Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26041099
Keywords
bone tissue engineering; Au nanoparticles; hydroxyapatite; hybrid biomaterials; nano-functionalization; antibacterial activity; cytotoxicity
Funding
- [ARS01_00693]
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The study involved functionalizing a MgHA scaffold with gold nanorods, which significantly improved its antibacterial properties with 100% bacterial reduction after 24 hours. However, long-term toxicity study showed a 4.38-fold decrease in cell number after 24 days. Further optimization on nano-functionalization process is needed for reducing cytotoxicity.
Hydroxyapatite (HA) is the main inorganic mineral that constitutes bone matrix and represents the most used biomaterial for bone regeneration. Over the years, it has been demonstrated that HA exhibits good biocompatibility, osteoconductivity, and osteoinductivity both in vitro and in vivo, and can be prepared by synthetic and natural sources via easy fabrication strategies. However, its low antibacterial property and its fragile nature restricts its usage for bone graft applications. In this study we functionalized a MgHA scaffold with gold nanorods (AuNRs) and evaluated its antibacterial effect against S. aureus and E. coli in both suspension and adhesion and its cytotoxicity over time (1 to 24 days). Results show that the AuNRs nano-functionalization improves the antibacterial activity with 100% bacterial reduction after 24 h. The toxicity study, however, indicates a 4.38-fold cell number decrease at 24 days. Although further optimization on nano-functionalization process are needed for cytotoxicity, these data indicated that Au-NRs nano-functionalization is a very promising method for improving the antibacterial properties of HA.
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