Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2015, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 467-476.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-015-0221-0

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Synthesis and Properties of Ag-doped Titanium-10 wt% 45S5 Bioglass Nanostructured Scaffolds

K. Jurczyk1, A. Miklaszewski2, K. Niespodziana2, M. Kubicka3, M. U. Jurczyk4, M. Jurczyk2()   

  1. 1 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70, 60-812 Poznan, Poland
    2 Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Jana Pawla II 24 Str., 61-138 Poznan, Poland
    3 Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Swiecickiego 4 St, 60-781 Poznan, Poland
    4 Division Mother’s and Child’s Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Polna 33, 60-535 Poznan, Poland
  • Received:2014-08-01 Revised:2014-11-05 Online:2015-01-28 Published:2015-07-23

Abstract:

A new kind of biomedical Ti-45S5 Bioglass-Ag nanocomposites and their scaffolds with antibacterial function was developed by the introduction of 1.5 wt% Ag into the Ti-10 wt% 45S5 Bioglass matrix. The microstructure, hardness and corrosion resistance in Ringer solution of the Ag-doped Ti-45S5 glass were investigated. The Vickers hardness of the bulk Ti-10 wt% 45S5 Bioglass-1.5 wt% Ag nanocomposites reached 480 HV0.3. Contact angles of water on the microcrystalline Ti and nanostructured Ti-10 wt% 45S5 Bioglass-1.5 wt% Ag sample were determined and show visible decrease from 55.2° to 49.6°. In vitro tests culture of normal human osteoblast cells showed very good cells proliferation, colonization and multilayering. In vitro bacterial adhesion study indicated a significantly reduced number of bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) on the bulk nanostructured Ti-10 wt% 45S5 Bioglass-1.5 wt% Ag plate surface in comparison with that on microcrystalline Ti plate surface. Development of porous Ti-10 wt% 45S5 Bioglass-1.5 wt% Ag scaffolds aims in enhancing bone ingrowth and prosthesis fixation.

Key words: Biomaterials, Nanocrystalline materials, Titanium, 45S5 Bioglass