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Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering Based on Antibacterial Mesoporous Bioactive Glassy Oxides

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Authors: Gargiulo, N 1 ; Santis, R. De 2 ; Gloria, A 2 ; Caputo, D 1 ; 

Source: Advanced Science Letters, Volume 23, Number 6, June 2017, pp. 6023-6025(3)

Publisher: American Scientific Publishers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9098

In the field of tissue engineering, the development of biomaterials with enhanced properties results a great challenge. In designing multifunctional substrates for tissue engineering, many strategies been reported to improve the performances of polymer-based composite materials. As reported in the literature, silver-containing mesoporous bioactive glasses (Ag-MBGs) were properly synthesized and analysed. The aim of the present study was to develop composite substrates consisting of a poly(ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL) matrix and Ag-MBGs with improved antibacterial properties. Preliminary structural/functional and biological analyses allowed to evaluate the effect of Ag-MBGs embedded in the polymer matrix.

Keywords: Biological Analysis; Composites; Mesoporous Bioactive Glasses; Polycaprolactone; Small Punch Test

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: AC Labs - Laboratori di Chimica Applicata, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy 2: Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials-National Research Council of Italy, V.le J. F. Kennedy 54, 80125 Naples, Italy

Publication date: 01 June 2017

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