Electrical stimulation based on triboelectric nanogenerator promotes osteogenesis of MC3T3-E1 cells on titanium surfaces_Journal of Biomedical Engineering

Authors：

PANG Bo ¹ , YANG Shu ¹ , HAN Hongyang ¹ , ZHANG Xingwei ² ,  SONG Tao ²

1. NHC Key Laboratory of Cell Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150000, P. R. China;
2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150000, P. R. China;

Corresponding?author：

SONG Tao, Email: stomfs@163.com

Keywords：

Triboelectric nanogenerator; Titanium; MC3T3-E1 cells; Electrical stimulation; Osteogenesis

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10.7507/1001-5515.202501056

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This paper aims to explore the effect of electrical stimulation of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) on the osteogenic and other biological behaviors of mouse embryonic osteoblast precursor cells (MC3T3-E1 cells) on titanium surfaces. First, an origami-type TENG was fabricated, and its electrical output performance was tested. The optimal current of the generator and the feasibility of the experiment were verified by the CCK-8 assay and scratch assay. At the optimal current, the osteogenic conditions of the cells in each group were determined by quantitative analysis of the total protein content, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and alizarin red staining (ARS) on the titanium surface. Finally, the adhesion and spreading of cells on the titanium surface after electrical stimulation were observed. The results showed that the TENG had good electrical output performance, with an open-circuit voltage of 65 V and a short-circuit current of 42 μA. Compared with the rest of the current, a current strength of 30 μA significantly improved cell proliferation and migration, osteogenesis, and adhesion and spreading capabilities. The above results confirm the safety and operability of TENG in biomedical applications, laying the foundation for future TENG applications in reducing the time of bone integration around titanium implants after surgery.

Citation： PANG Bo, YANG Shu, HAN Hongyang, ZHANG Xingwei, SONG Tao. Electrical stimulation based on triboelectric nanogenerator promotes osteogenesis of MC3T3-E1 cells on titanium surfaces. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2025, 42(2): 366-373. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202501056 Copy

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2. Knapic D, Hassel A W. Electrochemical surface characterization of a femtosecond laser treated and anodized Ti and Ti6Al4V alloy for bone and dental implants meet. ECS Meeting Abstr, 2022, 1: 1007.
3. Xie X, Hu H, Dai Y, et al. Promotion of osseointegration using a titanium oxide nanotube modified biomimetic nano-structured multi-layer implant. J Biomed Nanotechnol, 2023, 19(2): 222-227.
4. Zhu Z, Lin Y, Li L, et al. 3D printing drug-free scaffold with triple-effect combination induced by copper-doped layered double hydroxides for the treatment of bone defects. Acs Appl Mater Inter, 2023, 15(50): 58196-58211.
5. Lukin I, Erezuma I, Desimone M F, et al. Nanomaterial-based drug delivery of immunomodulatory factors for bone and cartilage tissue engineering. Biomater Adv, 2023, 154: 213637.
6. Bins-Ely L, Suzuki D, Magini R, et al. Enhancing the bone healing on electrical stimuli through the dental implant. Comput Method Biomec, 2020, 23(14): 1041-1051.
7. Yoshikawa Y, Sugimoto M, Uemura M, et al. Monophasic pulsed microcurrent of 1-8 Hz increases the number of human dermal fibroblasts. Prog Rehabil Med, 2016, 1: 20160005.
8. Greene J J, Gorelik P, Mazor O, et al. Freeing the animal model: a modular, wirelessly powered, implantable electronic platform. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2023, 153(3): 568e-572e.
9. Kim Y J, Lee J, Hwang J H, et al. High-performing and capacitive-matched triboelectric implants driven by ultrasound. Adv Mater, 2023, 36(2): e2307194.
10. Zheng Q, Zou Y, Zhang Y, et al. Biodegradable triboelectric nanogenerator as a life-time designed implantable power source. Sci Adv, 2016, 2(3): e1501478.
11. Zheng Q, Zhang H, Shi B, et al. In vivo self-powered wireless cardiac monitoring via implantable triboelectric nanogenerator. Acs Nano, 2016, 10(7): 6510-6518.
12. Yu B, Qiao Z, Cui J, et al. A host-coupling bio-nanogenerator for electrically stimulated osteogenesis. Biomaterials, 2021, 276: 120997.
13. Wang C, He G, Zhao H, et al. Enhancing deep-seated melanoma therapy through wearable self-powered microneedle patch. Adv Mater, 2023, 36(11): e2311246.
14. Pettersen E, Shah F A, Ortiz-Catalan M. Enhancing osteoblast survival through pulsed electrical stimulation and implications for osseointegration. Sci Rep, 2021, 11(1): 22416.
15. Yang Y, Lin L, Zhang Y, et al. Self-powered magnetic sensor based on a triboelectric nanogenerator. Acs Nano, 2012, 6(11): 10378-10383.
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27. Dong K, Zhou W J, Liu Z H. Metformin enhances the osteogenic activity of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by inhibiting oxidative stress induced by diabetes mellitus: an in vitro and in vivo study. J Periodontal Implant Sci, 2022, 53(1): 54-68.
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