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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2005

Bonelike/PLGA hybrid materials for bone regeneration: preparation route and physicochemical characterisation.

J M Oliveira, T Miyazaki, M A Lopes, C Ohtsuki, J D Santos

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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J M OliveiraINEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Laboratório de Biomateriais, Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal.
T Miyazaki
M A Lopes
C Ohtsuki
J D Santos

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Abstract

Bonelike/PLGA hybrid materials have been developed using gamma-MPS as silane-coupling agent between the inorganic and organic phases for controlled drug delivery applications. Silanization showed to be more effective when cyclohexane was used as a non-polar solvent (nP method) due to a chemical interaction between Bonelike, and the silane film, while by using a 95/5 (V/V) methanol/water as a polar solvent (P method), a much thinner film was achieved. Functional groups of PLGA, such as the carbonyl group (C=O), were identified using Raman and FTIR-ATR analysis and therefore these groups may be used to link therapeutic molecules. These novel hybrid materials prepared by combining silanization and post-hybridisation processes are expected to find use in medical applications of bone regeneration and as drug delivery carrier for therapeutic molecules.

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Bone RegenerationChemical PhenomenaChemistry, PhysicalDurapatiteLactic AcidMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersSilanesSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredSpectrum Analysis, RamanX-RaysDurapatiteLactic AcidPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersSilanes

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