Abstract
The effect of silica content in the PMMA/silica hybrid on the calcium phosphate formation during the cell culture and their cell responses were investigated. The PMMA/silica hybrid containing calcium salt was prepared through a sol-gel method with varying the tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) contents from 0 to 60 wt.%. As increasing the TEOS content in the hybrid, the Ca/P ratios of the calcium phosphate crystals formed during the cell culture decreased, while the attachment, proliferation, and differentiation of primary cultured mouse calvarial osteoblasts increased. All the cell responses showed maximum values at 40 wt.% TEOS content. It means that an appropriate silica content in the PMMA/silica hybrid is quite important for achieving better osteogenic property.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 183-186 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
Volume | 240-242 |
State | Published - 2003 |
Event | Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine; The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 4 Dec 2002 → 8 Dec 2002 |
Keywords
- Ca/P ratio
- Calcium phosphate
- Cell responses
- PMMA
- Silica