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  • Open Access

    Effect of the Advanced Cranial and Craniofacial Implant Fabrication on Their Degradation Affinity

    by Edyta Chmal-Fudali, Daria Basińska, Agnieszka Kucharska-Jastrząbek, Marcin H. Struszczyk, Małgorzata Muzalewska, Marek Wyleżoł, Marcin Wątrobiński, Jacek Andrzejewski, Nina Tarzyńska, Karolina Gzyra-Jagieła

    Biodegradable craniofacial and cranial implants are a new aspect in terms of reducing potential complications, especially in the long term after surgery. They are also an important contribution in the field of surgical reconstructions for children, for whom it is important to restore natural bone in a relatively short time, due to the continuous growth of bones. The aim of this study was to verify the impact of the technology on biodegradability and to estimate the risk of inappropriate implant resorption time, which is an important aspect necessary to select prototypes of implants for in vivo testing. Prototypes of implants were made using two technologies: 3D printing using a PLDLA: poly(L-co-D,L lactide) (PLDLA) filament containing hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, and injection using PLDLA. After the radiation sterilization process, they were subjected to in vitro degradation under accelerated conditions. As part of this study, the in vitro degradation of newly developed biodegradable implant technologies was assessed in accordance with the guidelines of European standards. It was found that the implant manufacturing process had a significant impact on the degradation time under simulated conditions in various media. Implants made using the injection technique were characterized by lower susceptibility to degradation media compared to the 3D-printed implant under accelerated conditions.


  • Open Access

    Effect of Sterilization on Bone Implants Based on Biodegradable Polylactide and Hydroxyapatite

    by Agnieszka Kucharska-Jastrząbek, Edyta Chmal-Fudali, Daria Rudnicka, Barbara Kosińska

    Medical devices intended for implantation must be, in accordance with the legal provisions in force in the European Union, sterile. The effect of sterilization on the structural and thermal properties of implants, made by 3D printing from biodegradable polylactide and hydroxyapatite in a proportion of 9/1 by weight, was evaluated. The implants were sterilized using three different methods, i.e., steam sterilization, ethylene oxide sterilization, and electron beam radiation sterilization. As a result of the assessment of the structural properties of the implants after sterilization, a change in the molecular weight of the raw material of the designed implants was found after each of the performed sterilization methods, while maintaining similar characteristics of the thermal properties and functional groups present.