Abstract
Hydroxyapatite(HAP)/Chitosan(CS) composite is a biocompatible and bioactive material for tissue engineering. A novel homogeneous HAP/CS composite scaffold was developed via lyophilization and in situ hydration. A model CS solution with a Ca/P atom ratio of 1.67 was prepared through titration and stirring so as to attain a homogeneous dispersion of HAP particles. After lyophilization and in situ hydration, rod-shaped HAP particles (5 μm in diameter) within the CS matrix homogeneously scattered at the pore wall of the CS scaffold. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fouri-er-Transformed Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed the formation of HAP crystals. The compressive strength in the composite scaffold indicated a significant increment over a CS-only scaffold. Bioactivity in vitro was completed by immersing the scaffold in simulated body fluid (SBF), and the result suggested that there was an increase in apatite formation on the HAP/CS scaffolds. Biological in vivo cell culture with MC 3T3-E1 cells for up to 7 days demonstrated that a homogeneous incorporation of HAP particles into CS scaffold led to higher cell viability compared to that of the pure CS scaffold or the HAP/CS scaffold blended. The results suggest that the homogeneous composite scaffold with better strength, bioactivity and biocompatibility can be prepared via in vitro hydration, which may serve as a good scaffold for bone tissue engineering.
Highlights
Tissue engineering, which applies methods from engineering and life sciences to create artificial constructs to direct tissue regeneration, has attracted many scientists and surgeons with a hope to treat patients in a minimally invasive and less painful way
A novel homogeneous HAP/CS composite scaffold was developed via lyophilization and in situ hydration
The results suggest that the homogeneous composite scaffold with better strength, bioactivity and biocompatibility can be prepared via in vitro hydration, which may serve as a good scaffold for bone tissue engineering
Summary
Tissue engineering, which applies methods from engineering and life sciences to create artificial constructs to direct tissue regeneration, has attracted many scientists and surgeons with a hope to treat patients in a minimally invasive and less painful way. The composite had been prepared by different processing, such as mechanical mixing of HAP powder in a solution [10,11], co-precipitation [12], and biomimetic process [13,14]. The present work aims to design and develop a homogeneous composite scaffold fabricated from biopolymer CS and bioceramic HAP as a candidate for bone tissue engineering applications. A homogeneous dispersion can be obtained if the materials mixed and formed in an aqueous environment. In order to achieve a homogeneous HAP/CS composite scaffold, the combination of the lyophilization method and in situ hydration in alkine aqueous was applied in this work. The composition, morphology, mechanical property, bioacitivity and biocompatibility of the homogenous composite scaffold were studied
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