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Sterilizing Polymethyl Methacrylate with Bacillus Subtilis

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A total of 20 g methylmethacrylate (Sigma-Aldrich, stabilized with hydroquinone) each were weighed out into five 50 ml screw cap vessels. After adding 35 μl distilled water, 10 μl of a 40% ethanolic Bacillus subtilis ATCC 9357 spore suspension were added to each of the screw cap vessels. Then 34 μl (40 mg) β-propiolactone were added. The screw cap vessels were closed, shaken thoroughly for a short period of time, and stored for seven days at 23° C.

A total of 8.0 g methylmethacrylate (Sigma-Aldrich, stabilized with hydroquinone) each were weighed out into five 50 ml screw cap vessels. Then 10 μl of a 60% ethanolic Bacillus subtilis ATCC 9357 spore suspension were added to each of the plastic bottles. The preparations were then shaken briefly to homogenize the mixture. Then a mixture of 1.0 g zirconium dioxide, 5.5 g of a linear polymethylmethacrylate-co-methacrylate, and 5.5 g of a cross-linked polymethylmethacrylate was added to said preparation in each of the screw cap vessels. The preparations were then shaken briefly. A paste was thus formed. The preparations were then stored at 23° C. for seven days.

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Microbial Spore Decontamination of Methylmethacrylate

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A total of 20 g methylmethacrylate (Sigma-Aldrich, stabilized with hydroquinone) each were weighed out into five 50 ml screw cap vessels. After adding 14 μl distilled water, 10 μl of a 40% ethanolic Bacillus subtilis ATCC 9357 spore suspension were added to each of the screw cap vessels. Then 17 μl (20 mg) β-propiolactone were added. The screw cap vessels were closed, shaken thoroughly for a short period of time, and stored for seven days at 23° C.

A total of 20 g methylmethacrylate (Sigma-Aldrich, stabilized with hydroquinone) each were weighed out into five 50 ml screw cap vessels. Then 10 μl of a 60% ethanolic Bacillus subtilis ATCC 9357 spore suspension were added to each of the screw cap vessels. The screw cap vessels were closed, shaken thoroughly for a short period of time, and stored for seven days at 23° C.

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Synthesis of Fluorescent Polymer Particles

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Bromocresol purple, bromophenol blue, Sudan III (≥ 85% purity), methyl methacrylate (MMA), the hydrophilic emulsifier poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA, ≥ 99% purity, mass of 65,000 Da), FITC-dextran (average mass 10,000 Da), 2-vinylpyridine (2VP, 97% purity), methyl methacrylate (MMA, ≥ 99% purity), Span 80, Brij 30, alumina and all buffer chemicals were purchased from (Sigma-Aldrich Company Ltd.) 2,2-Azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) (AIBN) was purchased from DuPont Chemicals. The monomeric MMA and 2VP were purified using a basic alumina prior to use. Milli-Q water was used at all times.
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Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Thin Films

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N-(2-methylpropyl)-N-(1-diethylphosphono-2,2-dimethylpropyl)-O-(2-carboxyprop-2-yl) hydroxylamine (MAMA-SG1) (BlocBuilder-MA) was obtained from Prof. Marc Dubé (University of Ottawa), who sourced it from Arkema (Colombes, France). N-tert-butyl-N-(1-diethoxyphosphoryl-2,2-dimethylpropyl)aminooxyl (SG1) was synthesized following a literature procedure from Hlalele et al. [23 (link)]. 2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorostyrene (PFS, 98%) was purchased from Oakwood Chemical (Estil, SC, USA). 2-Butanone (99%), methyl methacrylate (MMA, 99%) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (poly(MMA), MW = 120,000 g/mol) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Xylenes (98.5%) were purchased from Anachemia (Quebec, ON, Canada), while hexanes (99%), methanol (99%) and tetrahydrofuran (THF, 99%) were purchased from Caledon Chemical (Caledon, ON, Canada). Prefabricated glass/quartz substrates were purchased from Ossilla (Sheffield, UK). Prefabricated one-inch by one-inch glass substrates were purchased from university wafers. Chromium (Cr, 99.99%) and silver (Ag, 99.99%) electrode metals were sourced from Angstrom Engineering (London, ON, Canada). Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc, 90%) was purchased from TCI Chemicals (Tokyo, Japan) and purified using train sublimation before use.
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Histological Analysis of Titanium Implant Infection

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Immediately after harvesting the biopsies for bacteriology, we placed the infected legs containing the titanium plate and surrounding soft tissue in 70% methanol. Contact radiographs were taken using a cabinet X-ray system (Model No. 43855A, Faxitron X-Ray Corp) and high-resolution technical films (D4 Structurix DW ETE, Agfa). After fixation, samples were subjected to a dehydration process through ascending concentrations of ethanol and transferred to xylene before being embedded in methyl methacrylate (Sigma-Aldrich). Once cured, two approximately 200-µm-thick longitudinal sections were made through the plate and femur using a Leica 1600 rotating saw microtome (Leica microsystems). These sections were fixed with cyanoacrylate onto Plexiglas slides and ground to a thickness of approximately 100 μm using a microgrinding system. One section per animal was stained with Giemsa eosin.
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Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Nanocomposites

