Abstract
The influence of hydrogenation on the biocompatibility of different hydroxyapatite (HAP) materials was tested. Materials consisted of pure HAP, HAP substituted with manganese (Mn+2) and with magnesium (Mg+2) - all axially pressed and conventionally sintered for 2 h at 1200 deg. C; pure HAP isostatic pressed and sintered by a microwave technique for 15 min at temperature of 1200 deg. C. Biocompatibility was compared by enumeration of the number of osteoblast-like cells to the materials before and after hydrogenation. Obtained results show that the osteoblastic cells demonstrated a higher ability to attach to HAP if its surface was negatively charged. Hydrogenation altered the surface potential; HAP substituted with manganese - HAP(Mn) and with magnesium - HAP(Mg) demonstrated the highest ability to engineer the charge
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012032 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jun 2011 |
Event | Annual Conference on Functional Materials and Nanotechnologies - Riga, Latvia Duration: 5 Apr 2011 → 8 Apr 2011 |