TY - JOUR A1 - Winkler, T. A1 - Hoenig, E. A1 - Huber, G. A1 - Janssen, R. A1 - Fritsch, D. A1 - Gildenhaar, Renate A1 - Berger, Georg A1 - Morlock, M.M. A1 - Schilling, A.F. T1 - Osteoclastic bioresorption of biomaterials: Two- and three-dimensional imaging and quantification JF - The international journal of artificial organs N2 - Purpose: Bioresorbable materials have been developed in the hope that the body will replace them with newly formed tissue. The first step of this remodeling process in bone is the bioresorption of the material by osteoclasts. The aim of this study was to analyze osteoclastic resorption of biomaterials in vitro using the commonly used two-dimensional methods of light-microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in comparison with infinite focus microscopy (IFM), a recently developed imaging method allowing for three-dimensional surface analysis. Methods: Human hematopoietic stem cells were cultivated in the presence of the cytokines M-CSF and RANK-L for 4 weeks directly on dentin and a calcium phosphate cement. Osteoclast development was surveyed with standard techniques. After removal of the cells, resorption was characterized and quantified by LM, SEM and IFM. Results: Osteoclast cultures on the biomaterials presented the typical osteoclast-specific markers. On dentin samples LM, SEM as well as IFM allowed for discrimination of resorption. Quantification of the resorbed area showed a linear correlation between the results (LM vs. SEM: r=0.996, p=0.004; SEM vs. IFM: r=0.989, p=0.011; IFM vs. LM: r=0.995). It was not possible to demarcate resorption pits on GB14 using LM or SEM. With IFM, resorption on GB14 could be visualized and quantified two- and three-dimensionally. KW - Biomaterial KW - Three-dimensional KW - IFM KW - Osteoclast KW - Dentin KW - Calcium phosphate PY - 2010 SN - 0391-3988 VL - 33 IS - 4 SP - 198 EP - 203 PB - Wichtig Ed. CY - Milano [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-21621 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -