School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
Byd Precicion Manufacture Corporation Limited, Shenzhen, 518000, China.
Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 23;12(1):22193. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26736-4.
This paper interweaved scaffolds with poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) and poly(lactic acid)/Walnut shell/hydroxypatite (PLA/WS/HA) composites by using fused filament fabrication technology, although there was a huge difference in thermal property term between PLA and PEEK. In order to keep mechanical properties of PEEK scaffold and remedy the stress loss produced by pores, PLA/WS/HA composites were used to fill the pores with gradient form outside-in (0.4-0.8 mm, 0.6-1.0 mm, 0.8-1.2 mm and 1.6-2.0 mm). The thermal stability, tensile and compression properties, tensile fracture surface morphology, cytotoxicity and in vivo experiment were investigated. The results showed: the scaffolds were intact without any flashes and surface destruction, and kept a well thermal stability. Compared with the PEEK porous scaffolds, the tensile fracture stress and strain, compression yield stress and strain of interweaved scaffolds were dramatically enhanced by 24.1%, 438%, 359.1% and 921.2%, respectively, and they climbed to the climax at 8 wt% of WS. In vivo experiment showed that the degradation of PLA/WS/HA composites synchronized with the adhesion, proliferation and ingrowth of bone cells, keeping the stable biomechanical properties of interweaved scaffolds. Those experiments showed that interweaved PEEK-PLA/WS/HA scaffolds had the potential to be used as bone implant in tissue engineering.
本文采用熔融沉积成型技术将支架与聚醚醚酮(PEEK)和聚乳酸/核桃壳/羟基磷灰石(PLA/WS/HA)复合材料交织在一起,尽管 PLA 和 PEEK 的热性能参数存在巨大差异。为了保持 PEEK 支架的机械性能并弥补孔隙产生的应力损失,采用 PLA/WS/HA 复合材料以由外向内的梯度形式填充孔隙(0.4-0.8mm、0.6-1.0mm、0.8-1.2mm 和 1.6-2.0mm)。研究了热稳定性、拉伸和压缩性能、拉伸断裂表面形貌、细胞毒性和体内实验。结果表明:支架完整,无任何闪光和表面破坏,保持良好的热稳定性。与 PEEK 多孔支架相比,交织支架的拉伸断裂应力和应变、压缩屈服应力和应变分别显著提高了 24.1%、438%、359.1%和 921.2%,在 WS 含量为 8wt%时达到峰值。体内实验表明,PLA/WS/HA 复合材料的降解与骨细胞的黏附、增殖和长入同步进行,保持交织支架稳定的生物力学性能。这些实验表明,交织的 PEEK-PLA/WS/HA 支架具有作为组织工程中骨植入物的潜力。