聚酸酐控释制剂的研究进展

聚酸酐材料是一种良好的生物可降解材料,它可以作为药物载体将药物递送入人体的各个器官,如脑、骨骼、血管等,也可作为基因的载体对患者进行基因治疗。聚酸酐的合成工艺简单、成本低廉,可以满足不同的用途。它奇在人体内降解为对人体无害的二元酸而排除体内,具有良好的生物相容性。文中综述了聚酸酐的合成,聚酸酐控释制剂的制备工艺、降解、体内安全性和临床应用方面的研究进展,并提出了今后的发展方向。聚酸酐在医学方面的研究和应用必将日益广泛。     

镁基骨植入材料的研究现状

镁基材料由于其良好的力学性能、生物相容性及可降解性等特点,在硬组织植入材料领域展现了良好的应用前景。但其降解速度过快一直是阻碍其应用于临床的主要问题。本文对近年来有关镁基骨植入材料的相关报道进行分析和归纳,对镁基骨植入材料的优缺点及研究新进展进行了总结。     

人发角蛋白人工腱材料体内降解及生物相容性研究

目的研究人发角蛋白人工腱(humanhairkeratinartificaltendon,HHKAT)材料在体内的可降解性及其生物相容性.方法对12只日本大耳白兔随机分组,在脊旁肌埋藏不同处理时间的人发角蛋白人工腱试件F及Z,用正常人发O做对照,分别在2、6、12、24周取材,观察人发角蛋白的降解吸收过程及其周围的组织反应.结果动物植入实验中发现不同时间处理的材料其降解速度不同,其中降解最快的F组在24周已完全吸收,而Z组在24周只有部分降解,O组未见降解.HHKAT及人发在肌肉组织内无明显的炎症排斥反应,随着HHKAT材料的降解吸收,其周围的组织反应逐渐降低.结论本研究表明人发角蛋白人工腱材料具有良好的生物相容性,在体内能够被降解吸收,可根据不同的需要调节其降解速度,是良好的肌腱替代材料.     

壳聚糖及其衍生物在生物医药中的应用与研究进展

随着科学、医疗技术的不断发展,自然界中很多有用的化学物质都被提炼出来,并广泛运用于生物、医疗、美容、化学等方面,壳聚糖就是其中的一种,壳聚糖具有天然高分子的生物官能性和相容性、血液相容性、安全性、微生物降解性,这些特性使得其被各行各业广泛关注并应用。本文系统地介绍了壳聚糖极其衍生物发展史、性质、以及其生物医药中的具体应用。     

γ-聚谷氨酸的微生物合成、相关基因及应用展望

γ-聚谷氨酸是一种具有极强水溶性、生物相容性、可完全降解性的环境友好型新材料。介绍γ-聚谷氨酸的基本性质、微生物合成及其影响因素,综述其合成相关基因、合成酶复合体的研究进展及在水凝胶和药物载体方面的应用前景。     

类弹性蛋白多肽及其应用研究进展

类弹性蛋白多肽是一类由VPGXG五肽重复序列串连而成的人工多聚物。其具有在一定温度范围内发生可逆相转变特性,同时具有较好的生物相容性和生物可降解性,使其广泛应用于生物、医学、环境等方面。本文概述类弹性蛋白多肽的相转变特性及其机理,命名分类,并重点阐述其在药物载体、组织工程、免疫测定、影像学等方面的应用。     

磷酸钙骨水泥的研究和临床进展

磷酸钙骨水泥是一种极好生物相容性和生物可降解的非陶瓷型羟基磷灰石类生物材料,以被广泛应用到骨科,外科,口腔科等医学领域,本文主要介绍该材料在生物性能,操作性能及临床应用方面的研究进展。     

碳量子点抗菌活性的研究进展

碳量子点(Carbon quantum dots,CQDs)是一种新型碳纳米材料,具有独特的性质,逐渐得到广泛关注。由于CQDs主要是通过"自下而上"的方法制备,其表面具有更加丰富多样的基团,因此更容易衍生化和功能化,进而更容易得到具有特殊性质和功能的CQDs。同时,CQDs在水溶性、可修饰性、耐光漂白等方面具有明显的优势,并且还兼具低生物毒性和良好的生物相容性,使其在生物成像、生物传感和生物分子/药物传递等方面具有潜在的应用价值。随着CQDs研究的增多,各种不同功能化的CQDs得到发展,并被越来越多地用于抗菌方面。根据CQDs目前在医学领域的发展,本文对CQDs在抗菌方面的最新研究进展作一综述。     

透明质酸的医学应用研究新进展

透明质酸是一种有极好的生物相容性和生物可降解的生物材料,已被广泛用于眼科、耳科、骨科和普外科等医学领域.本文介绍了最近研制开发的两种新型的透明质酸衍生物的制备以及它们分别在组织工程和眼科领域的医学应用研究新进展.     

