von Wilmowsky C, Bauer S, Lutz R, Meisel M, Neukam FW, Toyoshima T, Schmuki P, Nkenke E, Schlegel KA (2009)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2009
Book Volume: 89
Pages Range: 165-171
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31201
Because of their ability to mimic the dimensions of constituent components of natural bone and the possibility to serve as a gene and drug-delivery carrier, nanotubes seem to be a promising coating for medical implants. Aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a TiO2 nanotube structured surface on periimplant bone formation in vivo when compared with an untreated standard titanium surface. Twenty-five titanium implants covered with an ordered TiO2 nanotube layer with an individual tube diameter of 30 nm and 25 commercially pure titanium (cp-Ti) implants were placed in the frontal skull of 25 domestic pigs. To evaluate the effects of the nanotube structured implants on the periimplant bone formation, bone-implant contact (BIC), and immunohistochemistry analysis were performed at day 3,7,14, 30, and 90. Evaluating immunohistochemistry, a significantly higher collagen type-1 expression occurred at day 7 (p = 0.003), day 14 (p = 0.016), and day 30 (p = 0.044), for the nanostructured implants in comparison with the control group. It could be found that a nanotube structured implant surface with a diameter of 30 nm does influence bone formation and bone development by enhancing osteoblast function. SEM evaluation of the specimen surfaces revealed that the nanotube coatings do resist shearing forces that evoked by implant insertion. Because of their simple, low cost, flexible manufacturing and the possibility for the usage as drug or growth factor delivery system, nanotubes seem to be a promising method for future medical implant coatings. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
APA:
von Wilmowsky, C., Bauer, S., Lutz, R., Meisel, M., Neukam, F.W., Toyoshima, T.,... Schlegel, K.A. (2009). In Vivo Evaluation of Anodic TiO2 Nanotubes; An Experimental Study in the Pig. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 89(1), 165-171. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.31201
MLA:
von Wilmowsky, Cornelius, et al. "In Vivo Evaluation of Anodic TiO2 Nanotubes; An Experimental Study in the Pig." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 89.1 (2009): 165-171.
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