[Experimental research of biological inertness of nickel-titanium alloy with memory of the form]

Morfologiia. 2005;128(6):57-60.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Research was conducted on 26 adult outbred male and female mice, which were implanted with nickel-titanium wire in the paravertebral zone. The tissues surrounding the implants were studied macroscopically and histologically 2-8 months after the implantation. It was found that the morphological changes of tissues after nickel-titanium wire implantation were detected by microscopical study at the time intervals greater than 2 months after the operation. They included the formation of a thin connective tissue capsule in close vicinity to the implant. No signs of reactive changes in the distant tissues and organs were detected. It is concluded, that the nickel-titanium alloy possesses high degree of biological inertness and may be used for making fixating devices with the memory of mechanical shape that are employed in cranioreconstructive surgery.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials / adverse effects*
  • Bone Marrow Cells / cytology
  • Female
  • Male
  • Materials Testing*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred Strains
  • Nickel / adverse effects*
  • Orthodontic Wires / adverse effects*
  • Spine / cytology
  • Titanium / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • titanium nickelide
  • Nickel
  • Titanium