<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_jvetres-2018-0055_s_005_w2aab3b7c22b1b6b1aab1c16b1Aa"><h3>Introduction</h3><p>In recent years, the use of bone scaffolds as bone tissue substitutes, especially the use of such as hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate, has been very popular. Today, the use of modern engineering techniques and advances in nanotechnology have expanded the use of nanomaterials as bone scaffolds for bone tissue applications.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2018-0055_s_006_w2aab3b7c22b1b6b1aab1c16b2Aa"><h3>Material and Methods</h3><p>This study was performed on 60 adult male New Zealand rabbits divided into four experimental groups: the control group without any treatment, the second group receiving hydroxyapatite, the third group treated with β-tricalcium phosphate, and the fourth group receiving nanocomposite polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffold. In a surgical procedure, a defect 6 mm in diameter was made in a hind limb femur. Four indexes were used to assess histopathology, which were union index, spongiosa index, cortex index, and bone marrow.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2018-0055_s_007_w2aab3b7c22b1b6b1aab1c16b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>The results showed that nanocomposite PCL and control groups always had the respective highest and lowest values among all the groups at all time intervals. The histopathological assessment demonstrated that the quantity of newly formed lamellar bone in the nanocomposite PCL group was higher than in other groups.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2018-0055_s_008_w2aab3b7c22b1b6b1aab1c16b4Aa"><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>All these data suggest that PCL had positive effects on the bone healing process, which could have great potential in tissue engineering and clinical applications.</p></sec></abstract>

IntroductionIn recent years, the use of bone scaffolds as bone tissue substitutes, especially the use of such as hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate, has been very popular. Today, the use of modern engineering techniques and advances in nanotechnology have expanded the use of nanomaterials as bone scaffolds for bone tissue applications.Material and MethodsThis study was performed on 60 adult male New Zealand rabbits divided into four experimental groups: the control group without any treatment, the second group receiving hydroxyapatite, the third group treated with β-tricalcium phosphate, and the fourth group receiving nanocomposite polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffold. In a surgical procedure, a defect 6 mm in diameter was made in a hind limb femur. Four indexes were used to assess histopathology, which were union index, spongiosa index, cortex index, and bone marrow.ResultsThe results showed that nanocomposite PCL and control groups always had the respective highest and lowest values among all the groups at all time intervals. The histopathological assessment demonstrated that the quantity of newly formed lamellar bone in the nanocomposite PCL group was higher than in other groups.ConclusionAll these data suggest that PCL had positive effects on the bone healing process, which could have great potential in tissue engineering and clinical applications.

Histopathological evaluation of polycaprolactone nanocomposite compared with tricalcium phosphate in bone healing

Journal of Veterinary Research

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IntroductionIn recent years, the use of bone scaffolds as bone tissue substitutes, especially the use of such as hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate, has...

Histopathological evaluation of polycaprolactone nanocomposite compared with tricalcium phosphate in bone healing

Published Online: Oct 23, 2018

Page range: 385 - 394

Received: Feb 01, 2018

Accepted: Sep 26, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2018-0055

Keywords
rabbits, bone healing, nanocomposite polycaprolactone, β-tricalcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite

© 2018 H. Eftekhari et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Histopathological evaluation of polycaprolactone nanocomposite compared with tricalcium phosphate in bone healing

Published Online: Oct 23, 2018

Page range: 385 - 394

Received: Feb 01, 2018

Accepted: Sep 26, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2018-0055

Keywordsrabbits, bone healing, nanocomposite polycaprolactone, β-tricalcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite

© 2018 H. Eftekhari et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
rabbits, bone healing, nanocomposite polycaprolactone, β-tricalcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite