Effect of carbon based fillers on properties of Chitosan/PVA/βTCP based composite scaffold for bone tissue engineering

Asif Ali, Saleheen Bano, Ruchir Priyadarshi, Yuvraj Singh Negi

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Abstract

Bone tissue engineering has been area of substantial research since few decades but still a gap exists when it comes to strength and healing tendency of biomaterials with respect to age group, accidental complications etc. Many researches are yet in progress to design a perfect material for bone regeneration. Our attempt in the present study is to develop a porous hybrid material based on Chitosan(CS)/Polyvinyl Alcohol(PVA)/ Beta Tricalcium Phosphate (β-TCP) composite matrix incorporated with various carbon based fillers i.e. Graphene Oxide(GO, Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO), Carbon Nanotube(CNT) . Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results of fabricated scaffolds revealed nearly threefold increase in pore diameter when the concentration of each carbon filler incorporated in CS/PVA/βTCP increased to 1%. Addition of fillers also demonstrated significant mineral depositions on samples when treated with SBF .The Ca/P ratio of deposited minerals on some scaffolds was found near 1.67, the stoichiometric ratio of natural bone apatite .Increase in carbon filler concentration in CS/PVA/βTCP matrix also increased the compressive modulus of scaffold.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-182
Number of pages10
JournalMaterials Today: Proceedings
Volume15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event2018 International Conference on BioMaterials, BioEngineering and BioTheranostics, BioMET 2018 - Vellore, India
Duration: 24 Jul 201828 Jul 2018

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Keywords

  • Carbon nanotube
  • Chitosan
  • Graphene oxide
  • Poly vinyl alcohol
  • Reduced graphene oxide
  • β Tri calcium phosphate

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