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- Title
In vitro characterization of hydroxyapatite and cobalt ferrite nanoparticles compounds and their biocompatibility in vivo.
- Authors
Cintra, Cristiane C. Vital; Ferreira-Ermita, Dayana A. C.; Loures, Fabrícia H.; Araújo, Pascally M. A. G.; Ribeiro, Iara M.; Araújo, Fabiana R.; Valente, Fabrício L.; Reis, Emily C. Carlo; Costa, Ana Cristina F. M.; Bicalho, Sheila M. C. M.; Borges, Andréa P. B.
- Abstract
Bioactive materials in combination with antibiotics have been widely developed for the treatment of bone infection. Thus, this work aims to characterize six biomaterials formulated with different concentrations of hydroxyapatite and cobalt ferrite nanoparticles, in addition to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the antibiotic diffusion test on agar. Furthermore, in vivo biocompatibility and the reabsorption process of these materials were analyzed. XRD showed that both hydroxyapatite and cobalt ferrite present high crystallinity. The photomicrographs obtained by SEM revealed that composites have a complex surface, evidenced by the irregular arrangement of the hydroxyapatite and cobalt ferrite granules, besides demonstrating the interaction between their components. The antibiotic-diffusion test showed that all biomaterials produced an inhibition halo in Staphylococcus aureus cultures. For the biocompatibility study, composites were surgically implanted in the dorsal region of rabbits. At 15, 30, 70, and 100 days, biopsies of the implanted regions were performed. The biomaterials were easily identified during histological analysis and no significant inflammatory process, nor histological signs of toxicity or rejection by the adjacent tissue were observed. We can conclude that the biomaterials analyzed are biocompatible, degradable, and effective in inhibiting the in vitro growth of Staphylococcus aureus.
- Subjects
CIPROFLOXACIN; HYDROXYAPATITE; FERRITES; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DISC diffusion tests (Microbiology); MANUFACTURING processes; COBALT; BIOMATERIALS
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2022, Vol 33, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0957-4530
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10856-022-06640-z