Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (10): 1873.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20150346

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In situ Biomimetic Mineralization and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes/chitosan Composite Microspheres

NIU Lulu1, HUANG Di1,*(), DU Jingjing1, WEI Yan1, HU Chaofan1, YE Jiaye1, CHEN Weiyi1,2,*()   

  1. 1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Mechanics, Shanxi Key Lab. of Material Strength & Structrual Impact,2. Institute of Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
  • Received:2015-04-29 Online:2015-10-10 Published:2015-09-18
  • Contact: HUANG Di,CHEN Weiyi E-mail:huangdi@tyut.edu.cn;chenweiyi@tyut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11502158, 31271005, 21201142, 51402207), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, China(No.2013021014-2) and the Scientific and Technological Innovation Program of Higher Education Institutions of Shanxi Province, China(No.2013111)

Abstract:

Carbon nanotubes/chitosan(CNTs/CS) composite microspheres were prepared by emulsification and cross-linking method. Nano-hydroxyapatite crystals were biomimetically formed on the surface of the composite microspheres. The influence of CNTs on the mineralization of the microspheres was investigated. The morphologies, structurs and stability properties of the microspheres before and after mineralization were studied through scanning electronic microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), swelling ratio and water content tests. The results show that the formation ability of the nano-hydroxyapatite on the CNTs/CS microspheres is significantly higher than that on pure CS microspheres. And the mineralized CNTs/CS microspheres exhibit better structure stability. After culturing with MG63 cells for 7 d, the proliferation of cells cultured with mineralized CNTs/CS microspheres shows significant difference from that of the cells cultured with mineralized CS microspheres.

Key words: Carbon nanotube, Chitosan, Composite microsphere, In situ mineralization, Cellular response

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