Biocompatability of TE construct
2. cells- immune reponse
Biomaterial tissue interactions
1, effect of biomaterials on body
Healing process
Inflammatory- proliferative- remodelling
outcome of wound response depends on tissue impacted
Foreign body reponse
Macrophage mediated phagocytosis
Giant macrophage engulfed
Extracellular degradation
How does the body responds?
Difficult to predict
depend on material
macrophages release of messengers- foreign body granulation- scar formation- PVDF optimal integration of implant- retained flexibility
Fibrous Encapsulation
Tissue response to implanted biomaterials
Abundant deposition of extracellular matrix
Isolation of biomaterial from the local tissue environment
Effects of Fibrous Encapsulation on TE device
Forms a Diffusion barrier
Stops Vascularization
Device-related infections
Implant infections are relatively common Initially localized to the implant site Bacterial biofilm Staphylococci Clinical examples Biofilm-resistant materials
Bacterial biofilms
Communities of bacteria grown on surfaces of abiotic materials and host tissues
The bacteria embed themselves in a matrix “EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE”
Ancient adaptation
Coordinated behaviour
Enhanced survival at the population level
Stages of biofilm development
Biofilm formation by Staphylococci
Staphylococci are particularly prone to creating biofilms
Multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant -strains
S. aureus (MRSA)
S. epidermis (MRSE)
Examples of biofilm infections
Surgical repair materials (staples, sutures, mashes)
Orthopedic prosthetic joint infections
The race to the surface
Interactions with biomaterials, host cells/proteins
- floating bacteria and host cells/ proteins
Continual cell layer
Cells do not interact directly with materials
A layer of protein (from growth media or plasma) adheres to the surface
Protein adsorption is affected by the surface properties of the material
Bacterial with bacteria repelling proteins
No reaction with bacterial binding proteins
Bacteria repelling proteins
Anti-adhesive coating- metal/ polymer surface
Toxicity and tumorigenity
Systemic and remote effects
By-products of physical/chemical wear can enter the blood stream and cause side effects in other parts of the body
Example: metal-on-metal hip replacements; releasing cobalt and chromium in the blood
Thromboembolic complications
Exposure of blood to an artificial material can cause thrombosis, embolization and consumption of platelets and plasma coagulation factors
Stent thrombosis
A rare but serious complication
Clinical consequences: death (20-48% cases) or myocardial infarction (60-70% cases)
Clinical approach to controlling thrombosis is the use of anticoagulant drugs
Tumours associated with implants
Orthopedic implant-related osteosarcoma
not enough cases to establish relationship
dont know if its a direct cause
Tumours associated with implants
Biocompatability of TE construct
Cells- immune response