A promising coating for 3D Textile Structures in Bone Engineering: Carbonated Hydroxyapatite synthesized from Food Waste
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Traditional non-absorbable implants are currently the most common option to treat highly injured bones. However, it aims for bone replacement, not bone regeneration, causing high immune rejection and poor osteoinduction. This study explores an alternative approach to facilitate bone regeneration through the construction of bioabsorbable textiles coated with bio-active ceramics. Its structural characteristics and ion environment is evaluated to determine its potential effect on cells. Bio-active ceramic β-carbonated hydroxyapatite (β-CHA) is synthesized from eggshells, through the precipitation method, and explored as activating coating for 3D bioabsorbable poly(lactic acid) (PLA) textile scaffolds produced by weft-knitting for bone regeneration. The integration of CHA into the scaffolds was assessed using FTIR analysis, SEM imaging, microscopical imaging, water contact angle measurements, pH measurements, and alizarin red staining. The applied method was effective for producing β-CHA particles with aggregates, performing a constant pH between 6.8 to 7 - been optimal for osteoblastic activation. The importance of pore interconnectivity and macroporosity in the scaffold design was confirmed, indicating that technological textile methods like weft-knitting are ideal for creating customized structural scaffolds. Comparative evaluations with widely used bio-active ceramics showed that eggshell-derived β-CHA forming aggregates has a reduced effect on hydrophilicity and lower reactive calcium ion concentration than commercial hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP). Which could negatively affect cell penetration and attachment. Future research in reducing particle agglomeration and in vitro tests could provide further understanding on the coating effect on bone cells. However, the findings obtained by this study demonstrated the high potential of recovering the value of food waste, such as eggshells, combined with textile structures to be applied together for the production of innovative active scaffolds opening a wide number of options for bone tissue engineering.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Keywords [en]
β-Carbonated Hydroxyapatite, Poly(lactic acid), Textile Scaffolds, Weft-Knitting, Bioabsorbable Textiles, Bio-active Ceramics, Bone Regeneration, Eggshell Waste, Sustainable Biomaterials
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32226OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-32226DiVA, id: diva2:1880887
2024-07-022024-07-022024-07-02Bibliographically approved