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Rui Liu1,2, Zheng Ma2, Sharafadeen Kunle Kolawole2
1Northeastern University, 3-11 Wenhua Road, 110819, Shenyang, China.
Abstract:
Titanium implants easily suffer bacteria-related infections in clinic due to their inherent lack of self-protection ability. Therefore, a novel Ti-Cu alloy with good antibacterial activity has been developed as a new kind of implant material. This study focuses on a systematic evaluation of both cytocompatibility and osteogenesis activity of the Ti-Cu alloy in vitro. It was revealed that an addition of 5% Cu into pure Ti would not cause any negative effect on osteoblasts adhesion, proliferation and apoptosis cultured with Ti-Cu alloy. In addition, Ti-Cu alloy could significantly promote the osteogenic differentiation of MG 63 cells by upregulating the osteogenesis-related gene expressions including alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Collagen I (Colla I), osteopontin (OPN) and osteocalcin (OCN). These promising results suggest that the Ti-Cu alloy has great potential to be used as a multi-functional titanium implant for clinical applications.
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