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All reagents were of analytical grade and used without purification. Deionized water (DW), of resistivity of 18 MΩcm, was used. Ultrapure HNO 3 acid and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DETAPAA) were supplied from Fluka. Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate (FeCl 3 • 6H 2 O), iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate (FeSO 4 •7H 2 O), sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO 3 ), sodium acetate (NaAc), polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG-6000), (3aminopropyl)triethoxysilane, methanol, methyl methacrylate (MMA), potassium persulfate, calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), toluene, and isopropyl alcohol were supplied from Sigma-Aldrich. Methylhydrocyclosiloxane was supplied from abcr GmbH. Standard solutions of nickel(II) nitrate hexahydrate (1000 ppm) was supplied from Accustandard. Cadmium(II) nitrate tetrahydrate (1000 ppm) was supplied from Panreac. Chromium(VI) standard for ICP (1000 ppm) was supplied from Sigma-Aldrich. Phosphate standard solution (1000 pm) was supplied from Merck KGaA.
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PEO-Mediated Polymer Grafting Protocol

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Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)
with Mn = 20k or 100k, triethylamine (TEA),
dichloromethane
(DCM), 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP), α-bromoisobutyryl bromide
(BIBB), methyl methacrylate (MMA), 2,2′-bipyridyl, CuBr2, ascorbic acid, THF, diethyl ether, and deuterated chloroform
(CDCl3) were purchased from Sigma. MMA was purified by
passing through a basic Al2O3 column to
remove the inhibitors. Other chemicals were used as received.
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Preparation and Characterization of Microcapsules

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The chemical preparation of microcapsules required the following reagents:

Shell: Methyl methacrylate (MMA) (99%, contains ≤ 30 ppm monomethyl ether hydroquinone (MEHQ) as inhibitor, Sigma Aldrich, Auckland, New Zealand) and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate (PETRA) (contains 350 ppm (MEHQ), Sigma Aldrich, Auckland, New Zealand) were used as a monomer and cross-linking agent respectively in order to obtain proper shells for MPCM.

Free radical thermal initiator: Luperox® A75, Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) (75%, contains 25% water, Sigma Aldrich, Auckland, New Zealand) was used as free radical thermal initiator.

Surfactants: Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (Mw 85,000–124,000, Sigma Aldrich, Auckland, New Zealand) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) (BioXtra, 99%, Sigma Aldrich, Auckland, New Zealand) were used as a non-ionic and ionic surfactant, respectively.

PCM: a commercial paraffinic PCM, Rubitherm® RT 21 (Tm = 21 °C, ΔHm = 135 J·g−1, Rubitherm® Technologies GmbH, Berlin, Germany) was used.

The bulk density of M-2 microcapsules is 0.496 g·mL−1. The commercial MPCM, Micronal® DS 5008 X (BASF®), was also selected for characterization and was compared with the microcapsules produced in this work. This sample is also composed by an acrylate shell and organic PCM in the core [13 (link)], and its bulk density is 0.445 g·mL−1.
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Histomorphometric Analysis of Implant-Bone Interface

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Eight weeks after implantation, the femoral specimens with different implants were placed in labeled cassettes and progressively dehydrated using an alcohol gradient (increments of 10%; range, 70–100%). The samples were then cleared in xylene, infiltrated, and embedded in methylmethacrylate (Sigma-Aldrich). Two sections of each implant were ground and polished to a final thickness of 30–50 μm in the longitudinal direction using Exakt Cutting and Grinding equipment (Exact Apparatebau, Norderstedt, Germany). The sections were mounted on clear glass or plastic for the next steps. Histological sections were stained by the methylene blue-basic fuchsine staining method. The methylene blue-basic fuchsine-stained sections of each implant were analyzed by a digitized image analysis system (Leica Imaging System, Cambridge, UK) for histometric analysis. For further analysis, the percentage of bone to implant contact (BIC) was calculated using the BIOQUANT OSTEO Bone Biology Research System (BIOQUANT Image Analysis Corporation, TN, USA) in accordance with the study design.32 (link) BIC is a length ratio of the bone direct contact implant surface to the total length of the intrabony implant surface.
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Synthesis and Purification of Monomers

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Methyl Methacrylate (MMA), n-Butyl Acrylate (BA), and Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate (EGDMA) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich brand and provided by CHEMLAB ANALYTICAL bvba, Zedelgem, Belgium. Ethylene Glycol Diacrylate (EGDA) was purchased from Acros-Organics brand and provided by VWR International, LLC., Leuven, Belgium. Every monomer bottle contained methyl ethyl hydroquinone (MEHQ) as a polymerization inhibitor. Each monomer was passed through a bed of aluminum oxide to remove this inhibitor [77 (link)]. The obtained solutions were bottled and stored at 4 °C.
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