Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline forsterite coated poly(l-lactide-co-β-malic acid) scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2015
Abstract
© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. In this research, after synthesizing poly(l-lactide-co-β-malic acid) (PLMA) copolymer, hybrid particles of ice and nanocrystalline forsterite (NF) as coating carriers were used to prepare NF-coated PLMA scaffolds. The porous NF-coated scaffolds were directly fabricated by a combined technique using porogen leaching and freeze-drying methods. The obtained results indicate that the scaffolds were structurally porous with NF particles on their surfaces. When compared to the uncoated scaffolds, the NF coating improved both mechanical properties as well as enhanced bioactivity of the scaffolds. In addition, in vitro biological response of the rat bone marrow stromal cells indicated that NF significantly increased the biocompatibility of NF-coated scaffolds compared with PLMA.
Publication Title
Materials Science and Engineering C
Recommended Citation
Mozafari, M.,
Gholipourmalekabadi, M.,
Chauhan, N.,
Jalali, N.,
Asgari, S.,
Caicedoa, J.,
Hamlekhan, A.,
&
Urbanska, A.
(2015).
Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline forsterite coated poly(l-lactide-co-β-malic acid) scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications.
Materials Science and Engineering C,
50, 117-123.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2015.01.005
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