Laser-Induced Microgrooves Improve the Mechanical Responses of Cemented Implant Systems

Autor: Morshed Khandaker, Abdellah Ait Moussa, Desmond Nuyebga Sama, Fereshteh Safavinia, Susmita Hazra, Onur Can Kalay, Fatih Karpat, Erik Clary, Amgad Haleem
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Micromachines, Vol 11, Iss 5, p 466 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-666X
13133160
DOI: 10.3390/mi11050466
Popis: The impact of a laser-induced microgroove (LIM) architecture on mechanical responses of two cemented implant systems was evaluated. One system consisted of two aluminum alloy rods bonded end-to-end by polymethylmethacrylate cement. The second system consisted of a custom-made, aluminum tibial tray (TT) cemented in an artificial canine tibia. Control specimens for each system were polished smooth at the cement interface. For LIM samples in the rod system, microgrooves were engraved (100 µm depth, 200 µm width, 500 µm spacing) on the apposing surface of one of the two rods. For TT system testing, LIM engraving (100 µm spacing) was confined to the underside and keel of the tray. Morphological analysis of processed implant surfaces revealed success in laser microgrooving procedures. For cemented rods tested under static tension, load to failure was greater for LIM samples (279.0 ± 14.9 N vs. 126.5 ± 4.5 N). Neither non-grooved nor grooved TT samples failed under cyclic compression testing (100,000 cycles at 1 Hz). Compared with control specimens, LIM TT constructs exhibited higher load to failure under static compression and higher strain at the bone interface under cyclic compression. Laser-induced microgrooving has the potential to improve the performance of cemented orthopedic implants.
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