A new facile route for preparation of β-TCP/PLLA composites is reported in this letter. SEM images display that β-TCP particles with average diameter of 400 nm were well bonded and distributed within the pore walls of the PLLA scaffolds. The mixture of the novel complex and human dental pulp cells was transplanted subcutaneously into the dorsal surface of a nude mouse. Two months later histological examination showed that new collagen and new dentin formed. The results revealed that the new nano β-TCP/PLLA composite combined with human pulp cells could induce dentin formation offering a new way to dental tissue engineering.
Feng ZHANGFang MEIXin Zhi WANGXiao Yang HUYong Ming LUOXu Liang DENG
PLA/MWNT/HA hybrid nanofibers were prepared via electrospinning technology.Multi walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) were first treated by anodic oxidation,which resulted in various functional groups such as C—O,CO and O—CO on the surface of oxidized MWNT.Then the MWNT/hydroxyapatite (HA) nano composites (MWNT content 3?wt%) were in situ synthesized by wet method with the help of ultrasonic treatment.Because of the strong interaction between the functional groups on the surface of MWNT and Ca 2+ in HA,the obtained HA nano particles were deposited onto the surface of oxidized MWNT.The as received MWNT/HA nano composites with excellent biocompatibility and osteoinduction were introduced into a bioabsorbable polymer,polylactide (PLA),and the PLA/MWNT/HA hybrid nanofibers were electrospun through a double solvent method under the voltage of 18 kV and the capillary to target distance was 4?cm.The structure and morphology of hybrid nanofibers were characterized by SEM.Because of the nanoscaled diameters,microscaled interconnected pores and suitable surface chemistry,the hybrid nanofibers would match the requirements of ideal bone tissue engineering scaffold and may be a potential material for preparing bone tissue engineering scaffold.
采用静电纺丝法制备了左旋聚乳酸/多壁碳纳米管/羟基磷灰石(PLLA/MW NT s/HA)杂化纳米纤维无纺毡,分析了MW NT s的加入对杂化纤维形态结构的影响,以及不同工艺条件下纤维的直径分布,并研究了纤维无纺毡在磷酸盐缓冲溶液(pH 7.4,37℃)中的体外降解过程。结果表明:MW NT s的加入使PLLA/HA纤维直径略有减小;PLLA/MW NT s/HA杂化纤维体系降解液的pH值下降到一定程度后,在降解后期呈缓慢上升趋势;碱性MW NT s/HA的加入抑制了PLLA降解过程中的自催化作用,减缓了PLLA的降解速度。
