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Preparation of nanostructure hydroxyapatite scaffold for tissue engineering applications

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Hydroxyapatite due to its good biocompatibility and similar chemical composition to the mineral part of bone has found various applications in tissue engineering. Porous hydroxyapatite has high surface area, which leads to excellent osteoconductivity and resorbability, providing fast bone ingrowth. In this study, highly porous body of nanostructure hydroxyapatite was successfully fabricated via gelcasting method. The pure phase of hydroxyapatite was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The result of scanning electron microscopy analysis showed that the prepared scaffold has highly interconnected spherical pores with a size in the range 100–400 μm. The crystallite size of the hydroxyapatite scaffold was measured in the range 30–42 nm. The mean values of true (total) and apparent (interconnected) porosity were calculated in the range 84–91 and 70–78%, respectively. The maximum values of compressive strength and elastic modulus of the prepared scaffold were found to be about 1.5 MPa and 167 MPa, respectively, which were achieved after sintering at 1,000 °C for 4 h. Transmission electron microscopy analysis showed that the particle sizes are smaller than 80 nm. In vitro test showed good bioactivity of the prepared scaffold. The mentioned properties could make the hydroxyapatite scaffold a good candidate for tissue engineering applications, especially applications that did not need to stand any loading.

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The authors are grateful to Isfahan University of Technology for supporting this research.

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    H. Ghomi, M. H. Fathi & H. Edris

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Ghomi, H., Fathi, M.H. & Edris, H. Preparation of nanostructure hydroxyapatite scaffold for tissue engineering applications. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 58, 642–650 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-011-2439-2

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