Abstract:
:This research investigates the potential development of lobster shell waste-derived chitin reinforced with poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAP) into new materials with potentially superior mechanical and thermal properties for biomedical applications. The ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([C2mim][OAc]) was used as a solvent to prepare chitin/PLA/nHAP composites. The effect of variation of the polymer concentrations on the conduct of the resulting composite was explored. The detailed physico-mechanical, thermal and surface morphology properties were evaluated with different thermal and optical characterization techniques. When the concentration of PLA in the composite was increased from 20 to 80 wt%, the tensile strength improved by ~77% while the elongation at break and the toughness of the material decreased significantly. The addition of hydroxyapatite was observed to improve strength of the composites up to 140% with an increase in elongation at break up to 465%. Cell growth study show that the composite materials support the growth and proliferation of Ocy 454 osteocyte cells. The materials were shown to have no effect on osteocyte gene expression, as well as minimal cytotoxicity and biodegradability. These results reveal that the biocomposites would be suitable candidates for use in bone regeneration that are not exposed to excessive forces.
journal_name
Int J Biol Macromoljournal_title
International journal of biological macromoleculesauthors
Chakravarty J,Rabbi MF,Chalivendra V,Ferreira T,Brigham CJdoi
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.168subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-05-15 00:00:00pages
1213-1223eissn
0141-8130issn
1879-0003pii
S0141-8130(19)37859-6journal_volume
151pub_type
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