## Abstract In this study, we developed three types of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)โbased composite cement with low contents of nonsilanized titania particles (5, 10, and 20 wt % TiO~2~, respectively: designated T5, T10, and T20). The osteoconductivity, mechanical properties, and handling characte
Effect of bioactive filler content on mechanical properties and osteoconductivity of bioactive bone cement
โ Scribed by Kobayashi, Masahiko ;Nakamura, Takashi ;Shinzato, Shuichi ;Mousa, Weam Farid ;Nishio, Ken ;Ohsawa, Kunitaka ;Kokubo, Tadashi ;Kikutani, Takemi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 794 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9304
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โฆ Synopsis
We took three types of bioactive bone cement (designated AWC, HAC, and TCPC), each with a different bioactive filler, and evaluated the influence of each filler on the mechanical properties and osteoconductivity of the cement. The cements consisted of bisphenol-a-glycidyl methacrylate-based (Bis-GMA based) monomers as an organic matrix, with a bioactive filler of apatite/wollastonite containing glass-ceramic (AW-GC) or sintered hydroxyapatite (HA) or โค-tricalcium phosphate (โค-TCP) powder. Each filler was mixed with the monomers in proportions of 50, 70, and 80% (w/w), giving a total of nine cement subgroups. The nine subgroups were designated AWC50, AWC70, AWC80, HAC50, HAC70, HAC80, TCPC50, TCPC70, and TCPC80. The compressive and bending strengths of AWC were found to be higher than those of HAC and TCPC for all bioactive filler contents. We also evaluated the cements in vivo by packing them into the intramedullary canals of rat tibiae. To compare the osteoconductivity of the cements, an affinity index was calculated for each cement; it equaled the length of bone in direct apposition to the cement, expressed as a percentage of the total length of the cement surface. Microradiographic examination up to 26 weeks after implantation revealed that AWC showed a higher affinity index than HAC and TCPC for each filler content although the affinity indices of all nine subgroups (especially the AWC and HAC subgroups) increased with time. New bone had formed along the AWC surface within 4 weeks, even in the cement containing AW-GC filler at only 50% (w/w); observation of the cement-bone interfaces using a scanning electron microscope showed that all the cements had directly contacted the bone. At 4 weeks the AWC had bonded to the bone via a 10 m-thick reactive layer; the width of the layer, in which partly degraded AW-GC particles were seen, became slightly thicker with time. On the other hand, in the HACand TCPC-implanted tibiae, some particles on the cement surface were surrounded by new bone and partly absorbed or degraded. The results suggest that the stronger bonding between the inorganic filler and the organic matrix in the AWC cements gave them better mechanical properties. The results also indicate that the higher osteoconductivity of AWC was caused by the higher reactivity of the AW-GC powder on the cement surface.
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