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Surface modification of poly(L-lactic acid)-vaterite composites on a zirconia substrate by imogolite coating

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Zirconia ceramics were coated with poly(L-lactic acid)-vaterite composite for introducing osteoconductivity. Aluminum silicate (imogolite) nanotubes were successfully applied to the composite coatings via a dipping process and subsequent heat treatment for the enhancement of cell attachment, using the hydrophilicity of imogolite. The heat treatment improved the adhesive strength between the imogolite and the composite coatings. Osteoblast-like cell cultures on the samples showed that the imogolite coating enhanced the cell attachment.

Source: Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan

DOI: 10.2109/jcersj2.121.749

Authors: Hirotaka MAEDA, Yuta KOGO, Akiko OBATA, Keiichi INUKAI, Katsuya KATO, Toshihiro KASUGA

Institutions: Nagoya Institute of Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Award: Improving bio-functions of polymer-based composites using hydrophilic aluminum silicate nanotubes