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In vitro bioactivity studies of ceramic structures isolated from marine sponges

Abstract

In this work, we focused on the potential of bioceramics from different marine sponges—namely Petrosia ficiformis, Agelas oroides and Chondrosia reniformis—for novel biomedical/industrial applications. The bioceramics from these sponges were obtained after calcination at 750 °C for 6 h in a furnace. The morphological characteristics were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The in vitro bioactivity of the bioceramics was evaluated in simulated body fluid (SBF) after 14 and 21 d. Observation of the bioceramics by SEM after immersion in SBF solution, coupled with spectroscopic elemental analysis (EDS), showed that the surface morphology was consistent with a calcium-phosphate (Ca/P) coating, similar to hydroxyapatite crystals (HA). Evaluation

of the characteristic peaks of Ca/P crystals by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction further confirmed the existence of HA. Cytotoxicity studies were carried out with the different ceramics and these were compared with a commercially available Bioglass®. In vitro tests demonstrated that marine bioceramics from these sponges are non-cytotoxic and have the potential to be used as substitutes for synthetic Bioglass®. 

Journal
Biomedical Materials
Issue
11
Pagination
045004
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
1748-605X
URL
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-6041/11/4/045004/meta;jsessionid=CB9B36AA8E86783180C59800E8CFF64F.c3.iopscience.cld.iop.org
Keywords
bioactive glass, bioactivity, Bioceramics, hydroxyapatite, Marine Sponge
Rights
Restricted Access
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Status
published
Project
SWIMS
Year of Publication
2016
DOI
10.1088/1748-6041/11/4/045004
Date Published
2016-08-02
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