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Nonwoven silk fibroin net/nano-hydroxyapatite scaffold: Preparation and characterization

✍ Scribed by Yong Zhao; Jing Chen; Alex H.K. Chou; Gang Li; Racquel Z. LeGeros

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
545 KB
Volume
91A
Category
Article
ISSN
1549-3296

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to prepare and characterize a three‐dimensional scaffold consisting of porous nonwoven silk fibroin net/nano‐apatite composite. The silk fibroin net was mineralized with apatite by alternative soaking in calcium and phosphate solutions. The scaffold exhibited a porous microstructure with open porosity (70–78%), with an average pore size of about 163 ± 40.0 μm. The swelling ratio and water uptake were 4.55% and 81.93%, respectively, indicating excellent hydrophilicity. The nano‐sized hydroxyapatite crystals were needle like, with a length of approximately 100–300 nm and a diameter of approximately 20–60 nm. The results of in vitro cell culture study using rat osteoblast cells demonstrated that the nonwoven silk fibroin net/nano‐apatite composite showed excellent cytocompatibility for the growth of osteoblasts and had the capability to improve the viability of osteoblasts. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res, 2009

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