Biocomposite based on polyelectrolyte complexes-nanohydroxyapatite for bone tissue engineering

BELLUZO, M. S.; MEDINA, L.F.; CORTIZO, M.S.

Buenos Aires

Congreso; VI International Conference on Science and Technology of Composites Materials; 2015

Bone regeneration research is a growing area in tissue engineering. To produce a functional in vitro tissue it is necessary to design a scaffold with specific mechanical and structural properties that promote cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. These properties are related to the selected biomaterial and the scaffold synthesis (1-3).In this work we obtain a novel composite of Chitosan-Carboxymethylcellulose-nano HA using ultrasoud metodology for the compatibilization of the components. The caracterization of the composite was performed by Fluorescence Microscopy (FM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), FTIR analysis, and swelling studies. The results obtain shows that this biocomposites display properties that made this material a promising candidate for bone repair.