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Greater osteoblast and endothelial cell adhesion on nanostructured polyethylene and titanium

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Authors: Theresa Raimondo, Sabrina Puckett, Thomas J Webster

Published Date September 2010 Volume 2010:5 Pages 647 - 652
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S13047

Theresa Raimondo, Sabrina Puckett, Thomas J Webster

School of Engineering and Department of Orthopedics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

Abstract: Mostly due to desirable mechanical properties (such as high durability and low wear), certain synthetic polymers (such as polyethylene) and metals (such as titanium) have found numerous applications in the medical device arena from orthopedics to the vasculature, yet frequently, they do not proactively encourage desirable cell responses. In an effort to improve the efficacy of such traditional materials for various implant applications, this study used electron beam evaporation to create nanostructured surface features that mimic those of natural tissue on polyethylene and titanium. For other materials, it has been shown that the creation of nanorough surfaces increases surface energy leading to greater select protein (such as vitronectin and fibronectin) interactions to increase specific cell adhesion. Here, osteoblast (bone forming cells) and endothelial cell (cells that line the vasculature) adhesion was determined on nanostructured compared to conventional, nano-smooth polyethylene and titanium. Results demonstrated that nanorough surfaces created by electron beam evaporation increased the adhesion of both cells markedly better than conventional smooth surfaces. In summary, this study provided evidence that electron beam evaporation can modify implant surfaces (specifically, polyethylene and titanium) to have nanostructured surface features to improve osteoblast and endothelial cell adhesion. Since the adhesion of anchorage dependent cells (such as osteoblasts and endothelial cells) is a prerequisite for their long-term functions, this study suggests that electron beam evaporation should be further studied for improving materials for various biomedical applications.

Keywords: nanotechnology, polyethylene, osteoblasts, orthopedics, vascular, titanium






 

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