Long-term osseointegration of 3D printed CoCr constructs with an interconnected open-pore architecture prepared by electron beam melting.
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

In orthopaedic surgery, cobalt chromium (CoCr) based alloys are used extensively for their high strength and wear properties, but with concerns over stress shielding and bone resorption due to the high stiffness of CoCr. The structural stiffness, principally related to the bulk and the elastic modulus of the material, may be lowered by appropriate design modifications, to reduce the stiffness mismatch between metal/alloy implants and the adjacent bone. Here, 3D printed CoCr and Ti6Al4V implants of similar macro-geometry and interconnected open-pore architecture prepared by electron beam melting (EBM) were evaluated following 26week implantation in adult sheep femora. Despite higher total bone-implant contact for Ti6Al4V (39±4%) than CoCr (27±4%), bone formation patterns were similar, e.g., densification around the implant, and gradual ingrowth into the porous network, with more bone in the outer half (periphery) than the inner half (centre). Raman spectroscopy revealed no major differences in mineral crystallinity, the apatite-to-collagen ratio, or the carbonate-to-phosphate ratio. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy showed similar Ca/P ratio of the interfacial tissue adjacent to both materials. Osteocytes made direct contact with CoCr and Ti6Al4V. While osteocyte density and distribution in the new-formed bone were largely similar for the two alloys, higher osteocyte density was observed at the periphery of the porous network for CoCr, attributable to slower remodelling and a different biomechanical environment. The results demonstrate the possibility to achieve bone ingrowth into open-pore CoCr constructs, and attest to the potential for fabricating customised osseointegrated CoCr implants for load-bearing applications.

Osseointegration

Electron beam melting

Additive manufacturing

Cobalt chromium

3D printing

Titanium

Alloy

Författare

Furqan A. Shah

Göteborgs universitet

Omar Omar

Göteborgs universitet

Felicia Suska

Göteborgs universitet

Anders Snis

BIOMATCELL VINN Excellence Center of Biomaterials and Cell Therapy

Aleksandar Matic

Chalmers, Fysik, Kondenserade materiens fysik

Lena Emanuelsson

Göteborgs universitet

Birgitta Norlindh

Göteborgs universitet

Jukka Lausmaa

SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut AB

BIOMATCELL VINN Excellence Center of Biomaterials and Cell Therapy

Peter Thomsen

Göteborgs universitet

Anders Palmquist

Göteborgs universitet

Acta Biomaterialia

1742-7061 (ISSN) 18787568 (eISSN)

Vol. 36 May 296-309

Ämneskategorier

Odontologi

Annan fysik

Styrkeområden

Materialvetenskap

DOI

10.1016/j.actbio.2016.03.033

PubMed

27000553

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