Abstract
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene–based nanocomposites reinforced with nano-sized hydroxyapatite particles were fabricated using internal mixer and compression molding with different weight percent of the nano-hydroxyapatite. In this study, first, hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were synthesized by sol–gel. Then, the mechanical and biological properties of nanocomposites were studied by tensile test and proliferation and cell adhesion assays using MG-63 osteoblast cells, respectively. Results of the tensile test showed that incorporation of 50 wt% nano-hydroxyapatite led to a 345.64% and 57.58% increase in Young's modulus and yield strength (compared to the pure ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene), respectively. The effect of the nano-hydroxyapatite powders on the MG-63 osteoblast cells behavior was compared to those of a composite (positive control) and a negative control samples. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs revealed that cell–biomaterial interaction was carried out on the surface of the nanocomposites with normal phenotypic shape. Results of MTT assay exhibited that all samples are biocompatible.
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