透明持酸的医学应用研究新进展

透明质酸是一种有极好的生物相容性和生物可降解的生物材料,已被广泛用于眼科、耳科、骨科和普外科等医学领域。本文介绍了最近研制开发的两种新型的透明持酸衍生物的制备以及它们分别在组织工程和眼科领域的医学应用研究新进展。     

In Vivo Corrosion Resistance of Ca-P Coating on AZ60 Magnesium Alloy

Magnesium-based alloys are frequently reported as potential biodegradable orthopedic implant materials. Controlling the degradation rate and mechanical integrity of magnesium alloys in the physiological environment is the key to their applications. In this study, calcium phosphate (Ca-P) coating was prepared on AZ60 magnesium alloy using phosphating technology. AZ60 samples were immersed in a phosphating solution at 37 ± 2 °C for 30 min, and the solution pH was adjusted to 2.6 to 2.8 by adding NaOH solution. Then, the samples were dried in an attemperator at 60 °C. The degradation behavior was studied in vivo using Ca-P coated and uncoated magnesium alloys. Samples of these two different materials were implanted into rabbit femora, and the corrosion resistances were evaluated after 1, 2, and 3 months. The Ca-P coated samples corroded slower than the uncoated samples with prolonged time. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in mass losses and corrosion rates between uncoated samples and Ca-P coated samples were observed by micro-computed tomography. The results indicate that the Ca-P coating could slow down the degradation of magnesium alloy in vivo.     

A Study on Factors Affecting the Degradation of Magnesium and a Magnesium-Yttrium Alloy for Biomedical Applications

Controlling degradation of magnesium or its alloys in physiological saline solutions is essential for their potential applications in clinically viable implants. Rapid degradation of magnesium-based materials reduces the mechanical properties of implants prematurely and severely increases alkalinity of the local environment. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the effects of three interactive factors on magnesium degradation, specifically, the addition of yttrium to form a magnesium-yttrium alloy versus pure magnesium, the metallic versus oxide surfaces, and the presence versus absence of physiological salt ions in the immersion solution. In the immersion solution of phosphate buffered saline (PBS), the magnesium-yttrium alloy with metallic surface degraded the slowest, followed by pure magnesium with metallic or oxide surfaces, and the magnesium-yttrium alloy with oxide surface degraded the fastest. However, in deionized (DI) water, the degradation rate showed a different trend. Specifically, pure magnesium with metallic or oxide surfaces degraded the slowest, followed by the magnesium-yttrium alloy with oxide surface, and the magnesium-yttrium alloy with metallic surface degraded the fastest. Interestingly, only magnesium-yttrium alloy with metallic surface degraded slower in PBS than in DI water, while all the other samples degraded faster in PBS than in DI water. Clearly, the results showed that the alloy composition, presence or absence of surface oxide layer, and presence or absence of physiological salt ions in the immersion solution all influenced the degradation rate and mode. Moreover, these three factors showed statistically significant interactions. This study revealed the complex interrelationships among these factors and their respective contributions to degradation for the first time. The results of this study not only improved our understanding of magnesium degradation in physiological environment, but also presented the key factors to consider in order to satisfy the degradation requirements for next-generation biodegradable implants and devices.     

A quantitative study on magnesium alloy stent biodegradation

Insufficient scaffolding time in the process of rapid corrosion is the main problem of magnesium alloy stent (MAS). Finite element method had been used to investigate corrosion of MAS. However, related researches mostly described all elements suffered corrosion in view of one-dimensional corrosion. Multi-dimensional corrosions significantly influence mechanical integrity of MAS structures such as edges and corners. In this study, the effects of multi-dimensional corrosion were studied using experiment quantitatively, then a phenomenological corrosion model was developed to consider these effects. We implemented immersion test with magnesium alloy (AZ31B) cubes, which had different numbers of exposed surfaces to analyze differences of dimension. It was indicated that corrosion rates of cubes are almost proportional to their exposed-surface numbers, especially when pitting corrosions are not marked. The cubes also represented the hexahedron elements in simulation. In conclusion, corrosion rate of every element accelerates by increasing corrosion-surface numbers in multi-dimensional corrosion. The damage ratios among elements with the same size are proportional to the ratios of corrosion-surface numbers under uniform corrosion. The finite element simulation using proposed model provided more details of changes of morphology and mechanics in scaffolding time by removing 25.7% of elements of MAS. The proposed corrosion model reflected the effects of multi-dimension on corrosions. It would be used to predict degradation process of MAS quantitatively.     

