Biodegradable WE43 Mg Alloy/hydroxyapatite Interpenetrating Phase Composites with Reduced Hydrogen Evolution

Overview

Journal Bioact Mater

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2024 Sep 23

PMID 39308546

Authors

Lenka Drotarova

Karel Slamecka

Tomas Balint

Michaela Remesova

Radovan Hudak

Jozef Zivcak

Marek Schnitzer

Ladislav celko

Edgar B Montufar

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Abstract

Biodegradable magnesium implants offer a solution for bone repair without the need for implant removal. However, concerns persist regarding peri-implant gas accumulation, which has limited their widespread clinical acceptance. Consequently, there is a need to minimise the mass of magnesium to reduce the total volume of gas generated around the implants. Incorporating porosity is a direct approach to reducing the mass of the implants, but it also decreases the strength and degradation resistance. This study demonstrates that the infiltration of a calcium phosphate cement into an additively manufactured WE43 Mg alloy scaffold with 75 % porosity, followed by hydrothermal treatment, yields biodegradable magnesium/hydroxyapatite interpenetrating phase composites that generate an order of magnitude less hydrogen gas during degradation than WE43 scaffolds. The enhanced degradation resistance results from magnesium passivation, allowing osteoblast proliferation in indirect contact with composites. Additionally, the composites exhibit a compressive strength 1.8 times greater than that of the scaffolds, falling within the upper range of the compressive strength of cancellous bone. These results emphasise the potential of the new biodegradable interpenetrating phase composites for the fabrication of temporary osteosynthesis devices. Optimizing cement hardening and magnesium passivation during hydrothermal processing is crucial for achieving both high compressive strength and low degradation rate.

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