1. Both silicalite-1/SiC foam and ZSM-5/SiC foam may serve as novel bone replacement materials
- Author
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Cuicui Zhang, Lin Wu, Yong Gao, Fengyu Hao, and Yilai Jiao
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Materials science ,Biocompatibility ,General Medicine ,Mineralization (biology) ,Bone replacement ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,stomatognathic system ,Silicon carbide ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Original Article ,Surface charge ,cardiovascular diseases ,ZSM-5 ,Zeolite ,Protein adsorption - Abstract
Background: This study aimed to analyze the bioactivity and biocompatibility of silicon carbide (SiC) foam coated with one of two kinds of zeolite. Methods: The surface charges, protein adsorption ability and mineralization ability were compared between silicalite-1/SiC foam and ZSM-5/SiC foam. Results: Proliferation and differentiation of primary osteoblasts seeded on two types of materials were significantly higher when compared with uncoated SiC foam after 7 d. There was no significant difference in the bioactivity between silicalite-1/SiC foam and ZSM-5/SiC foam. Silicalite-1/SiC foam and ZSM-5/SiC foam had no cytotoxic effect on primary osteoblasts. Conclusions: These results suggest both silicalite-1/SiC foam and ZSM-5/SiC foam have the potential for use as novel bone replacement materials.
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- 2019