Mathematical modelling of the degradation behaviour of biodegradable metals

A mathematical model for the biodegradation of magnesium is developed in this study to inspect the corrosion behaviour of biodegradable implants. The aim of this study was to provide a suitable framework for the assessment of the corrosion rate of magnesium which includes the process of formation/dissolution of the protective film. The model is intended to aid the design of implants with suitable geometries. The level-set method is used to follow the changing geometry of the implants during the corrosion process. A system of partial differential equations is formulated based on the physical and chemical processes that occur at the implant-medium boundary in order to simulate the effect of the formation of a protective film on the degradation rate. The experimental data from the literature on the corrosion of a high-purity magnesium sample immersed in simulated body fluid is used to calibrate the model. The model is then used to predict the degradation behaviour of a porous orthopaedic implant. The model successfully reproduces the precipitation of the corrosion products on the magnesium surface and the effect on the degradation rate. It can be used to simulate the implant degradation and the formation of the corrosion products on the surface of biodegradable magnesium implants with complex geometries.     

Biocompatible DCPD Coating Formed on AZ91D Magnesium Alloy by Chemical Deposition and Its Corrosion Behaviors in SBF

Bioactive calcium phosphate coatings were prepared on AZ91D magnesium alloy in phosphating solution in order to im- prove the corrosion resistance of the magnesium alloy in Simulated Body Fluid （SBF）. The surface morphologies and compo- sitions of the calcium phosphate coatings deposited in the phosphating bath with different compositions were investigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy （SEM） with Energy Dispersive Spectrometer （EDS） and X-ray Diffraction （XRD）. Results showed that the calcium phosphate coating was mainly composed of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate （CaHPO4o2H20, DCPD）, with Ca/P ratio of approximately 1 ： 1. The corrosion resistance was evaluated by acid drop, electrochemical polarization, elec- trochemical impedance spectroscopy and immersion tests. The dense and uniform calcium phosphate coating obtained from the optimal phosphating bath can greatly decrease the corrosion rate and hydrogen evolution rate of AZ91D magnesium alloy in SBE     

Effect of Tricalcium Magnesium Silicate Coating on the Electrochemical and Biological Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloys

In the current study, a sol-gel-synthesized tricalcium magnesium silicate powder was coated on Ti-6Al-4V alloys using plasma spray method. Composition of feed powder was evaluated by X-ray diffraction technique before and after the coating process. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to study the morphology of coated substrates. The corrosion behaviors of bare and coated Ti-6Al-4V alloys were examined using potentiodynamic polarization test and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in stimulated body fluids. Moreover, bare and coated Ti-6Al-4V alloys were characterized in vitro by culturing osteoblast and mesenchymal stem cells for several days. Results demonstrated a meaningful improvement in the corrosion resistance of Ti-6Al-4V alloys coated with tricalcium magnesium silicate compared with the bare counterparts, by showing a decrease in corrosion current density from 1.84 μA/cm² to 0.31 μA/cm². Furthermore, the coating substantially improved the bioactivity of Ti-6Al-4Valloys. Our study on corrosion behavior and biological response of Ti-6Al-4V alloy coated by tricalcium magnesium silicate proved that the coating has considerably enhanced safety and applicability of Ti-6Al-4V alloys, suggesting its potential use in permanent implants and artificial joints.     

Influence of Magnesium Alloy Degradation on Undifferentiated Human Cells

Background

Magnesium alloys are of particular interest in medical science since they provide compatible mechanical properties with those of the cortical bone and, depending on the alloying elements, they have the capability to tailor the degradation rate in physiological conditions, providing alternative bioresorbable materials for bone applications. The present study investigates the in vitro short-term response of human undifferentiated cells on three magnesium alloys and high-purity magnesium (Mg).

Materials and Methods

The degradation parameters of magnesium-silver (Mg2Ag), magnesium-gadolinium (Mg10Gd) and magnesium-rare-earth (Mg4Y3RE) alloys were analysed after 1, 2, and 3 days of incubation in cell culture medium under cell culture condition. Changes in cell viability and cell adhesion were evaluated by culturing human umbilical cord perivascular cells on corroded Mg materials to examine how the degradation influences the cellular development.

