Osteoimmunomodulation by bone implant materials: harnessing physicochemical properties and chemical composition
Year: 2025
Type: review
Abstract: Chronic inflammation at bone defect sites can impede regenerative processes, but local immune responses can be adjusted to promote healing. Regulating the osteoimmune microenvironment, particularly through macrophage polarization, has become a key focus in bone regeneration research. While bone implants are crucial for addressing significant bone defects, they are often recognized by the immune system as foreign, triggering inflammation that leads to bone resorption and implant issues like fibrous encapsulation and aseptic loosening. Developing osteoimmunomodulatory implants offers a promising approach to transforming destructive inflammation into healing processes, enhancing implant integration and bone regeneration. This review explores strategies based on tuning the physicochemical attributes and chemical composition of materials in engineering osteoimmunomodulatory and pro-regenerative bone implants.
Source: Biomaterials Science
DOI: 10.1039/d5bm00357a
Authors: Mehdi Sanati, Ines Pieterman, Natacha Levy, Tayebeh Akbari, Mohamadreza Tavakoli, Alireza Hassani Najafabadi, Saber Amin Yavari
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409769843