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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Chitosan-Human Bone Composite Granulates for Guided Bone Regeneration.

Piotr Kowalczyk, Rafał Podgórski, Michał Wojasiński, Grzegorz Gut, Witold Bojar, Tomasz Ciach

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Piotr KowalczykDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9339-6371
Rafał PodgórskiDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6001-5453
Michał WojasińskiDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6046-2061
Grzegorz GutDepartment of Transplantology and Central Tissue Bank, Medical University of Warsaw, Chałubińskiego 5, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland.
Witold BojarDental Practice Witold Bojar, Opaczewska 43/124B, 02-201 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1645-5272
Tomasz CiachDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8726-8944
Warsaw University of Technology · PLMedical University of Warsaw · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The search for the perfect bone graft material is an important topic in material science and medicine. Despite human bone being the ideal material, due to its composition, morphology, and familiarity with cells, autografts are widely considered demanding and cause additional stress to the patient because of bone harvesting. However, human bone from tissue banks can be used to prepare materials in eligible form for transplantation. Without proteins and fats, the bone becomes a non-immunogenic matrix for human cells to repopulate in the place of implantation. To repair bone losses, the granulate form of the material is easy to apply and forms an interconnected porous structure. A granulate composed of β-tricalcium phosphate, pulverized human bone, and chitosan-a potent biopolymer applied in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and biotechnology-has been developed. A commercial encapsulator was used to obtain granulate, using chitosan gelation upon pH increase. The granulate has been proven in vitro to be non-cytotoxic, suitable for MG63 cell growth on its surface, and increasing alkaline phosphatase activity, an important biological marker of bone tissue growth. Moreover, the granulate is suitable for thermal sterilization without losing its form-increasing its convenience for application in surgery for guided bone regeneration in case of minor or non-load bearing voids in bone tissue.

Indexed as

Calcium PhosphatesChitosanMaterials TestingBone and BonesBone RegenerationCell LineHumansbeta-tricalcium phosphateCalcium PhosphatesChitosanallograftscell scaffoldschitosanguided bone regenerationthermal sterilization

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PMID33652598
PMCPMC7956611
OpenAlexW3130416001

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