for light microscopy, decalcified and prepared for transmission electron microscopy, or freeze fractured in liquid nitrogen for scanning electron microscopic analysis. The latter was performed on the two tissue fragments that remained after freeze fracturing, from which the first contained the implants and the second comprised tissue that had been immediately adjacent to the hydroxyapatite rods. Undecalcified light microscopic sections revealed extensive bone tissue formation around and in contact with the hydroxyapatite rods. The initial bone matrix apposed to the implant surface, as demonstrated with scanning electron microscopy, was either composed of globular deposits or an organized network of collagen fibers. The deposits, which ranged in size from 0.1-1.1 μm, fused to form a cement-like matrix to which collagen fibers were attached. Degradation of the hydroxyapatite surface resulted in the presence of unidirectionally aligned crystallites, with which the newly formed bone matrix was closely associated. Ultrastructural analysis of the bone-hydroxyapatite interface with transmission electron microscopy revealed a 50-600-nm-wide collagen-free granular zone, comprising one or more 40-100-nm-thick electron-dense layer(s). These structural arrangements most probably partially represent the globular deposits and proteinaceous material adsorbed onto and partially in the degrading hydroxyapatite surface. Although the latter change in surface topography may have enhanced bonding of the cement-like matrix to the hydroxyapatite, the cause for this change in topography and the type of bond formed are, at present, unknown. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 36 (1997), S. 429-440 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: bone ; interface ; cement line ; bioactive glass ; AW glass ceramic ; hydroxyapatite ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Rods of three bioactive materials, apatite/wollastonite glass ceramic (AW-GC), bioactive glass (BG), and dense slip-cast hydroxyapatite (HA), were implanted in the femora of 23 Wistar rats for periods of 1-4 weeks. The samples were harvested following vascular perfusion fixation and the femora freeze-fractured for scanning electron microscopy to expose the bone/implant interface. The focus of our observations was when new bone was forming on the implant surfaces irrespective of the implantation period. Scanning microscopy of the hydroxyapatite rods demonstrated that in areas where bone bonding had occurred, the implant surface was composed of globular accretions which fused to form a cement-like matrix to which collagen fibers were attached. Dissolution of individual grains of the implant surface created a roughened surface topography. Such features were not found in the transcortical portions of these implants. Similar globular accretions were also found on the surfaces of bulk AW-GC, although bone apposition was not disrupted by the critical point-drying procedure, and thus the interface was more difficult to image. Nevertheless, the collagen of the bony compartment interdigitated with an interfacial layer which was morphologically similar to that found on HA. The most surface reactive material, BG, demonstrated an interfacial structure where the surface reactive calcium phosphate layer was clearly distinguished from the underlying bulk implant material. However, this layer was separated from the overlying collagen-containing bony compartment by a second, thinner, calcified layer which corresponded to the cement line matrix into which the collagen fibers were inserted. Our results show that the new bone interface formed with these three bioactive materials is morphologically comparable to that of cement lines found naturally in bone-remodeling sites, and that this interfacial layer is formed on the chemically active surface of the biomaterial. The degree to which the cement line matrix interdigitated with the implant was a product of the reactivity of the implant surface. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res, 36, 429-440, 1997.
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    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 42 (1998), S. 117-127 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: electrical stimulation ; cell attachment ; alkaline phosphatase ; osteopontin ; protein adsorption ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Although surface charge has been shown to affect the adhesion and morphology of a variety of cell types, the interactions of bone marrow stromal cells with charged surfaces still remain unclear. A novel electrical stimulation system was used to investigate the interactions between rat bone marrow stromal cells and charged substrates in this study. A conductive and transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) coating was used as an electret substrate. Rat marrow stromal cells were cultured on positive, negative, and uncharged ITO surfaces. Cell attachment, morphology, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of osteopontin and collagen type III were assessed using histochemical staining, immunolabeling, and fluorescence microscopy. Voltages of 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, and 1.0 V applied to the substrates created surface potentials but were insufficient to decompose the media. On positively charged ITO, cell attachment was enhanced in serum-supplemented and serum-free media. Furthermore, decreases in cell spreading, alkaline phosphatase activity, and osteopontin were observed in cells grown on the positively charged ITO. These data indicate that positively charged surfaces enhance cell attachment but suppress cell spreading and differentiation of rat marrow stromal cells. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Biomed Mater Res, 42, 117-127, 1998.
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    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 24 (1990), S. 1289-1306 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Commercially pure 5-mm-diameter titanium (cpTi) discs received droplet inoculations of cells derived from rat bone marrow and were maintained in supplemented culture medium for 2-3 weeks. The cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) were processed for observation by light (LM), scanning (SEM), and transmission electron (TEM) microscopy. The latter was achieved by freeze-fracturing the solid metal from the resin-embedded tissue using a method which preserved the interface. Surface staining of whole discs revealed cells separated from the metal substratum by areas of ECM which stained positively using von Kossa's method to identify mineralization. At SEM, the ECM comprised dense interwoven collagen fiber networks which were partially obscured by globular masses (GMs). Individual GMs were associated with collagen fibers, especially at fiber intersections. EDAX line scan analysis confirmed the presence of Ca and P in these areas which were assumed to be spheritic foci of calcification since the Ca and P peaks diminished in areas which demonstrated only collagen fibers or the underlying cpTi. TEM examination confirmed the presence of globular mineralization and also revealed the presence of an interfacial zone between the metal substratum and the mineralized ECM elaborated by osteoblasts during the culture period. The interfacial zone comprised two layers, a bonding zone containing few collagen fragments and a ruthenium red positive layer containing more densely packed collagen fibers. We believe that this is the first report of both the formation of bonelike tissue on solid titanium substrata in vitro and demonstration of an interface which bears close morphological similarities to that known to develop in vivo.
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    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 27 (1993), S. 429-431 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Primary rat bone marrow cells were cultured for 2 weeks in polystyrene dishes whose surfaces had been roughened using 600- or 320-grit silicon carbide paper. Eight samples were prepared of each of the three groups of dishes, to include a nontreated control suface. Following the culture period, the dishes were stained by von Kossa's method. The distribution of bone formed during the culture period was examined by light microscopy and the area of bone formed quantified. Results demonstrated that both the amount and spatial distribution of bone were influenced by the roughness of the underlying substratum. Differences between the smooth and roughened surfaces were statistically different at P 〈 .05. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 29 (1995), S. 279-290 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Passivation of Ti6Al4V and cpTi implants using methods based on the ASTM-F86 nitric acid protocol are used with the intention of reducing their surface reactivity, and consequently the corrosion potential, in the highly corrosive biologic milieu. The ASTM-F86 passivation protocol was originally developed for surgical implants made of stainless steel and chrome cobalt alloy. Using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to examine the effect of nitric acid passivation on the surface oxide layer of mill-annealed Ti6Al4V and cpTi, we have found that such treatment actually reduced the oxide thickness on the alloy while having no significant effect on the pure metal. These results correlated with observations obtained using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry (GFAAS) to detect trace element release from solid, mill-annealed, Ti6Al4V and cpTi into serum-containing culture medium. We detected significantly greater levels of Ti, Al, and V in the presence of passivated compared to nonpassivated Ti6Al4V. In contrast, nitric acid passivation did not influence Ti release from mill-annealed Ti-based metals, would indicate that re-examination of ASTM-F86-based passivation protocols with respect to Ti6Al4V should be considered in view of the widespread use of this alloy for biomedical devices. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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