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Examining porous bio-active glass as a potential osteo-odonto-keratoprosthetic skirt material

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Bio-active glass has been developed for use as a bone substitute with strong osteo-inductive capacity and the ability to form strong bonds with soft and hard tissue. The ability of this material to enhance tissue in-growth suggests its potential use as a substitute for the dental laminate of an osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis. A preliminary in vitro investigation of porous bio-active glass as an OOKP skirt material was carried out. Porous glass structures were manufactured from bio-active glasses 1-98 and 28-04 containing varying oxide formulation (1-98, 28-04) and particle size range (250–315 μm for 1-98 and 28-04a, 315–500 μm for 28-04b). Dissolution of the porous glass structure and its effect on pH was measured. Structural 2D and 3D analysis of porous structures were performed. Cell culture experiments were carried out to study keratocyte adhesion and the inflammatory response induced by the porous glass materials. The dissolution results suggested that the porous structure made out of 1-98 dissolves faster than the structures made from glass 28-04. pH experiments showed that the dissolution of the porous glass increased the pH of the surrounding solution. The cell culture results showed that keratocytes adhered onto the surface of each of the porous glass structures, but cell adhesion and spreading was greatest for the 98a bio-glass. Cytokine production by all porous glass samples was similar to that of the negative control indicating that the glasses do not induce a cytokine driven inflammatory response. Cell culture results support the potential use of synthetic porous bio-glass as an OOKP skirt material in terms of limited inflammatory potential and capacity to induce and support tissue ingrowth.

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Academy of Finland (Project no: 114117) is acknowledged for financial support. Jessica Alm is thanked for advice on cell culture on bio-active glasses.

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  1. BioCity Turku Biomaterials Research Program, Institute of Dentistry, Turku Clinical Biomaterials Centre (TCBC), University of Turku, Turku, Finland

    Reeta Huhtinen & Niko Moritz

  2. Biomaterials and Medical Devices Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Huxley Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 4GJ, UK

    Susan Sandeman, Susanna Rose, Elsie Fok, Carol Howell & Andrew Lloyd

  3. Process Chemistry Centre, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

    Linda Fröberg & Leena Hupa

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Huhtinen, R., Sandeman, S., Rose, S. et al. Examining porous bio-active glass as a potential osteo-odonto-keratoprosthetic skirt material. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 24, 1217–1227 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-013-4881-x

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