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Comparison of degradation behavior and the associated bone response of ZK60 and PLLA in vivo
Author(s) -
Qi ZhengRong,
Zhang Qiang,
Tan LiLi,
Lin Xiao,
Yin Yi,
Wang XiuLi,
Yang Ke,
Wang Yan
Publication year - 2014
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.34795
Subject(s) - materials science , biocompatibility , in vivo , biomedical engineering , corrosion , implant , alloy , composite material , metallurgy , medicine , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The aim of this study was to investigate whether ZK60, an extruded magnesium alloy, reacts in vivo with an appropriate host response, and to investigate how microarc oxidation treatment influences this in vivo corrosion behavior. Twelve cylinders were machined from as‐extruded ZK60, with six cylinders treated with MAO and six left untreated; poly‐ l ‐lactic acid pins were used as a control to compare biocompatibility. These cylinders were implanted into the right distal femur of mice along the transepicondylar axis from the medial condyle. Microcomputerized tomography was used to quantitatively analyze corrosion in a nondestructive manner in vivo and the corrosion rate was calculated based on the volume measurements of the residual implants. The physiological response of the rats postimplantation was obtained by clinical observation and blood biochemical analysis. Histological analyses of the soft tissue around the implants were used to assess bone response in relation to the implants. The results obtained clearly indicate that the untreated ZK60 alloy showed high degradation rates in vivo , and that MAO treatment had a significant but unsatisfying effect on protecting the implant from further corrosion. Compared with PLLA, the ZK60 alloy showed good osteoconductivity and osteoinductivity, and, according to biochemical indicators, had good biocompatibility in vivo . © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 102A: 1255–1263, 2014.

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