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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Reinforcement of Calcium Phosphate Cement with Hybrid Silk Fibroin/Kappa-Carrageenan Nanofibers.

Fahimeh Roshanfar, Saeed Hesaraki, Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz, Mohsen Saeidi, Sara Leal-Marin, Birgit Glasmacher, Gorka Orive, Sajjad Khan Einipour

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Fahimeh RoshanfarBiomaterials Group, Department of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj 31779-83634, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-4856-2398
Saeed HesarakiBiomaterials Group, Department of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj 31779-83634, Iran.
Alireza Dolatshahi-PirouzDepartment of Health Technology, Institute of Biotherapeutic Engineering and Drug Targeting, Center for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of Biopharmaceuticals, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Mohsen SaeidiStem Cell Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan 49341-74515, Iran.
Sara Leal-MarinInstitute for Multiphase Processes (IMP), Leibniz University Hannover, 30823 Garbsen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0315-1950
Birgit GlasmacherInstitute for Multiphase Processes (IMP), Leibniz University Hannover, 30823 Garbsen, Germany.
Gorka OriveNanoBioCel Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0773-300X
Sajjad Khan EinipourDepartment of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom 37169-93456, Iran.
Leibniz University Hannover · DEMaterials and Energy Research Center · IRGolestan University · IRQom University of Medical Science and Health Services · IRTechnical University of Denmark · DKUniversity of the Basque Country · ES

Funding

Materials and Energy Research Center 781398057
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calcium phosphate cements (CPCs) offer a promising solution for treating bone defects due to their osteoconductive, injectable, biocompatible, and bone replacement properties. However, their brittle nature restricts their utilization to non-load-bearing applications. In this study, the impact of hybrid silk fibroin (SF) and kappa-carrageenan (k-CG) nanofibers as reinforcements in CPC was investigated. The CPC composite was fabricated by incorporating electrospun nanofibers in 1, 3, and 5% volume fractions. The morphology, mineralization, mechanical properties, setting time, injectability, cell adhesion, and mineralization of the CPC composites were analyzed. The results demonstrated that the addition of the nanofibers improved the CPC mixture, leading to an increase in compressive strength (14.8 ± 0.3 MPa compared to 8.1 ± 0.4 MPa of the unreinforced CPC). Similar improvements were seen in the bending strength and work fracture (WOF). The MC3T3-E1 cell culture experiments indicated that cells attached well to the surfaces of all cement samples and tended to join their adjacent cells. Additionally, the CPC composites showed higher cell mineralization after a culture period of 14 days, indicating that the SF/k-CG combination has potential for applications as a CPC reinforcement and bone cell regeneration promoter.

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calcium phosphates cementkappa-carrageenanmechanical strengthnanofiber reinforcementsilk fibroin

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PMID36979830
PMCPMC10045238
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