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Change in surface roughness by dynamic shape-memory acrylate networks enhances osteoblast differentiation.

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Lee, EM; Smith, K; Gall, K; Boyan, BD; Schwartz, Z
Published in: Biomaterials
December 2016

Microscale surface roughness has been shown to enhance osseointegration of titanium implants through increased osteoblast differentiation while osteoblast proliferation remains greater on smooth titanium. Taking advantage of these phenomena, we developed a shape memory (meth)acrylate copolymer with thermomechanical properties that created a time-dependent dynamic surface change from smooth to rough under in vitro cell culture conditions and evaluated the effect of the shape recovery on osteoblast response. Rough topographies were created using soft lithography techniques to mimic those found on clinically-used Ti surfaces (machined smooth; acid-etched; grit-blasted). The surface roughness was then reduced to smooth via compression and shown to fully recover within 24 h in culture conditions. When grown under static conditions, osteoblast number, alkaline phosphatase specific activity (ALP), and osteoprotegerin (OPG) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production were unaffected by polymer surface roughness, but osteocalcin (OCN) was increased on the grit-blasted polymer mimic. Under dynamic conditions, DNA was reduced but OCN and OPG were increased on the compressed grit-blasted polymer at 3 days compared to static surfaces. The present study indicates that responses to polymer surface are sensitive to time-dependent changes in topography. The use of a shape memory polymer with dynamic surface roughness may improve osseointegration.

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Biomaterials

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EISSN

1878-5905

ISSN

0142-9612

Publication Date

December 2016

Volume

110

Start / End Page

34 / 44

Related Subject Headings

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Titanium
  • Time Factors
  • Surface Properties
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Polymers
  • Osteoprotegerin
  • Osteocalcin
  • Osteoblasts
  • Osseointegration
 

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Lee, E. M., Smith, K., Gall, K., Boyan, B. D., & Schwartz, Z. (2016). Change in surface roughness by dynamic shape-memory acrylate networks enhances osteoblast differentiation. Biomaterials, 110, 34–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.08.004
Lee, Erin M., Kathryn Smith, Ken Gall, Barbara D. Boyan, and Zvi Schwartz. “Change in surface roughness by dynamic shape-memory acrylate networks enhances osteoblast differentiation.Biomaterials 110 (December 2016): 34–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.08.004.
Lee EM, Smith K, Gall K, Boyan BD, Schwartz Z. Change in surface roughness by dynamic shape-memory acrylate networks enhances osteoblast differentiation. Biomaterials. 2016 Dec;110:34–44.
Lee, Erin M., et al. “Change in surface roughness by dynamic shape-memory acrylate networks enhances osteoblast differentiation.Biomaterials, vol. 110, Dec. 2016, pp. 34–44. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.08.004.
Lee EM, Smith K, Gall K, Boyan BD, Schwartz Z. Change in surface roughness by dynamic shape-memory acrylate networks enhances osteoblast differentiation. Biomaterials. 2016 Dec;110:34–44.
Journal cover image

Published In

Biomaterials

DOI

EISSN

1878-5905

ISSN

0142-9612

Publication Date

December 2016

Volume

110

Start / End Page

34 / 44

Related Subject Headings

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Titanium
  • Time Factors
  • Surface Properties
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Polymers
  • Osteoprotegerin
  • Osteocalcin
  • Osteoblasts
  • Osseointegration