The effect of pore size on tissue ingrowth and neovascularization in porous bioceramics of controlled architecture in vivo
The effect of pore size on tissue ingrowth and neovascularization in porous bioceramics of controlled architecture in vivo
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DOI:
10.1088/1748-6041/6/1/015007
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发表时间:
2011-02-01
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4
通讯作者:
Dong Xin
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作者:
Bai Feng;Zhang Jinkang;Dong Xin
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of pore size on tissue ingrowth and neovascularization in porous bioceramics under the accurate control of the pore parameters. For that purpose, beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP) cylinders with four different macropore sizes (300-400, 400-500, 500-600 and 600-700 mu m) but the same interconnection size (120 mu m) and unchangeable porosity were implanted into fascia lumbodorsalis in rabbits. The fibrous tissues and blood vessels formed in scaffolds were observed histologically and histomorphometrically. The vascularization of the porous bioceramics was analyzed by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). It is found that pore size as an important parameter of a porous structure plays an important role in tissue infiltration into porous biomaterial scaffolds. The amount of fibrous tissue ingrowth increases with the decrease of the pore size. In four kinds of scaffolds with different macropore sizes (300-400, 400-500, 500-600 and 600-700 mu m) and a constant interconnection size of 120 mu m, the areas of fibrous tissue (%) were 60.5%, 52.2%, 41.3% and 37.3%, respectively, representing a significant decrease at 4 weeks (P < 0.01). The pore size of a scaffold is closely related to neovascularization of macroporous biomaterials implanted in vivo. A large pore size is beneficial for the growth of blood vessels, and the diameter of a pore smaller than 400 mu m limits the growth of blood vessels and results in a smaller blood vessel diameter.