PMID- 23801500 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140501 LR - 20211021 IS - 1573-4838 (Electronic) IS - 0957-4530 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 10 DP - 2013 Oct TI - Ultrathin sP(EO-stat-PO) hydrogel coatings are biocompatible and preserve functionality of surface bound growth factors in vivo. PG - 2417-27 LID - 10.1007/s10856-013-4984-4 [doi] AB - Hydrogel coatings prepared from reactive star shaped polyethylene oxide based prepolymers (NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO)) minimize unspecific protein adsorption in vitro, while proteins immobilized on NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) coatings retain their structure and biological function. The aim of the present study was to assess biocompatibility and the effect on early osseointegrative properties of a NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) coating with additional RGD-peptides and augmentation with bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP) used on a medical grade high-density polyethylene (HDPE) base under in vivo circumstances. For testing of biocompatibility dishes with large amounts of bulk NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) were implanted subcutaneously into 14 Wistar rats. In a second set-up functionalization of implants with ultrathin surface layers by coating ammonia-plasma treated HDPE with NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO), functionalization with linear RGD-peptides, and augmentation with RGD and BMP-4 was analyzed. Therefore, implants were placed subcutaneously in the paravertebral tissue and transcortically in the distal femur of another 14 Wistar rats. Both tests revealed no signs of enhanced inflammation of the surrounding tissue analyzed by CD68, IL-1ss-/TNF-alpha-antibody staining, nor systemic toxic reactions according to histological analysis of various organs. The mean thickness of the fibrous tissue surrounding the femoral implants was highest in native HDPE-implants and tended to be lower in all NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) modified implants. Micro-CT analysis revealed a significant increase of peri-implant bone volume in RGD/BMP-4 coated samples. These results demonstrate that even very low amounts of surface bound growth factors do have significant effects when immobilized in an environment that retains their biological function. Hence, NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO)-coatings could offer an attractive platform to improve integration of orthopedic implants. FAU - Neuerburg, Carl AU - Neuerburg C AD - Department of Orthopaedics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. FAU - Recknagel, Stefan AU - Recknagel S FAU - Fiedler, Jorg AU - Fiedler J FAU - Groll, Jurgen AU - Groll J FAU - Moeller, Martin AU - Moeller M FAU - Bruellhoff, Kristina AU - Bruellhoff K FAU - Reichel, Heiko AU - Reichel H FAU - Ignatius, Anita AU - Ignatius A FAU - Brenner, Rolf E AU - Brenner RE LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130626 PL - United States TA - J Mater Sci Mater Med JT - Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine JID - 9013087 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic) RN - 0 (Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4) RN - 0 (CD68 antigen, human) RN - 0 (Coated Materials, Biocompatible) RN - 0 (Hydrogels) RN - 0 (Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Oligopeptides) RN - 3WJQ0SDW1A (Polyethylene Glycols) RN - 78VO7F77PN (arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid) SB - IM MH - Adsorption MH - Animals MH - Antigens, CD/metabolism MH - Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/metabolism MH - Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4/chemistry MH - Cell Adhesion MH - Coated Materials, Biocompatible/*chemistry MH - Femur/pathology MH - Hydrogels/*chemistry MH - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/metabolism MH - Oligopeptides/*chemistry MH - Osseointegration MH - Polyethylene Glycols/*chemistry MH - Prostheses and Implants MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Surface Properties MH - Time Factors MH - X-Ray Microtomography EDAT- 2013/06/27 06:00 MHDA- 2014/05/03 06:00 CRDT- 2013/06/27 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/06/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/06/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/06/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/05/03 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s10856-013-4984-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2013 Oct;24(10):2417-27. doi: 10.1007/s10856-013-4984-4. Epub 2013 Jun 26.