Results and Conclusions

The pH and osmolality of the medium increased with increasing degradation rate and it was found to be most pronounced for Mg4Y3RE alloy. The biological observations showed that HUCPV exhibited a more homogeneous cell growth on Mg alloys compared to high-purity Mg, where they showed a clustered morphology. Moreover, cells exhibited a slightly higher density on Mg2Ag and Mg10Gd in comparison to Mg4Y3RE, due to the lower alkalinisation and osmolality of the incubation medium. However, cells grown on Mg10Gd and Mg4Y3RE generated more developed and healthy cellular structures that allowed them to better adhere to the surface. This can be attributable to a more stable and homogeneous degradation of the outer surface with respect to the incubation time.     

大量可降解锌合金板钉体内埋植的早期生物安全性研究

目的:可降解锌合金材料有适中的降解速率,良好的机械性能。目前对于锌合金的体内生物安全性研究多集中于生物体内植入适量的锌合金材料。对于体内植入大量的可降解锌合金材料是否有不良影响,还未见文献报道。本实验从局部和全身反应来研究埋植过量可降解锌合金的早期生物安全性。方法:选取18只新西兰大白兔分为三组,于皮下植入锌合金内固定板及钉各4、6、8块,于术后3月、6月行大体观察,血常规、血生化、血液微量元素检查,内脏和材料周围组织的组织学检查和ICP-OES定量检测内脏锌含量观察锌的脏器蓄积情况,材料称重计算每日释放锌含量。结果:可吸收锌合金材料表面附着的白色粉末状物质随时间增加而增多,去掉表面白色物质后,材料表面愈加粗糙,术后3月、6月的白细胞计数(WBC),红细胞计数(RBC),谷丙转氨酶(ALT),谷草转氨酶(AST),总蛋白(TP),白蛋白(ALB),尿素氮(BUN),肌酐(Cr),血锌,血镁,血钙、血铜与术前相比无统计学差异。术后6月实验动物材料周围组织,心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺脏、肾脏、性腺未检出异常。术后3月、6月肝脏、肾脏、脾脏的锌离子含量与术前相比无统计学差异。综合计算得到术后3月可降解锌合金内固定板的降解率为9.77±1.64%,术后6月为11.82±1.91%,螺钉的降解率术后3月为0.79±0.66%,术后6月为2.09±1.00%。结论:大量可降解锌合金植入体内的早期生物相容性良好。     

Evaluation of stability and size distribution of sunflower oil-coated micro bubbles for localized drug delivery

Background

In recent years magnesium alloys have been intensively investigated as potential resorbable materials with appropriate mechanical and corrosion properties. Particularly in orthopedic research magnesium is interesting because of its mechanical properties close to those of natural bone, the prevention of both stress shielding and removal of the implant after surgery.

Methods

ZEK100 plates were examined in this in vitro study with Hank's Balanced Salt Solution under physiological conditions with a constant laminar flow rate. After 14, 28 and 42 days of immersion the ZEK100 plates were mechanically tested via four point bending test. The surfaces of the immersed specimens were characterized by SEM, EDX and XRD.

Results

The four point bending test displayed an increased bending strength after 6 weeks immersion compared to the 2 week group and 4 week group. The characterization of the surface revealed the presence of high amounts of O, P and Ca on the surface and small Mg content. This indicates the precipitation of calcium phosphates with low solubility on the surface of the ZEK100 plates.

Conclusions

The results of the present in vitro study indicate that ZEK100 is a potential candidate for degradable orthopedic implants. Further investigations are needed to examine the degradation behavior.     

High‐Rate and Long Cycle‐Life Alloy‐Type Magnesium‐Ion Battery Anode Enabled Through (De)magnesiation‐Induced Near‐Room‐Temperature Solid–Liquid Phase Transformation

Resources used in lithium‐ion batteries are becoming more expensive due to their high demand, and the global cobalt market heavily depends on supplies from countries with high geopolitical risks. Alternative battery technologies including magnesium‐ion batteries are therefore desirable. Progress toward practical magnesium‐ion batteries are impeded by an absence of suitable anodes that can operate with conventional electrolyte solvents. Although alloy‐type magnesium‐ion battery anodes are compatible with common electrolyte solvents, they suffer from severe failure associated with huge volume changes during cycling. Consequently, achieving more than 200 cycles in alloy‐type magnesium‐ion battery anodes remains a challenge. Here an unprecedented long‐cycle life of 1000 cycles, achieved at a relatively high (dis)charge rate of 3 C (current density: 922.5 mA g^?1) in Mg₂Ga₅ alloy‐type anode, taking advantage of near‐room‐temperatures solid–liquid phase transformation between Mg₂Ga₅ (solid) and Ga (liquid), is demonstrated. This concept should open the way to the development of practical anodes for next‐generation magnesium‐ion batteries.