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Systematic comparison of biomaterials-based strategies for osteochondral and chondral repair in large animal models

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posted on 2021-12-01, 16:37 authored by Arlyng Gyveth Gonzalez Vazquez, Lia A Blokpoel Ferreras, Kathleen BennettKathleen Bennett, Sarah Casey, Pieter AJ Brama, Fergal O'BrienFergal O'Brien
Joint repair remains a major challenge in orthopaedics. Recent progress in biomaterial design has led to the fabrication of a plethora of promising devices. Pre-clinical testing of any joint repair strategy typically requires the use of large animal models (e.g., sheep, goat, pig or horse). Despite the key role of such models in clinical translation, there is still a lack of consensus regarding optimal experimental design, making it difficult to draw conclusions on their efficacy. In this context, the authors performed a systematic literature review and a risk of bias assessment on large animal models published between 2010 and 2020, to identify key experimental parameters that significantly affect the biomaterial therapeutic outcome and clinical translation potential (including defect localization, animal age/maturity, selection of controls, cell-free versus cell-laden). They determined that mechanically strong biomaterials perform better at the femoral condyles; while highlighted the importance of including native tissue controls to better evaluate the quality of the newly formed tissue. Finally, in cell-laded biomaterials, the pre-culture conditions played a more important role in defect repair than the cell type. In summary, here they present a systematic evaluation on how the experimental design of preclinical models influences biomaterial-based therapeutic outcomes in joint repair.

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European Research Council (ERC) under the European Community's Horizon 2020 framework programme (ERC Advanced Grant ReCaP project #788753)

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The original article is available at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Published Citation

González Vázquez AG, Blokpoel Ferreras LA, Bennett KE, Casey SM, Brama PA, O'Brien FJ. Systematic comparison of biomaterials-based strategies for osteochondral and chondral repair in large animal models. Adv Healthc Mater. 2021:e2100878.

Publication Date

18 August 2021

PubMed ID

34405587

Department/Unit

  • Amber (Advanced Material & Bioengineering Research) Centre
  • Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine
  • Data Science Centre
  • Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG)

Research Area

  • Immunity, Infection and Inflammation
  • Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine

Publisher

Wiley

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  • Published Version (Version of Record)