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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*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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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