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Apatite formation abilities of various carrageenan gels in simulated body environment
- Source :
- Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan. 118(1378):487-490
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- 社団法人日本セラミックス協会, 2010.
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Abstract
- Organic–inorganic hybrids with apatite-forming abilities in physiological environments offer possibilities for building flexible bone-bonding bioactive materials; several functional groups are known to induce apatite nucleation. Here, bioactive organic–inorganic hybrids from κ-carrageenan and λ-carrageenan containing sulfonic groups were prepared. Carrageenan hydrogels were made by cross-linking with CaCl2. The apatite-forming abilities of each kind of carrageenan hydrogel were examined using simulated body fluid (SBF); λ-carrageenan was found to be superior to κ-carrageenan for this purpose. The former swelled significantly in aqueous conditions, releasing a large amount of Ca2+ ions into the SBF, contributing to rapid apatite formation.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Aqueous solution
animal structures
Simulated body fluid
animal diseases
Inorganic chemistry
Nucleation
General Chemistry
respiratory system
Simulated body fluid (SBF)
Condensed Matter Physics
Carrageenan
Apatite
carbohydrates (lipids)
chemistry.chemical_compound
Organic–inorganic hybrid
chemistry
Chemical engineering
visual_art
Self-healing hydrogels
Materials Chemistry
Ceramics and Composites
visual_art.visual_art_medium
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13486535
- Volume :
- 118
- Issue :
- 1378
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....964a4e26d39cc37e51f17d69a343569b