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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2023

Multi-leveled Nanosilicate Implants Can Facilitate Near-Perfect Bone Healing.

Mozhgan Keshavarz, Parvin Alizadeh, Firoz Babu Kadumudi, Gorka Orive, Akhilesh K Gaharwar, Miguel Castilho, Nasim Golafshan, Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Mozhgan KeshavarzDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-143, Tehran 14115-143, Iran.
Parvin AlizadehDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-143, Tehran 14115-143, Iran.
Firoz Babu KadumudiDTU Health Tech, Center for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of Biopharmaceuticals, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby 2800, Denmark.
Gorka OriveNanoBioCel Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz 01006, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0773-300X
Akhilesh K GaharwarDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas TX 77843, United States.
Miguel CastilhoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5612 AE, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4269-5889
Nasim GolafshanDepartment of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3508 GA, The Netherlands.
Alireza Dolatshahi-PirouzDTU Health Tech, Center for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of Biopharmaceuticals, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby 2800, Denmark.

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Abstract

Several studies have shown that nanosilicate-reinforced scaffolds are suitable for bone regeneration. However, hydrogels are inherently too soft for load-bearing bone defects of critical sizes, and hard scaffolds typically do not provide a suitable three-dimensional (3D) microenvironment for cells to thrive, grow, and differentiate naturally. In this study, we bypass these long-standing challenges by fabricating a cell-free multi-level implant consisting of a porous and hard bone-like framework capable of providing load-bearing support and a softer native-like phase that has been reinforced with nanosilicates. The system was tested with rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in vitro and as a cell-free system in a critical-sized rat bone defect. Overall, our combinatorial and multi-level implant design displayed remarkable osteoconductivity in vitro without differentiation factors, expressing significant levels of osteogenic markers compared to unmodified groups. Moreover, after 8 weeks of implantation, histological and immunohistochemical assays indicated that the cell-free scaffolds enhanced bone repair up to approximately 84% following a near-complete defect healing. Overall, our results suggest that the proposed nanosilicate bioceramic implant could herald a new age in the field of orthopedics.

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Mesenchymal Stem CellsOsteogenesisAnimalsBone and BonesBone RegenerationRatsTissue Scaffoldsalginatebio glasshydrogelslaponitemesenchymal stem cellsnanomaterialsnanosilicate

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PMCPMC10165608

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