Effect of silane coupling agent treated bovine bone based carbonated hydroxyapatite on in vitro degradation behavior and bioactivity of PLA composites |
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| Authors: | Suriyan Rakmae Yupaporn Ruksakulpiwat Wimonlak Sutapun Nitinat Suppakarn |
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| Affiliation: | School of Polymer Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand;Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand |
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| Abstract: | In this study, effect of treating bovine bone based carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) with silane coupling agent on in vitro degradation and bioactivity of PLA composites were investigated. PLA composite specimens containing CHA and silane-treated CHA were immersed in phosphate-buffered solution at 37 °C for the periods of time up to 8 weeks. The changes in specimen weights and morphologies, pH of PBS solution and PLA molecular weight were examined. The results showed that the strong interfacial bonding between silane-treated CHA and PLA matrix significantly delayed in vitro degradation of the PLA composites. However, the bioactivity of the PLA/silane treated CHA composites, determined by the formation of poorly crystalline calcium phosphate compounds on the specimen surface after immersion in simulated body fluid (SBF), seemed to be lower than that of the PLA/CHA composite. |
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