Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite doped with aluminium: A potential carrier for biomedical applications

Tanaji V. Kolekar, Nanasaheb D. Thorat, Hemraj M. Yadav, Veeresh T. Magalad, Mahesh A. Shinde, Sneha S. Bandgar, Jin H. Kim, Ganesh L. Agawane

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Abstract

Biocompatible materials based on hydroxyapatite are potentially attractive for a wide range of medical applications. The effect of aluminium substitution on the biocompatibility of hydroxyapatite (HA) under the physiochemical conditions has been investigated. Various samples of aluminium doped hydroxyapatite (Al-HA) with different concentration (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 mol%) were successfully synthesised by solution combustion method and characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and thermal analysis technique. XRD and TEM results reveal uniform and crystalline nature of Al-HA nanoparticles. The biocompatibility of the Al-HA nanoparticles was studied using L929 cell lines by MTT assays up to 24 h. These Al-HA nanoparticles are biocompatible on cell lines L929 and do not have toxic effects for further possible in vivo applications. The results of these studies confirmed the biocompatibility of Al-HA and demonstrated the suitability for biomedical applications. The present work reveals the importance of structural, morphological, biocompatible properties of Al-HA nanoparticles and predicts the suitability for biomedical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5304-5311
Number of pages8
JournalCeramics International
Volume42
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Apatite
  • Biomedical applications
  • Nanocomposites
  • Sol-gel processes

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