TY - GEN
T1 - Fabrication of carbonate apatite-PLGA hybrid foam bone substitute
AU - Munar, Girlie M.
AU - Munar, Melvin L.
AU - Tsuru, Kanji
AU - Matsuya, Shigeki
AU - Ishikawa, Kunio
PY - 2013/4/8
Y1 - 2013/4/8
N2 - Porous carbonate apatite (CO3AP) foam is a potential bone substitute material since it approximates the morphology and mineral phase of bone. One drawback however, is the poor mechanical properties for sufficient handling. A useful method to improve the mechanical property is by reinforcing it with biodegradable polymer. This study reports the preparation of carbonate apatite-PLGA (CO3AP-PLGA) hybrid foam with improved mechanical strength and osteoconductivity. CO3AP foam was prepared by hydrothermal treatment of α-tricalcium phosphate (αTCP) foam in carbonate solution at 150°C for 24 hours. CO3AP powder was synthesized from vaterite (CaCO3) and disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4) aqueous solution at 37°C. The obtained CO3AP powder was mixed with 10wt% PLGA solution then reinforced on CO3AP foam using freeze-vacuum technique. The obtained CO 3AP-PLGA hybrid foam showed interconnecting porous structure with average porosity of 85%. Compressive strength of CO3Ap-PLGA hybrid foam was as high as 0.35 MPa when compared to that of CO3Ap foam at 0.01 MPa. X-ray diffraction and FT-IR showed CO3Ap as the primary mineral phase. In conclusion, CO3AP-PLGA hybrid foam with improved mechanical properties and approximates the mineral composition and morphology of the cancellous bone can be a potential bone substitute or scaffold for tissue engineering.
AB - Porous carbonate apatite (CO3AP) foam is a potential bone substitute material since it approximates the morphology and mineral phase of bone. One drawback however, is the poor mechanical properties for sufficient handling. A useful method to improve the mechanical property is by reinforcing it with biodegradable polymer. This study reports the preparation of carbonate apatite-PLGA (CO3AP-PLGA) hybrid foam with improved mechanical strength and osteoconductivity. CO3AP foam was prepared by hydrothermal treatment of α-tricalcium phosphate (αTCP) foam in carbonate solution at 150°C for 24 hours. CO3AP powder was synthesized from vaterite (CaCO3) and disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4) aqueous solution at 37°C. The obtained CO3AP powder was mixed with 10wt% PLGA solution then reinforced on CO3AP foam using freeze-vacuum technique. The obtained CO 3AP-PLGA hybrid foam showed interconnecting porous structure with average porosity of 85%. Compressive strength of CO3Ap-PLGA hybrid foam was as high as 0.35 MPa when compared to that of CO3Ap foam at 0.01 MPa. X-ray diffraction and FT-IR showed CO3Ap as the primary mineral phase. In conclusion, CO3AP-PLGA hybrid foam with improved mechanical properties and approximates the mineral composition and morphology of the cancellous bone can be a potential bone substitute or scaffold for tissue engineering.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84875699983
SN - 9781118205969
T3 - Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
SP - 75
EP - 78
BT - Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics V - A Collection of Papers Presented at the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC 2012
T2 - Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics V - 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC 2012
Y2 - 22 January 2012 through 27 January 2012
ER -