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Multi-Scale Modification of Metallic Implants With Pore Gradients, Polyelectrolytes and Their Indirect Monitoring In vivo
Published on: July 1, 2013
In Vivo Investigation on the Effects of Metal Oxides in Hydroxyapatite Biocomposite Implants for Improving Bone
Mostafa Mabrouk1, Hanan H Beherei2, Omar H Abd-Elkader3
1Ceramics and Building Materials Department, Advanced Materials Technology and Mineral Resources Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St, PO Box 12622, RefractoriesDokkiCairo, Egypt. mostafamabrouk.nrc@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Incorporating biocompatible nanomaterials in bone implants continues to pose a significant challenge in biomedical engineering. In addressing this issue, this study examines the critical role of the interactions of nanoscale metal oxides, specifically Al2O3, TiO2, and SiO2, with hydroxyapatite while developing novel multiphase biocomposites. The study also investigates how animal models respond to these new implants while focusing on improving the physicochemical properties, microstructure and osteoconductivity of calcium phosphate ceramics. Blood antioxidant enzymes and bone turnover markers were examined, and the effects on vital organs like the kidneys and liver were investigated. The results demonstrated that hydroxyapatite/SiO2/TiO2 (SHT) composite significantly impacted the liver and kidney functions during the study periods. However, the hydroxyapatite/SiO2/Al2O3 (SHA) composite had no measurable effect at 2 days, while there was a significant effect at 20 days. Overall, it is concluded that the SHT composite ceramic has more osteoconductive effects and relatively high toxicity on the liver and kidney. SHA is found to be moderately toxic, and hydroxyapatite/SiO2 (SH) composite displayed lesser or no toxicity. The results, which showed a significant depletion of blood GPX and SOD, indicate that oxidative stress mediates the cytotoxicity of the SHT and SHA composites.
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