In Situ Hydroxyapatite Synthesis Enhances Biocompatibility of PVA/HA Hydrogels |
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| Authors: | Petra Chocholata Vlastimil Kulda Jana Dvorakova Monika Supova Margit Zaloudkova Vaclav Babuska |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Karlovarska 48, 301 66 Plzen, Czech Republic; (P.C.); (V.K.); (J.D.);2.Department of Composites and Carbon Materials, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, V Holesovickach 41, 182 09 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.S.); (M.Z.) |
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| Abstract: | Bone tissue engineering tries to simulate natural behavior of hard tissues. This study aimed to produce scaffolds based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and hyaluronic acid (HA) with hydroxyapatite (HAp) incorporated in two different ways, by in situ synthesis and physical mixing of pre-prepared HAp. In situ synthesis resulted in calcium deficient form of HAp with lower crystallinity. The proliferation of human osteoblast-like cells MG-63 proved to be better in the scaffolds with in situ synthesized HAp compared to those with physically mixed pre-prepared HAp. For scaffolds with PVA/HA/HAp ratio 3:1:2, there was significantly higher initial adhesion (p = 0.0440), as well as the proliferation in the following days (p < 0.001). It seemed to be advantageous improve the properties of the scaffold by in situ synthesizing of HAp directly in the organic matrix. |
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| Keywords: | in situ synthesis hydrogel scaffold polyvinyl alcohol hyaluronic acid hydroxyapatite bone tissue engineering biological evaluation cell viability |
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