Methods : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [1]
A three-dimensional illustration and photography of the plate/plate flow chamber model is shown in Fig. 1. A detailed list of used parts can be found in Appendix 1.
The circulation within the flow chamber was generated by an externally attached electric motor, which rotates up to 500 rounds per minute (rpm). A commercial grade 4 pure medical titanium gear shaft (length = 40 mm, diameter = 4 mm) was connected to the motor by a set screw-fixed gearwheel. For the attachment of the custom-made biocompatible glass panel (diameter = 60 mm, thickness = 2 mm; 4-mm central circular opening), the gear shafts’ lower end was disc shaped (diameter = 10 mm). The glass panel was fixed by an adjusting ring with an additional set screw from above. The cover of the lower petri dish contained guiding grooves to stabilise an inverted larger petri dish placed on, which in turn served as a holding device to the electric motor (Fig. 1).
Under sterile conditions, the cell-bearing glass plate was attached to the lower end of the gear shaft with the cells facing the bottom plate. A space of 2 mm between the two plates was determined via computational simulations. After filling the lower petri dish to 70% of its capacity with culture medium, a closing plate with a centred recess for the gear shaft (4 mm) was placed on top to seal the lower compartment. Lastly, a larger petri dish, having a central recess (4 mm), with an externally attached electric motor, was reversely installed above to form the upper compartment. As shown in Fig. 1, the transmission between motor and gear shaft was realised by using two same-sized gearwheels, one fixed on each of the two components within the non-sterile upper compartment.
Frequently used flow chambers are characterised by an internal fluid flow along a stationary cell-bearing surface, whereas the osteoblast test cells of this newly developed model are circulating within a resting culture medium.
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- Background : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [1]
- Background : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [2]
- Methods : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [1]
- Methods : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [2]
- Results : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [1]
- Results : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [2]
- Discussion : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [1]
- Discussion : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [2]
- Discussion : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up [3]
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- Table 1 Listing of the single components of the flow chamber together with manufacturers’ data : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up
- Table 2 Listing of the culture media and additives together with manufacturers’ data : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up
- Fig. 1. Three-dimensional illustration (a–e) and photography (f) of the experimental setup with the components marked numerical. a1 Lower petri dish (s’ bottom serving as the lower plate); 2 Rotating glass panel [60 mm diameter (cell bearing)]; 3 Titanium axis. b4 Liquid medium (red). c5 Reversed upper petri dish. d6 Gearwheel with set screw. e7 Closing; 8 Electronic motor device and adjusting ring with additional set screw : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant
- Fig. 2. Side view of a computerized simulation, showing the flow chambers’ lower compartment and the flow profile in between the two plates; shearing gap and bottom plate are shown on the left side; rotation speed = 200 rpm; colour code bar (left edge) showing shear force values [Pa] [1 Pa = 10 dyn/cm2]; flow direction presented by arrows : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant
- Fig. 3. Diagram for visualisation of the calculation of shear stress rates taking into account the centrifugal force and the glass plates’ dimensions. For example, at a distance of 25 mm from the centre of the upper plate, the shear forces’ value is 8.33 dyn/cm2, together with an additional centrifugal force that has a value of 0.55 dyn/cm2 : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant
- Fig. 4. Randomly orientated osteoblasts without influence of rotation (phallacidin fluorescence staining). On the left side with 200× and on the right side with 400× magnification. The white X on the coloured circle marks the location upon the plate where the osteoblasts were located. The red X marks the centre of the plate : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant
- Fig. 5. Osteoblasts with an orientation tendency after 24 h of rotation (phallacidin fluorescence staining). On the left side with 200× and on the right side with 400× magnification. The yellow arrows show the orientation of the cells. The red arched arrow within the coloured circle shows the direction of rotation. The dashed white line oriented to the right stands for the resulting centrifugal force. The dashed white line pointing upwards shows the direction of the resulting flow resistance. The solid white arrow stands for the vectorial sum of the abovementioned forces : Cellular fluid shear stress on implant