Biocompatible Composite Materials Based on Porous Hydroxyapatite Ceramics and Copolymer of Lactide and Glycolide

The intensive development of reconstructive surgery and traumatology provides a stable demand for new materials for implants. Of particular interest are materials based on hydroxyapatite, which are chemically close to the elemental composition and structure of bone and have similar bioactive properties. The aim of this work was to obtain porous composite materials based on hydroxyapatite and a copolymer of lactide and glycolide with properties suitable for use as a material for bone implants. The phase and elemental composition of composites was investigated by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy methods, and it was established how the production process affects the composition of materials. Regularities of the formation of porosity by the methods of low-temperature adsorption of nitrogen, immersion in a liquid (determination of the pore space volume), measurement of the diffusion coefficient through the material (Franz cell), and surface properties of composite materials by the Hammett indicator method, by the lying drop method were revealed. Regularities were established between the surface properties and the composition of materials and their biocompatibility determined using monocytes isolated from human peripheral blood.