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Published on: July 27, 2022
Pulsed Electrodeposition of HAP/CPG-BSA/CUR Nanocomposite on Titanium Metal for Potential Bone Regeneration
Murugan Sumathra1, Mariappan Rajan1
1Biomaterials in Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625021, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Bioactive hydroxyapatite (HAP) composites are progressively predicted as successive materials in bone regeneration therapy. A nanostructured composite made from the mixture of hydroxyapatite, chitosan (C)-polyethylene glycol (P)-gelatin (G), and bovine serum albumin (BSA) (HAP/CPG- BSA) was prepared using ultra probe sonication followed by lyophilization. The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich curcumin (CUR) molecules were impregnated on HAP/CPG-BSA composite for self-repairing bone regeneration. The physicochemical morphology of HAP/CPG-BSA/CUR composite was analyzed by FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TEM techniques. The 92.0% of CUR release was observed from HAP/CPG-BSA/CUR composite by UV-VIS spectroscopy at a λmax value of 420 nm. The in vitro studies of HAP/CPG-BSA/CUR against osteoblast-like (MG63) cells and fibroblast cells (L929) resulted from 90.0 and 91.0% of cell viability for significant improvement in osteoinduction, proliferation, and viability for bone regeneration. The in vivo results of bone-cell formation by the implantation suggest that HAP/CPG-BSA/CUR composite might be useful in applications of regeneration medicine. The outcome of this study shows the ability to favor bone regeneration and signifies that this may be a prospective substitute implant for elevated repairing of bone.

