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L-Asparagine on strontium hydroxyapatite nanorods morphology and biocompatibility

  • Raymond Wing Moon Lam
  • , Chi Tak Wong
  • , Zhao Yang Li
  • , Keith Dip Kei Luk
  • , Kenneth M.C. Cheung
  • , Peter Kwong Yuen Chiu
  • , Bing Xu
  • , Wai Kin Chan
  • , David Fang
  • , John C.Y. Leong
  • , William Weijia Lu

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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the influence of L-Asparagine (L-Asn) on strontium hydroxyapatite (Sr-HA) nanorod morphology and their biocompatibility. Ammonia was used to adjust the pH of L-Asn Sr-HA precursor and was heated at 80-120°C for 5-15 h. From Transmission Electron Microscopy's (TEM) images, the lengths and diameters of the nanorod were 0.3901 ± 0.0804 μn and 30.4 ± 4.6 nm, respectively. L-Asn Sr-HA phosphate system provides a high phase purity of monodispersed strontium hydroxyapatite nanorod. From Live/Dead Assay, L-Asn Sr-HA nanorod showed cell-dependent cytotoxicity (SaOS-2<C2C12<L929) and these results have shown L-Asn Sr-HA nanorod can be adopted as fibrous tissue formation inhibitor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303-318
Number of pages16
JournalInternational Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2009

Keywords

  • Amino acid
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Strontium hydroxyapatite nanorod

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