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Enhanced Vascular Endothelial Cell Function on Nanostructured Titanium Surface Features: The Role of Nano to Submicron Roughness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Jing Lu
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Dongwoo Khang
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Thomas J. Webster
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Abstract

To study the contribution of different surface feature properties in improving vascular endothelial cell adhesion, rationally designed nano/sub-micron patterns with various dimensions were created on titanium surfaces in this study. In vitro results indicated that endothelial cell adhesion was improved when the titanium pattern dimensions decreased into the nano-scale. Specifically, endothelial cells preferred to adhere on sub-micron and nano rough titanium substrates compared to flat titanium. Moreover, titanium with nano and sub-micron roughness and with the same chemistry as compared to flat titanium, had significantly greater surface energy. Thus, the present study indicated the strong potential of surface nanotopography and nano/sub-micron roughness for improving current vascular stent design.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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