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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2022

Fabrication and Characterization of Bioactive Gelatin-Alginate-Bioactive Glass Composite Coatings on Porous Titanium Substrates.

Belen Begines, Cristina Arevalo, Carlos Romero, Zoya Hadzhieva, Aldo R Boccaccini, Yadir Torres

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Belen BeginesDepartamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, c/ Profesor García González 2, Seville 41012, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1513-7443
Cristina ArevaloDepartamento de Ingeniería y Ciencia de los Materiales y del Transporte, Escuela Politécnica Superior, c/ Virgen de África 7, Seville 41011, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6231-1758
Carlos RomeroDepartamento de Ingeniería y Ciencia de los Materiales y del Transporte, Escuela Politécnica Superior, c/ Virgen de África 7, Seville 41011, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4290-2910
Zoya HadzhievaInstitute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Cauerstraße 6, Erlangen 91058, Germany.
Aldo R BoccacciniInstitute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Cauerstraße 6, Erlangen 91058, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7377-2955
Yadir TorresDepartamento de Ingeniería y Ciencia de los Materiales y del Transporte, Escuela Politécnica Superior, c/ Virgen de África 7, Seville 41011, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9042-9641

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this research work, the fabrication of biphasic composite implants has been investigated. Porous, commercially available pure Ti (50 vol % porosity and pore distributions of 100-200, 250-355, and 355-500 μm) has been used as a cortical bone replacement, while different composites based on a polymer blend (gelatin and alginate) and bioactive glass (BG) 45S5 have been applied as a soft layer for cartilage tissues. The microstructure, degradation rates, biofunctionality, and wear behavior of the different composites were analyzed to find the best possible coating. Experiments demonstrated the best micromechanical balance for the substrate containing 200-355 μm size range distribution. In addition, although the coating prepared from alginate presented a lower mass loss, the composite containing 50% alginate and 50% gelatin showed a higher elastic recovery, which entails that this type of coating could replicate the functions of the soft tissue in areas of the joints. Therefore, results revealed that the combinations of porous commercially pure Ti and composites prepared from alginate/gelatin/45S5 BG are candidates for the fabrication of biphasic implants not only for the treatment of osteochondral defects but also potentially for any other diseases affecting simultaneously hard and soft tissues.

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GelatinTitaniumAlginatesGlassPorosityProstheses and ImplantsAlginatesGelatinTitaniumbioactive coatingbiopolymer compositesosteochondral defectsporous titaniumtribomechanical behavior

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