Paper Title:

Biocompatibility Evaluation of Zeolite Compared to Bone HA, Calcium Phosphate (Ca2PO4) and Eugenol Paste

Periodical Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 284 - 286)
Main Theme Bioceramics 17
Edited by Panjian Li, Kai Zhang and Clifford W. Colwell, Jr.
Pages 561-564
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.284-286.561
Citation A.P.M. Schainberg et al., 2005, Key Engineering Materials, 284-286, 561
Online since April, 2005
Authors A.P.M. Schainberg, Lutfiye Sevgi Özyeğin, P. Kursuoğlu, Patricia Valério, Alfredo Goes, M. Fatima Leite
Keywords Apoptosis, Clinoptilolite, Eugenol Paste, Osteoblast, Zeolite
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Abstract

The biocompatibility of Zeolite was evaluated, in vitro, compared to a control and to three different biomaterials: hydroxyapatite from bovine bone, calcium phosphate and a commercial eugenol paste. The Zeolite did not affect cellular proliferation neither the alkaline phosphatase and collagen production. The apoptosis index of the zeolite groups were similar to control and optical microscopy observations did not show any morphological cell change, except the some cytoplasmatic vacuole formation.