Li Wei, Mo Youtian, Xie Shaohua, Fu Lei, Ye Yan, Zhou Yilin, Lai Jianming, Wang Wenliang, Lu Yao, Li Guoqiang, Tian Jing
Department of Clinical Skills Training Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Orthopedic Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 1;16(1):5800. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-61243-w.
The use of piezoelectric materials to treat critical-sized bone defects typically requires additional stimulation to generate their piezoelectric properties and the implantation of scaffolds to promote bone repair. Here we present a self-reinforced piezoelectric chip and demonstrate its efficacy in the treatment of critical-sized bone defects. Specifically, the chip is comprised of the third-generation semiconductor aluminum nitride (AlN) as a piezoelectric layer, molybdenum (Mo) electrodes, and a silicon substrate with an optimized internal cavity structure. All these components are confirmed to be non-cytotoxic. This design enables the chip to provide self-sustained and long-term electrical signals in response to physiological vibrations. After being implanted into a rabbit critical-sized femoral defect model, the chip creates a localized bioelectric microenvironment, thereby promoting vascularized bone repair within 4 weeks without using any scaffolds and additional tools. Moreover, the chip can be fixed onto the clinically used orthopedic plate system, representing a universal plug-and-play strategy.
使用压电材料治疗临界尺寸骨缺损通常需要额外的刺激来产生其压电特性,并植入支架以促进骨修复。在此,我们展示了一种自增强压电芯片,并证明了其在治疗临界尺寸骨缺损方面的功效。具体而言,该芯片由作为压电层的第三代半导体氮化铝(AlN)、钼(Mo)电极以及具有优化内腔结构的硅基板组成。所有这些组件均被证实无细胞毒性。这种设计使芯片能够响应生理振动提供自持且长期的电信号。将芯片植入兔临界尺寸股骨缺损模型后,芯片创造了局部生物电微环境,从而在不使用任何支架和额外工具的情况下,在4周内促进血管化骨修复。此外,该芯片可以固定在临床使用的骨科板系统上,代表了一种通用的即插即用策略。
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