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Advances in osteoimmunomodulation of biomaterials after intrabone implantation: focus on surface hydrophilicity

By Xinpeng Wei, Linshan Lei, Ling Luo, Ying Zhou, Zheng Zheng, Wenchuan Chen. A selected scientific recommendation by Dr. Marcin Maj.

STUDY OBJECTIVES AND METHODS

The aim of this review was to highlights recent advances in osteoimmunomodulation of biomaterials after intrabone implantation from a novel perspective-surface hydrophilicity, and summarizes the series of immune reactions and subsequent bone remodeling that occur in response to hydrophilic implants, focusing on protein adsorption, the behaviors of major immune cells, and osteoimmunomodulation-enhanced angiogenesis and osteogenesis. Hydrophilic biomaterials have the capacity to alter the surrounding immune microenvironment and accelerate the process of material-tissue bonding, thereby facilitating the successful integration of biomaterials with tissue. Collectively, the authors hope that this article provides strategies for modulating hydrophilicity to achieve osteoimmunomodulatory performance and further promotes the development of novel implantable biomaterials for orthopedic and dental applications.

Adapted from X Wei et al., J Mater Chem B. 2024 Nov 6;12(43):11089-11104., for more info about this publication, click HERE

This review is part of the Straumann "Scientific Highlights Newsletter 6/24"

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