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ArticleBiomedicines2017

Biocompatibility Analyses of Al₂O₃-Treated Titanium Plates Tested with Osteocyte and Fibroblast Cell Lines.

Alberto Smargiassi, Jessika Bertacchini, Marta Checchi, Francesco Cavani, Marzia Ferretti, Carla Palumbo

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Article in Biomedicines, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Alberto SmargiassiDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze, Sezione di Morfologia Umana, Università di Modena e R.E, 41124 Modena, Italy. alberto.smargiassi@unimore.it.
Jessika BertacchiniDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze, Sezione di Morfologia Umana, Università di Modena e R.E, 41124 Modena, Italy. jessika.bertacchini@unimore.it.
Marta ChecchiDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze, Sezione di Morfologia Umana, Università di Modena e R.E, 41124 Modena, Italy. marta.checchi@unimore.it.
Francesco CavaniDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze, Sezione di Morfologia Umana, Università di Modena e R.E, 41124 Modena, Italy. francesco.cavani@unimore.it.
Marzia FerrettiDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze, Sezione di Morfologia Umana, Università di Modena e R.E, 41124 Modena, Italy. marzia.ferretti@unimo.it.
Carla PalumboDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze, Sezione di Morfologia Umana, Università di Modena e R.E, 41124 Modena, Italy. carla.palumbo@unimore.it.

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Abstract

Osseointegration of a titanium implant is still an issue in dental/orthopedic implants durable over time. The good integration of these implants is mainly due to their surface and topography. We obtained an innovative titanium surface by shooting different-in-size particles of Al₂O₃ against the titanium scaffolds which seems to be ideal for bone integration. To corroborate that, we used two different cell lines: MLO-Y4 (murine osteocytes) and 293 (human fibroblasts) and tested the titanium scaffolds untreated and treated (i.e., Al₂O₃ shot-peened titanium surfaces). Distribution, density, and expression of adhesion molecules (fibronectin and vitronectin) were evaluated under scanning electron microscope (SEM) and confocal microscope (CM). DAPI and fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies were used to highlight nuclei, fibronectin, and vitronectin, under CM; cell distribution was analyzed after gold-palladium sputtering of samples by SEM. The engineered biomaterial surfaces showed under SEM irregular morphology displaying variously-shaped spicules. Both SEM and CM observations showed better outcome in terms of cell adhesion and distribution in treated titanium surfaces with respect to the untreated ones. The results obtained clearly showed that this kind of surface-treated titanium, used to manufacture devices for dental implantology: (i) is very suitable for cell colonization, essential prerequisite for the best osseointegration, and (ii) represents an excellent solution for the development of further engineered implants with the target to obtain recovery of stable dental function over time.

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biocompatibilityimplantsosseointegrationosteocytetitanium plate

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PMID28621746
PMCPMC5489818

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