Effect of the surface morphology of silk fibroin scaffolds for bone regeneration.

Existing scaffolds cannot adequately satisfy the simultaneous requirements for the regeneration of bone. The challenge remains of how to improve the integration of newly formed bone with the surrounding tissues. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two silk fibroin scaffolds, a hexafluoro isopropanol-based silk fibroin (HFIP-F) and an aqueous-based silk fibroin (A-F), for their osteoinductive potentials in large critical size bone defects in vivo.

Quantitative Evaluation of MDP-Ca Salt and DCPD after Application of an MDP-based One-step Self-etching Adhesive on Enamel and Dentin.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of an experimental 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP)-based one-step self-etching adhesive (EX adhesive) applied to enamel and dentin on the production of calcium salt of MDP (MDP-Ca salt) and dicalcium phosphate dehydrate (DCPD) at various periods.

Materials And Methods: The EX adhesive was prepared. Bovine enamel and dentin reactants were prepared by varying the application period of the EX adhesive: 0.

Effect of plasma-irradiated silk fibroin in bone regeneration.

We have recently identified plasma-irradiated silk fibroin (P-AF) as a key regulator of bone matrix properties and composition. Bone matrix properties were tested in 48 femur critical size defects (3.25 mm in diameter) with the expression of osteoblast specific genes at 1 and 2 weeks after surgery.

Silk fibroin-based scaffolds for bone regeneration.

Porous scaffolds were prepared using regenerated Bombyx mori silk fibroin dissolved in water or hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP). The effects of these two preparations on the formation and growth of new bone on implantation into the rabbit femoral epicondyle was examined. The aqueous-based fibroin (A-F) scaffold exhibited significantly greater osteoconductivity as judged by bone volume, bone mineral content, and bone mineral density at the implant site than the HFIP-based fibroin (HFIP-F) scaffold.