Development of composite scaffolds based on cerium doped-hydroxyapatite and natural gums-biological and mechanical properties

Marcus Vinicius Beserra dos Santos, Lorenna Bastos Nogueira Rocha, Ewerton Gomes Vieira, Ana Leite Oliveira, Anderson Oliveira Lobo, Maria Acelina Martins de Carvalho, Josy Anteveli Osajima, Edson Cavalcanti Silva-Filho*

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Abstract

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is a ceramic material composing the inorganic portion of bones. Ionic substitutions enhance characteristics of HAp, for example, calcium ions (Ca2+) by cerium ions (Ce3+). The use of HAp is potentialized through biopolymers, cashew gum (CG), and gellan gum (GG), since CG/GG is structuring agents in the modeling of structured biocomposites, scaffolds. Ce-HApCG biocomposite was synthesized using a chemical precipitation method. The obtained material was frozen (-20 °C for 24 h), and then vacuum dried for 24 h. The Ce-HApCG was characterized by X-Ray diffractograms (XRD), X-ray photoemission spectra (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). XRD and FTIR showed that Ce-HApCG was successfully synthesized. XRD showed characteristic peaks at 2θ = 25.87 and 32.05, corresponding to the crystalline planes (0 0 2) and (2 1 1), respectively, while phosphate bands were present at 1050 cm-1 and 1098 cm-1, indicating the success of composite synthesis. FESEM showed pores and incorporated nanostructured granules of Ce-HApCG. The mechanical test identified that Ce-HApCG has a compressive strength similar to the cancellous bone's strength and some allografts used in surgical procedures. In vitro tests (MTT assay and hemolysis) showed that scaffold was non-toxic and exhibited low hemolytic activity. Thus, the Ce-HApCG has potential for application in bone tissue engineering.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2389
Number of pages21
JournalMaterials
Volume12
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Calcium phosphate
  • Doping
  • Scaffold

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