Spatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography

Abstract Thorough preclinical evaluation of functionalized biomaterials for treatment of large bone defects is essential prior to clinical application. Using in vivo micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and mouse femoral defect models with different defect sizes, we were able to detect spatio-tempor...

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Autores principales: Esther Wehrle, Duncan C. Tourolle né Betts, Gisela A. Kuhn, Erica Floreani, Malavika H. Nambiar, Bryant J. Schroeder, Sandra Hofmann, Ralph Müller
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:61913473ed5a4f3cb8853a52319373742021-12-02T15:26:58ZSpatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography10.1038/s41598-021-87788-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/61913473ed5a4f3cb8853a52319373742021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87788-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Thorough preclinical evaluation of functionalized biomaterials for treatment of large bone defects is essential prior to clinical application. Using in vivo micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and mouse femoral defect models with different defect sizes, we were able to detect spatio-temporal healing patterns indicative of physiological and impaired healing in three defect sub-volumes and the adjacent cortex. The time-lapsed in vivo micro-CT-based approach was then applied to evaluate the bone regeneration potential of functionalized biomaterials using collagen and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP-2). Both collagen and BMP-2 treatment led to distinct changes in bone turnover in the different healing phases. Despite increased periosteal bone formation, 87.5% of the defects treated with collagen scaffolds resulted in non-unions. Additional BMP-2 application significantly accelerated the healing process and increased the union rate to 100%. This study further shows potential of time-lapsed in vivo micro-CT for capturing spatio-temporal deviations preceding non-union formation and how this can be prevented by application of functionalized biomaterials. This study therefore supports the application of longitudinal in vivo micro-CT for discrimination of normal and disturbed healing patterns and for the spatio-temporal characterization of the bone regeneration capacity of functionalized biomaterials.Esther WehrleDuncan C. Tourolle né BettsGisela A. KuhnErica FloreaniMalavika H. NambiarBryant J. SchroederSandra HofmannRalph MüllerNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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Esther Wehrle
Duncan C. Tourolle né Betts
Gisela A. Kuhn
Erica Floreani
Malavika H. Nambiar
Bryant J. Schroeder
Sandra Hofmann
Ralph Müller
Spatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography
description Abstract Thorough preclinical evaluation of functionalized biomaterials for treatment of large bone defects is essential prior to clinical application. Using in vivo micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and mouse femoral defect models with different defect sizes, we were able to detect spatio-temporal healing patterns indicative of physiological and impaired healing in three defect sub-volumes and the adjacent cortex. The time-lapsed in vivo micro-CT-based approach was then applied to evaluate the bone regeneration potential of functionalized biomaterials using collagen and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP-2). Both collagen and BMP-2 treatment led to distinct changes in bone turnover in the different healing phases. Despite increased periosteal bone formation, 87.5% of the defects treated with collagen scaffolds resulted in non-unions. Additional BMP-2 application significantly accelerated the healing process and increased the union rate to 100%. This study further shows potential of time-lapsed in vivo micro-CT for capturing spatio-temporal deviations preceding non-union formation and how this can be prevented by application of functionalized biomaterials. This study therefore supports the application of longitudinal in vivo micro-CT for discrimination of normal and disturbed healing patterns and for the spatio-temporal characterization of the bone regeneration capacity of functionalized biomaterials.
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author Esther Wehrle
Duncan C. Tourolle né Betts
Gisela A. Kuhn
Erica Floreani
Malavika H. Nambiar
Bryant J. Schroeder
Sandra Hofmann
Ralph Müller
author_facet Esther Wehrle
Duncan C. Tourolle né Betts
Gisela A. Kuhn
Erica Floreani
Malavika H. Nambiar
Bryant J. Schroeder
Sandra Hofmann
Ralph Müller
author_sort Esther Wehrle
title Spatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography
title_short Spatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography
title_full Spatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography
title_fullStr Spatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography
title_full_unstemmed Spatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography
title_sort spatio-temporal characterization of fracture healing patterns and assessment of biomaterials by time-lapsed in vivo micro-computed tomography
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/61913473ed5a4f3cb8853a5231937374
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