Magnetic 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering applications: Bioactive glass (45S5) coated with iron-loaded hydroxyapatite nanoparticles

DITTLER, MARÍA LAURA; DETSCH, RAINER; BOCCACCINI, ALDO R; MENDOZA ZÉLIS, PEDRO; GRILLO, CLAUDIA; BELTRÁN, ANA M; GONZALEZ, MONICA

BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS

IOP PUBLISHING LTD

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2021 vol. 16

1748-6041

Magnetic 45S5 bioactive glass (BG) based scaffolds covered with iron-loaded hydroxyapatite (Fe-HA-BG) nanoparticles were obtained and its cytotoxicity investigated. Fe-HA nanoparticles were synthesized by a wet chemical method involving the simultaneous addition of Fe2+/Fe3+ ions. BG based scaffolds were prepared by the foam replica procedure and covered with Fe-HA by dip-coating. Fe-HA-BG magnetic saturation values of 0.049 emu g−1 and a very low remanent magnetization of 0.01 emu g−1 were observed. The mineralization assay in simulated body fluid following Kokubo´s protocol indicated that Fe-HA-BG scaffolds exhibited improved hydroxyapatite formation in comparison to uncoated scaffolds at shorter immersion times. The biocompatibility of the material in vitro was assessed using human osteoblast-like MG-63 cell cultures and mouse bone marrow-derived stroma cell line ST-2. Overall, the results herein discussed suggest that magnetic Fe-HA coatings seem to enhance the biological performance of 45S5 BG based scaffolds. Thus, this magnetic Fe-HA coated scaffold is an interesting system for bone tissue engineering applications and warrant further investigation.