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Effect of Pore Size and Porosity on the Biomechanical Properties and Cytocompatibility of Porous NiTi Alloys
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Effect of Pore Size and Porosity on the Biomechanical Properties and Cytocompatibility of Porous NiTi Alloys

Yu-Tao Jian, Yue Yang, Tian Tian, Clark Stanford, Xin-Ping Zhang and Ke Zhao
PloS one, Vol.10(6), e0128138
2015
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128138
PMCID: PMC4457866
PMID: 26047515
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128138View
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Abstract

Five types of porous Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) alloy samples of different porosities and pore sizes were fabricated. According to compressive and fracture strengths, three groups of porous NiTi alloy samples underwent further cytocompatibility experiments. Porous NiTi alloys exhibited a lower Young's modulus (2.0 GPa ~ 0.8 GPa). Both compressive strength (108.8 MPa ~ 56.2 MPa) and fracture strength (64.6 MPa ~ 41.6 MPa) decreased gradually with increasing mean pore size (MPS). Cells grew and spread well on all porous NiTi alloy samples. Cells attached more strongly on control group and blank group than on all porous NiTi alloy samples (p < 0.05). Cell adhesion on porous NiTi alloys was correlated negatively to MPS (277.2 μm ~ 566.5 μm; p < 0.05). More cells proliferated on control group and blank group than on all porous NiTi alloy samples (p < 0.05). Cellular ALP activity on all porous NiTi alloy samples was higher than on control group and blank group (p < 0.05). The porous NiTi alloys with optimized pore size could be a potential orthopedic material.
Materials Testing Alkaline Phosphatase - metabolism Biocompatible Materials - chemistry Biocompatible Materials - metabolism Cell Adhesion Cell Line Cell Movement Cell Proliferation Compressive Strength Dental Alloys - chemistry Dental Alloys - metabolism Elastic Modulus Humans Nickel - chemistry Nickel - metabolism Porosity Titanium - chemistry Titanium - metabolism

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