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Zinc-doped hydroxyapatite and poly(propylene fumarate) nanocomposite scaffold for bone tissue engineering

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Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a bioceramic material that shares similar crystal and chemical structures with inorganic components of the bone. However, HA lacks osteoinductive activity and has a brittle nature, making it challenging to apply for direct load-bearing bone applications. In this study, we used a wet chemical method to synthesize zinc-doped hydroxyapatite powders with different Zn/(Zn+Ca) molar ratios of 0, 0.025, 0.05, and 0.1. The corresponding Zn-HA was designated as HA, Zn2.5-HA, Zn5-HA, and Zn10-HA. The Zn-HA powders at 30 wt% were used to fabricate poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF)-based nanocomposite scaffolds (HA/PPF, Zn2.5-HA/PPF, Zn5-HA/PPF, and Zn10-HA/PPF). The physical properties of obtained scaffolds were examined by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Live/dead cell viability assay showed that these scaffolds were biocompatible and supported excellent adhesion of MC3T3-E1 preosteoblast cells. Additionally, the proliferation of cells was detected at 1, 4, and 7 days on these scaffolds. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity measurement and alizarin red staining showed good osteogenic differentiation and matrix mineralization for MC3T3-E1 cells growing on these scaffolds. Taken together, the results here indicate that Zn5-HA/PPF nanocomposite scaffolds are promising scaffold material for bone tissue engineering.

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This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health Grant No. R01 AR75037.

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  1. Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Yong Li, **feng Liu, Bipin Gaihre, Linli Li, Asghar Rezaei & Lichun Lu

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Yong Li, **feng Liu, Bipin Gaihre, Linli Li, Asghar Rezaei, A. Lee Miller II, Brian Waletzki & Lichun Lu

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China

    Yong Li

  4. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Center for Regenerative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Sungjo Park & Andre Terzic

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Li, Y., Liu, X., Gaihre, B. et al. Zinc-doped hydroxyapatite and poly(propylene fumarate) nanocomposite scaffold for bone tissue engineering. J Mater Sci 57, 5998–6012 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-06966-7

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