Quantifying the effect of pore size and surface treatment on epidermal incorporation into percutaneously implanted sphere-templated porous biomaterials in mice.
Quantifying the effect of pore size and surface treatment on epidermal incorporation into percutaneously implanted sphere-templated porous biomaterials in mice.
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10.1002/jbm.a.33125
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2011-09-15
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Fleckman P
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Underwood RA;Usui ML;Zhao G;Hauch KD;Takeno MM;Ratner BD;Marshall AJ;Shi X;Olerud JE;Fleckman P
The sinus between skin and a percutaneous medical device is often a portal for infection. Epidermal integration into an optimized porous biomaterial could seal this sinus. In this study we measured epithelial ingrowth into rods of sphere-templated porous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) [poly(HEMA)] implanted percutaneously in mice. The rods contained spherical 20, 40 or 60μm pores with and without surface modification. Epithelial migration was measured 3, 7 and 14 days post-implantation utilizing immunohistochemistry for pankeratins and image analysis. Our global results showed average keratinocyte migration distances of 81μm +/− 16.85μm (SD). Migration was shorter through 20μm pores (69.32μm +/− 21.73) compared to 40 and 60μm (87.04μm +/− 13.38 and 86.63μm +/− 8.31 respectively). Migration was unaffected by CDI surface modification without considering factors of pore size and healing duration. Epithelial integration occurred quickly showing an average migration distance of 74.13μm +/− 12.54 after 3 days without significant progression over time. These data show that the epidermis closes the sinus within 3 days, migrates into the biomaterial (an average of 11% of total rod diameter) and stops. This process forms an integrated epithelial collar without evidence of marsupialization or permigration.