Bone integration capability of a series of strontium-containing hydroxyapatite coatings formed by micro-arc oxidation

Jun Yan, Ji-Feng Sun, Paul K. Chu, Yong Han, Yu-Mei Zhang

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    Abstract

    Strontium-containing hydroxyapatites (Sr-HA) combine the desirable bone regenerative properties of hydroxyapatites (HA) with anabolic and anti-catabolic effects of strontium cations. In the present work, a series of SryHA [SryCa(10-y)(PO4)6(OH)2; y = 0, 0.5, 1, 2] coatings on titanium are produced by micro-arc oxidation (MAO), and the effects of the in vivo osseointegration ability of the coatings are investigated by using a rabbit model. All samples are subjected to biomechanical, surface elemental, micro-CT and histological analysis after 4 and 12 weeks of healing. The obtained results show that the MAO-formed coatings exhibit a microporous network structure composed of SryHA/Sr yHA-SrxCa(1-x)TiO3/Sr xCa(1-x)TiO3-TiO2 multilayers, in which the outer SryHA and intermediate SryHA-Sr xCa(1-x)TiO3 layers have a nanocrystalline structure. All Sr-HA coated implants induce marked improvements in the behavior of bone formation, quantity and quality of bone tissue around the implants than the control HA implant and in particular, the 20%Sr-HA coating promotes early bone formation as identified by polyfluorochrome sequential labeling. The bone-to-implant contact is increased by 46% (p <0.05) and the pull-out strength is increased by 103% over the HA group (p <0.01). Extensive areas of mineralized tissue densely deposit on the 20%Sr-HA coating after biomechanical testing, and the greatest improvement of bone microarchitecture are observed around the 20%Sr-HA implant. The identified biological parameters successfully demonstrate the osteoconductivity of 20%Sr-HA surfaces, which results not only in an acceleration but also an improvement of bone-implant integration. The study demonstrates the immense potential of 20%Sr-HA coatings in dental and orthopedic applications. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 101A: 2465-2480, 2013. Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2465-2480
    JournalJournal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A
    Volume101 A
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

    Research Keywords

    • coating
    • in vivo implantation
    • micro-arc oxidation
    • osseointegration
    • Sr-doped hydroxyapatite
    • titanium

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