Preparation and Characterization of Akermanite/Merwinite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Repair

Abstract:

The ceramics in the system CaO–MgO–SiO₂ has recently attracted a great deal of attention because they display a good in vitro bioactivity and have potential use as bone implants. Biphasic calcium-magnesium-silicate ceramics were prepared by a sol-gel method. The dried gel with chemical composition 3CaO.MgO.2SiO₂ was thermally treated at 1200 °C for 2 hrs. The structural behavior of the synthesized ceramics was examined by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Merwinite crystalline phase and akermanite phase were recognized. Then, porous akermanite/merwinite scaffolds were prepared to utilize polymer sponge method and evaluated by employing SEM. Furthermore, bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) adhesion and proliferation on the scaffolds were evaluated by MTT assay test. Differentiation of the cells was assessed by measuring alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. The results demonstrated that BMSC adhered and spread well on akermanite scaffolds and proliferated with the increase in the culture time, and the differentiation rate of osteoblasts on scaffolds was comparable to that on blank culture plate control. Thus, the obtained results presented that the akermanite/merwinite scaffolds deserve attention for bone tissue engineering applications.

• Periodical: Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (Volume 44)
• Pages: 73-81
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JBBBE.44.73
• Online since: February 2020
• Authors: Mojtaba Ansari*, Farzad Malmir, Amir Salati
• Keywords: Akermanite, Bone Tissue Engineering, Merwinite, Scaffold

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