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ArticleBMC oral health2026

Material-dependent effects of injectable platelet rich-fibrin on growth factor release, inflammation, and osteoclast activity: an in vitro study.

Lauma Ievina, Elena Della Bella, Lana Micko, Ilze Salma, Alexander Sieberath, Arita Dubnika

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Lauma IevinaInstitute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Riga Technical University, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia.
Elena Della BellaAO Research Institute Davos, Davos Platz, 7270, Switzerland.
Lana MickoBaltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia.
Ilze SalmaBaltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia.
Alexander SieberathDepartment of Surgery, Knappschaft Kliniken Universitätsklinikum Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, 44892, Germany.
Arita DubnikaInstitute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Riga Technical University, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia. Arita.Dubnika@rtu.lv.

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European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program 857287 (Baltic Biomaterial Centre on Excellence)the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Facility project Nr. 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/003 1023
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Abstract

backgroundInjectable platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF) is often used in maxillofacial surgery in combination with commercially available materials, but until now no study has compared biological and mechanical interactions between i-PRF and different composition biomaterial scaffolds. This study investigated how biomaterials - Collacone® (Biotiss), Bio-Oss® Collagen (90% Geistlich Bio-Oss®/10% porcine collagen, Geistlich), and CeraForm® (65% hydroxyapatite/35% β-tricalcium phosphate, Teknimed) - interact with i-PRF and influence material degradation, growth factor release, osteoblastogenesis, and osteoclastogenesis.

methodsBlood from three healthy donors was centrifuged at 700 rpm for 5 min to prepare i-PRF. Materials were impregnated with i-PRF and allowed to coagulate for 30 min. Surface properties were examined by scanning electron microscopy, and material degradation was monitored for 50 days. Growth factor release (IL-6, IL-8, EGF, PDGF, TGF-β1) was quantified by ELISA over 14 days. Osteoblastogenesis was evaluated using CellTiter-Blue®, and osteoclastogenesis was assessed through resorption assays on simulated body fluid/collagen type I-coated plates via image analysis and qPCR for differentiation markers. Data was analysed using ANOVA.

resultsi-PRF delays the degradation of collagen-containing biomaterials. Impregnation of studied biomaterials with i-PRF only reduced growth factor release during the first 6 h. TGF-β1 release increased significantly after platelet activation by foreign surfaces, while collagen-based biomaterials triggered rapid IL-6 and IL-8 release. Composites with i-PRF promoted earlier activation of both osteoclasts and osteoblasts.

conclusioni-PRF showed different synergetic responses based on collagen and calcium phosphate composition in materials it was combined with. Meaning that these findings provide guidance for optimizing biomaterial and i-PRF combinations in surgical applications and inform the design of next-generation PRF-material composites.

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Biocompatible MaterialsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsOsteoclastsPlatelet-Rich FibrinAnimalsCalcium PhosphatesCollagenDurapatiteHumansHydroxyapatitesInflammationInjectionsInterleukin-6In Vitro TechniquesMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMineralsBiocompatible MaterialsBio-OssCalcium PhosphatesCollagenDurapatitehydroxyapatite-beta tricalcium phosphateHydroxyapatitesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-6MineralsBiomaterial degradationBiomaterialsGrowth factorsInjectable platelet-rich fibrinMaxillofacial surgeryOsteoblastogenesisOsteoclastogenesisPlatelet concentrates

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