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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2024

Biomimetic Porous Ti6Al4V Implants: A Novel Interbody Fusion Cage via Gel-Casting Technique to Promote Spine Fusion.

Xinyu Dou, Xiao Liu, Yu Liu, Linbang Wang, Fei Jia, Fei Shen, Yunlong Ma, Chen Liang, Gong Jin, Meina Wang and 3 more

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  3. [Effectiveness comparison of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with zero-profile three-dimensional-printed interbody fusion Cage and titanium plate fusion Cage].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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13 authors.

Xinyu DouDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7650-6425
Xiao LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
Yu LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
Linbang WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
Fei JiaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250000, China.
Fei ShenLaboratory Animal Research Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
Yunlong MaPain Medical Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
Chen LiangPain Medical Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
Gong JinZhongAoHuiCheng Technology Co., Beijing, 100176, China.
Meina WangZhongAoHuiCheng Technology Co., Beijing, 100176, China.
Zhongjun LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
Bin ZhuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China.
Xiaoguang LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1104-2922

Funding

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Adminitrative Commission of Zhongguancun Science Park Z191100007619023National Key Technologies Research and Development Program of China 2019YFB2204905National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An interbody fusion cage (Cage) is crucial in spinal decompression and fusion procedures for restoring normal vertebral curvature and rebuilding spinal stability. Currently, these Cages suffer from issues related to mismatched elastic modulus and insufficient bone integration capability. Therefore, a gel-casting technique is utilized to fabricate a biomimetic porous titanium alloy material from Ti6Al4V powder. The biomimetic porous Ti6Al4V is compared with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and 3D-printed Ti6Al4V materials and their respective Cages. Systematic validation is performed through mechanical testing, in vitro cell, in vivo rabbit bone defect implantation, and ovine anterior cervical discectomy and fusion experiments to evaluate the mechanical and biological performance of the materials. Although all three materials demonstrate good biocompatibility and osseointegration properties, the biomimetic porous Ti6Al4V, with its excellent mechanical properties and a structure closely resembling bone trabecular tissue, exhibited superior bone ingrowth and osseointegration performance. Compared to the PEEK and 3D-printed Ti6Al4V Cages, the biomimetic porous Ti6Al4V Cage outperforms in terms of intervertebral fusion performance, achieving excellent intervertebral fusion without the need for bone grafting, thereby enhancing cervical vertebra stability. This biomimetic porous Ti6Al4V Cage offers cost-effectiveness, presenting significant potential for clinical applications in spinal surgery.

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AlloysBenzophenonesBiomimetic MaterialsPolyethylene GlycolsSpinal FusionTitaniumAnimalsDiskectomyKetonesMaterials TestingOsseointegrationPolymersPorosityPrinting, Three-DimensionalProstheses and ImplantsRabbitsAlloysBenzophenonesKetonespolyetheretherketonePolyethylene GlycolsPolymersTitaniumtitanium alloy (TiAl6V4)biomimeticgel‐castingintervertebral fusionporousTi6Al4V

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