Ultra-porous nanoparticle networks: a biomimetic coating morphology for enhanced cellular response and infiltration

Noushin Nasiri, Anthony Ceramidas, Shayanti Mukherjee, Anitha Panneerselvan, David R. Nisbet, Antonio Tricoli*

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Abstract

Orthopedic treatments are amongst the most common cause of surgery and are responsible for a large share of global healthcare expenditures. Engineering materials that can hasten bone integration will improve the quality of life of millions of patients per year and reduce associated medical costs. Here, we present a novel hierarchical biomimetic coating that mimics the inorganic constituent of mammalian bones with the aim of improving osseointegration of metallic implants. We exploit the thermally-driven self-organization of metastable core-shell nanoparticles during their aerosol self-assembly to rapidly fabricate robust, ultra-porous nanoparticle networks (UNN) of crystalline hydroxyapatite (HAp). Comparative analysis of the response of osteoblast cells to the ultra-porous nanostructured HAp surfaces and to the spin coated HAp surfaces revealed superior osseointegrative properties of the UNN coatings with significant cell and filopodia infiltration. This flexible synthesis approach for the engineering of UNN HAp coatings on titanium implants provides a platform technology to study the bone-implant interface for improved osseointegration and osteoconduction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number24305
Number of pages11
JournalScientific Reports
Volume6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Apr 2016
Externally publishedYes

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