Development of Gelatin/HA Membranes

Luci Cristina de Oliveira Vercik; A. Vercik; José Carlos Bressiani

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.396-398.421

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Biocompatibility and Osteo-Differentiation Study of Poly(ε-Caprolactone) and β-Tricalcium Phosphate Composite Membranes
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Bovine Hydroxyapatite (BHA) Boron Oxide Composites
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Bovine Hydroxyapatite (BHA) Strontium Oxide Composites
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Combustion Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite and Hydroxyapatite (Silver) Powders
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Development of Gelatin/HA Membranes
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Effect of Saline Precipitation on the Production of Collagen-Hydroxyapatite (1:1 wt%) Composite
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Effect of Storage Conditions on Biaxial Flexure Strengths of MTA
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Fabrication of Bioactive Organic Polymer by Using Apatite Nuclei-Contained Inorganic Binder
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Fibroin-Based Material from Natural Silk Can Be Associated with Alginate and Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells
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Development of Gelatin/HA Membranes

Abstract:

The aim of this work is to develop membranes of gelatin/hydorxyapatite composite for using as mechanical barrier. Membranes with 4% of gelatin and 0.5-3% of hydroxyapatite were studied. The composite was obtained by heterogeneous co-precipitation method. X-ray diffractometry showed the formation of a pure phase of hydroxyapatite with excellent crystallinity. Using atomic force microscopy, the distribution of crystals of hydroxyapatite in the gelatin matrix was observed, with nanoparticles of about 50-100nm in a homogeneous mixture. After crosslinking process with glutaraldehyde at different concentrations (0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2%), a significant decrease of the swelling behavior was observed due to the increase of the amount of triple helix in the samples, which increases their stability in aqueous solution.