Assessment of the degradation rates and effectiveness of different coated Mg-Zn-Ca alloy scaffolds for in vivo repair of critical-size bone defects

Autor: Chang-Long Zhou, Huanxin Xie, Dewei Zhao, Nan Zhang, Yuefei Wang, Jiahui Yang, Jinpeng Zhuang, Yunfeng Wu, Yaming Wang, Jinglong Yan, Ye Ji, Na Liu
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine
ISSN: 1573-4838
0957-4530
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-018-6145-2
Popis: Surgical repair of bone defects remains challenging, and the search for alternative procedures is ongoing. Devices made of Mg for bone repair have received much attention owing to their good biocompatibility and mechanical properties. We developed a new type of scaffold made of a Mg-Zn-Ca alloy with a shape that mimics cortical bone and can be filled with morselized bone. We evaluated its durability and efficacy in a rabbit ulna-defect model. Three types of scaffold-surface coating were evaluated: group A, no coating; group B, a 10-μm microarc oxidation coating; group C, a hydrothermal duplex composite coating; and group D, an empty-defect control. X-ray and micro-computed tomography(micro-CT) images were acquired over 12 weeks to assess ulnar repair. A mechanical stress test indicated that bone repair within each group improved significantly over time (P
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