TY - JOUR A1 - Knabe, C. A1 - Stiller, M. A1 - Kampschulte, M. A1 - Wilbig, Janka A1 - Peleska, B. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Gildenhaar, R. A1 - Berger, G. A1 - Rack, A. A1 - Linow, U. A1 - Heiland, M. A1 - Rendenbach, C. A1 - Koerdt, S. A1 - Steffen, C. A1 - Houshmand, A. A1 - Xiang-Tischhauser, L. A1 - Adel-Khattab, D. T1 - A tissue engineered 3D printed calcium alkali phosphate bioceramic bone graft enables vascularization and regeneration of critical-size discontinuity bony defects in vivo JF - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology N2 - Recently, efforts towards the development of patient-specific 3D printed scaffolds for bone tissue engineering from bioactive ceramics have continuously intensified. For reconstruction of segmental defects after subtotal mandibulectomy a suitable tissue engineered bioceramic bone graft needs to be endowed with homogenously distributed osteoblasts in order to mimic the advantageous features of vascularized autologous fibula grafts, which represent the standard of care, contain osteogenic cells and are transplanted with the respective blood vessel. Consequently, inducing vascularization early on is pivotal for bone tissue engineering. The current study explored an advanced bone tissue engineering approach combining an advanced 3D printing technique for bioactive resorbable ceramic scaffolds with a perfusion cell culture technique for pre-colonization with mesenchymal stem cells, and with an intrinsic angiogenesis technique for regenerating critical size, segmental discontinuity defects in vivo applying a rat model. To this end, the effect of differing Si-CAOP (silica containing calcium alkali orthophosphate) scaffold microarchitecture arising from 3D powder bed printing (RP) or the Schwarzwalder Somers (SSM) replica fabrication technique on vascularization and bone regeneration was analyzed in vivo. In 80 rats 6-mm segmental discontinuity defects were created in the left femur. KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Bio active ceramic KW - In-vivo KW - Alcium alkali phosphate PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-584555 DO - https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1221314 SN - 2296-4185 VL - 11 SP - 1 EP - 20 PB - Frontiers SA CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-58455 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Trajkovski, B. A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Müller, W. A1 - Beuer, F. A1 - Zafiropoulos, G. A1 - Houshmand, A. ED - Eppel, S.J. T1 - Hydrophilicity, viscoelastic, and physicochemical properties variations in dental bone grafting substitutes JF - Materials N2 - The indication-oriented Dental Bone Graft Substitutes (DBGS) selection, the correct bone defects classification, and appropriate treatment planning are very crucial for obtaining successful clinical results. However, hydrophilic, viscoelastic, and physicochemical properties’ influence on the DBGS regenerative potential has poorly been studied. For that reason, we investigated the dimensional changes and molecular mobility by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) of xenograft (cerabone®), synthetic (maxresorb®), and allograft (maxgraft®, Puros®) blocks in a wet and dry state. While no significant differences could be seen in dry state, cerabone® and maxresorb® blocks showed a slight height decrease in wet state, whereas both maxgraft® and Puros® had an almost identical height increase. In addition, cerabone® and maxresorb® blocks remained highly rigid and their damping behaviour was not influenced by the water. On the other hand, both maxgraft® and Puros® had a strong increase in their molecular mobility with different damping behaviour profiles during the wet state. A high-speed microscopical imaging system was used to analyze the hydrophilicity in several naturally derived (cerabone®, Bio-Oss®, NuOss®, SIC® nature graft) and synthetic DBGS granules (maxresorb®, BoneCeramic®, NanoBone®, Ceros®). The highest level of hydrophilicity was detected in cerabone® and maxresorb®, while Bio-Oss® and BoneCeramic® had the lowest level of hydrophilicity among both naturally derived and synthetic DBGS groups. Deviations among the DBGS were also addressed via physicochemical differences recorded by Micro Computed Tomography, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, X-ray powder Diffractometry, and Thermogravimetric Analysis. Such DBGS variations could influence the volume stability at the grafting site, handling as well as the speed of vascularization and bone regeneration. Therefore, this study initiates a new insight into the DBGS differences and their importance for successful clinical results. KW - Biomaterials KW - Bone grafting KW - Bone substitutes KW - Hydrophilicity KW - Mechanical analysis PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-439890 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11020215 SN - 1996-1944 VL - 11 IS - 2 SP - Article 215, 1 EP - 19 PB - MDPI AG CY - Basel, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-43989 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Adel-Khattab, D. A1 - Giacomini, F. A1 - Gildenhaar, R. A1 - Berger, G. A1 - Gomes, Cynthia A1 - Linow, Ulf A1 - Hardt, M. A1 - Peleska, B. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Stiller, M. A1 - Houshmand, A. A1 - Ghaffar, K. A1 - Gamal, A. A1 - El-Mofty, M. A1 - Knabe, C. T1 - Development of a synthetic tissue engineered three- dimensional printed bioceramic-based bone graft with homogenously distributed osteoblasts and mineralizing bone matrix in vitro JF - Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine N2 - Over the last decade there have been increasing efforts to develop three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds for bone tissue Engineering from bioactive ceramics with 3D printing emerging as a promising technology. The overall objective of the present study was to generate a tissue engineered synthetic bone graft with homogenously distributed osteoblasts and mineralizing bone Matrix in vitro, thereby mimicking the advantageous properties of autogenous bone grafts and facilitating usage for reconstructing segmental discontinuity defects in vivo . To this end, 3D scaffolds were developed from a silica-containing calcium alkali orthophosphate, using, fi rst, a replica technique – the Schwartzwalder – Somers method – and, second, 3D printing, (i.e. rapid prototyping). The mechanical and physical scaffold properties and their potential to facilitate homogenous colonization by osteogenic cells and extracellular bone matrix formation throughout the porous scaffold architecture were examined. Osteoblastic cells were dynamically cultured for 7 days on both scaffold types with two different concentrations of 1.5 and 3 × 10⁹ cells/l. The amount of cells and bone matrix formed and osteogenic marker expression were evaluated using hard tissue histology, immunohistochemical and histomorphometric analysis. 3D-printed scaffolds (RPS) exhibited more micropores, greater compressive strength and silica release. RPS seeded with 3 × 10⁹ cells/l displayed greatest cell and extracellular Matrix formation, mineralization and osteocalcin expression. In conclusion, RPS displayed superior mechanical and biological properties and facilitated generating a tissue engineered synthetic bone graft in vitro, which mimics the advantageous properties of autogenous bone grafts, by containing homogenously distributed terminally differentiated osteoblasts and mineralizing bone matrix and therefore is suitable for subsequent in vivo implantation for regenerating segmental discontinuity bone defects. KW - Bone tissue engineering KW - Calcium alkali orthophosphate KW - Rapid prototyping KW - Scaffold KW - Mandible PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/term.2362 SN - 1932-6254 SN - 1932-7005 VL - 12 IS - 1 SP - 44 EP - 58 PB - Wiley Online Library AN - OPUS4-40745 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -