Preclinical safety study of nacre powder in an intraosseous sheep model

Objectives The purpose of this preclinical study was to evaluate the safety, the local tissue effects and bone healing performance (osteoconduction, osseointegration) of nacre powder in a sheep intraosseous implantation model. This represents the first preclinical study to assess nacre safety and efficacy in supporting new bone formation in accordance with the ISO 10993 standard for biomedical devices. Methods The local tissue effects and the material performance were evaluated 8 weeks after implantation by qualitative macroscopic observation and qualitative as well as semiquantitative microscopic analyses of the bone sites. Histopathological characterisations were run to assess local tissue effects. In addition, microarchitectural, histomorphometric and histological characterisations were used to evaluate the effects of the implanted material. Results Nacre powder was shown to cause a moderate inflammatory response in the site where it was implanted compared with the sites left empty. The biomaterial implanted within the generated defects was almost entirely degraded over the investigated time span and resulted in the formation of new bone with a seamless connection with the surrounding tissue. On the contrary, in the empty defects, the formation of a thick compact band of sclerotic bone was observed by both microarchitectural and histological characterisation. Conclusions Nacre powder was confirmed to be a safe biomaterial for bone regeneration applications in vivo, while supporting bone formation.

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