Issue 1, 2024

Osteoimmune-modulating and BMP-2-eluting anodised 3D printed titanium for accelerated bone regeneration

Abstract

3D printing of titanium (Ti) metal has potential to transform the field of personalised orthopaedics and dental implants. However, the impacts of controlled surface topographical features of 3D printed Ti implants on their interactions with the cellular microenvironment and incorporation of biological growth factors, which are critical in guiding the integration of implants with bone, are not well studied. In the present study, we explore the role of surface topological features of 3D printed Ti implants using an anodised titania nanotube (TiNT) surface layer in guiding their immune cell interaction and ability to deliver bioactive form of growth factors. TiNT layers with precisely controlled pore diameter (between 21and 130 nm) were anodically grown on 3D printed Ti surfaces to impart a nano–micro rough topology. Immune biomarker profiles at gene and protein levels show that anodised 3D Ti surfaces with smaller pores resulted in classical activation of macrophages (M1-like), while larger pores (i.e., >100 nm) promoted alternate activation of macrophages (M2-like). The in vitro bone mineralisation studies using the conditioned media from the immunomodulatory studies elucidate a clear impact of pore diameter on bone mineralisation. The tubular structure of TiNTs was utilised as a container to incorporate recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) in the presence of various sugar and polymeric cryoprotectants. Sucrose offered the most sustainable release of preserved BMP-2 from TiNTs. Downstream effects of released BMP-2 on macrophages as well as bone mineralisation were assessed showing bioactivity retention of the released rhBMP-2. Overall, the TiNT surface topography in combination with controlled, sustained, and local release of bioactive growth factors can potentially enhance the osseointegration outcomes of custom 3D printed Ti implants in the clinic.

Graphical abstract: Osteoimmune-modulating and BMP-2-eluting anodised 3D printed titanium for accelerated bone regeneration

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Maijs 2023
Accepted
16 Sept. 2023
First published
16 Okt. 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 97-111

Osteoimmune-modulating and BMP-2-eluting anodised 3D printed titanium for accelerated bone regeneration

M. Ali, Y. He, A. S. N. Chang, A. Wu, J. Liu, Y. Cao, Y. Mohammad, A. Popat, L. Walsh, Q. Ye, C. Xu and T. Kumeria, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 97 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB01029E

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