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| Resumo: | Aim: The development of novel silk/nano-sized calcium phosphate (silk/nano-CaP) scaffolds with highly dispersed CaP nanoparticles in the silk fibroin (SF) matrix for bone tissue engineering. Materials & methods: Nano-CaP was incorporated in a concentrated aqueous SF solution (16 wt.%) by using an in situ synthesis method. The silk/nano-CaP scaffolds were then prepared through a combination of salt-leaching/ lyophilization approaches. Results: The CaP particles presented good affinity to SF and their size was inferior to 200 nm when theoretical CaP/silk ratios were between 4 and 16 wt.%, as determined by scanning electron microscopy. The CaP particles displayed a uniform distribution in the scaffolds at both microscopic and macroscopic scales as observed by backscattered scanning electron microscopy and micro-computed tomography, respectively. The prepared scaffolds presented self-mineralization capability and no cytotoxicity confirmed by in vitro bioactivity tests and cell viability assays, respectively. Conclusion: These results indicated that the produced silk/nano-CaP scaffolds could be suitable candidates for bone-tissueengineering applications. |
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| Autores principais: | Yan, Leping |
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| Outros Autores: | Silva-Correia, Joana; Correia, C.; Caridade, S. G.; Fernandes, E. M.; Sousa, R. A.; Mano, J. F.; Oliveira, Joaquim M.; Oliveira, A. L.; Reis, R. L. |
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| Assunto: | Bone tissue engineering Calcium phosphate Nanocomposite Scaffold Silk fibroin nano-sized calcium phosphate porous scaffold |
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| Ano: | 2013 |
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| País: | Portugal |
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
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| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
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| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
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| Idioma: | inglês |
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| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
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