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Effects of gold coating on experimental implant fixation
Author(s) -
Zainali Kasra,
Danscher Gorm,
Jakobsen Thomas,
Jakobsen Stig S.,
Baas Jørgen,
Møller Per,
Bechtold Joan E.,
Soballe Kjeld
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1552-4965
pISSN - 1549-3296
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.a.31924
Subject(s) - osseointegration , materials science , implant , coating , biomedical engineering , fixation (population genetics) , dentistry , composite material , surgery , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , gene
Insertions of orthopedic implants are traumatic procedures that trigger an inflammatory response. Macrophages have been shown to liberate gold ions from metallic gold. Gold ions are known to act in an antiinflammatory manner by inhibiting cellular NF‐κB–DNA binding and suppressing I‐κ B‐kinase activation. The present study investigated whether gilding implant surfaces augmented early implant osseointegration and implant fixation by its modulatory effect on the local inflammatory response. Ion release was traced by autometallographic silver enhancement. Gold‐coated cylindrical porous coated Ti6Al4V implants were inserted press‐fit in the proximal part of tibiae in nine canines and control implants without gold inserted contralateral. Observation time was 4 weeks. Biomechanical push‐out tests showed that implants with gold coating had ∼50% decrease in mechanical strength and stiffness. Histomorphometrical analyses showed gold‐coated implants had a decrease in overall total bone‐to‐implant contact of 35%. Autometallographic analysis revealed few cells loaded with gold close to the gilded implant surface. The findings demonstrate that gilding of implants negatively affects mechanical strength and osseointegration because of a significant effect of the released gold ions on the local inflammatory process around the implant. The possibility that a partial metallic gold coating could prolong the period of satisfactory mechanical strength, however, cannot be excluded. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res, 2009