Ultrastructure of the interface between alumina bead composite and bone |
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Authors: | Okada Y Kobayashi M Neo M Shinzato S Matsushita M Kokubo T Nakamura T |
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Affiliation: | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawahara-cho 54, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. |
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Abstract: | We developed a composite (ABC) consisting of alumina bead powder as an inorganic filler and bisphenol-a-glycidyl dimethacrylate (Bis-GMA)-based resin as an organic matrix. Alumina bead powder was manufactured by fusing crushed alpha-alumina powder and quenching it. The beads took a spherical form 3 microm in average diameter. The proportion of filler in the composites was 70% w/w. The composite was implanted into rat tibiae and cured in situ. Specimens were prepared 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks after the operation and observed by transmission electron microscopy. The results were compared with those of a bone composite made of alpha-alumina powder (alpha-ALC). In ABC-implanted tibiae, the uncured surface layer of Bis-GMA-based resin was completely filled with newly formed bonelike tissue 2 weeks after implantation. The alumina bead fillers were surrounded by and in contact with bonelike tissue. No intervening soft tissue was seen. In alpha-ALC-implanted tibiae, a gap was always observed between the alpha-ALC and the bonelike tissue. These results indicate that the ABC has osteoconductivity, although the precise mechanism is still unclear. |
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