Preparation and biocompatibility of poly (methyl methacrylate) reinforced with bioactive particles

Materials Research

Marivalda De Magalhães Pereira²  Rodrigo Lambert Oréfice²  Herman Sander Mansur²  Miriam Teresa Paz Lopes¹  Regina Maria De Marco Turchetti-maia¹  Anilton Cesar Vasconcelos¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais

关键词: biomaterials;    composites;    poly(methyl methacrylate);    bioactive glass;    calcium phosphate;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-14392003000300002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Calcium phosphates and bioactive glasses have been used in many biomedical applications for more than 30 years due basically to their bioactive behavior. However, ceramics are too brittle for applications that require high levels of toughness and easy processability. In this work, a biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) and a bioactive glass composition (BG) were combined with polymers to produce composites with tailorable properties and processability. The BCP particles were synthesized by a precipitation technique. The BG particles were produced by sol-gel processing. The BCP particles were treated with a silane agent to improve the compatibility between particles and the polymer matrix. Dense samples were produced by hot pressing (200 °C) a mixture of 30 wt.% of particles in poly (methyl methacrylate). The samples produced were characterized by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Mechanical properties were evaluated by a three point bending test. Samples were also submitted to in vitro bioactivity test and in vivo toxicity test. Results showed that the production of the composites was successfully achieved, yielding materials with particles well dispersed within the matrices. Evaluation of the in vivo inflammatory response showed low activity levels for all composites although composites with silane treated BCP particles led to milder inflammatory responses than composites with non-treated particles.

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