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Putative mechanobiological impact of surface texture on cell activity around soft-tissue implants undergoing micromotion

Putative mechanobiological impact of surface texture on cell activity around soft-tissue implants... Recent reports of adverse health effects (e.g., capsular contracture, lymphoma) linked to the absence or presence of texture on soft-tissue implants (e.g., breast implants) suggest surface topography may have pathological impact(s). We propose that surface texture influences the transfer of displacements, experienced by an implant undergoing micromotion, to surrounding interfacial extracellular matrix, which in turn impacts the activity of the resident cells and is based on degree of tissue integration. We hypothesize that transfer of displacements due to micromotion promotes interstitial fluid movement that imposes hydrodynamic stresses (pressures, shear stresses) on cells residing in the interfacial tissues and impacts their activity. To address this, we developed a computer simulation to approximate hydrodynamic stresses in the interstitial environment of saturated poroelastic tissues (model soft-tissue implantation sites) generated from oscillatory implant micromotion as a function of the magnitude of translational displacement, direction of motion, degree of tissue integration, and surface roughness of the implant. Highly integrated implants were predicted to generate the highest fluid shear stresses within model tissues, with oscillatory fluid shear stresses up to 80 dyn/cm2 for a 20-μm displacement. Notably, application of oscillatory 80 dyn/cm2 shear stress to cultured human fibroblasts elicited cell death after 20 h compared to cells maintained under static conditions or exposed to 80 dyn/cm2 steady, unidirectional shear. These results indicate that oscillatory interstitial fluid stresses generated by micromotion of an integrated implant may influence the activity of the surrounding cells and play a role in the body’s fibrotic response to textured soft-tissue implants. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology Springer Journals

Putative mechanobiological impact of surface texture on cell activity around soft-tissue implants undergoing micromotion

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply 2022
ISSN
1617-7959
eISSN
1617-7940
DOI
10.1007/s10237-022-01578-1
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Abstract

Recent reports of adverse health effects (e.g., capsular contracture, lymphoma) linked to the absence or presence of texture on soft-tissue implants (e.g., breast implants) suggest surface topography may have pathological impact(s). We propose that surface texture influences the transfer of displacements, experienced by an implant undergoing micromotion, to surrounding interfacial extracellular matrix, which in turn impacts the activity of the resident cells and is based on degree of tissue integration. We hypothesize that transfer of displacements due to micromotion promotes interstitial fluid movement that imposes hydrodynamic stresses (pressures, shear stresses) on cells residing in the interfacial tissues and impacts their activity. To address this, we developed a computer simulation to approximate hydrodynamic stresses in the interstitial environment of saturated poroelastic tissues (model soft-tissue implantation sites) generated from oscillatory implant micromotion as a function of the magnitude of translational displacement, direction of motion, degree of tissue integration, and surface roughness of the implant. Highly integrated implants were predicted to generate the highest fluid shear stresses within model tissues, with oscillatory fluid shear stresses up to 80 dyn/cm2 for a 20-μm displacement. Notably, application of oscillatory 80 dyn/cm2 shear stress to cultured human fibroblasts elicited cell death after 20 h compared to cells maintained under static conditions or exposed to 80 dyn/cm2 steady, unidirectional shear. These results indicate that oscillatory interstitial fluid stresses generated by micromotion of an integrated implant may influence the activity of the surrounding cells and play a role in the body’s fibrotic response to textured soft-tissue implants.

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Biomechanics and Modeling in MechanobiologySpringer Journals

Published: Aug 1, 2022

Keywords: Shear stress; Mechanotransduction; Foreign body response; Fibrotic capsule; Medical device; In vitro model; Computational model

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