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    The effect of the degradation process on the physicomechanical properties of the PCL/HA composites

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    Kompozyty na bazie polikaprolaktonu z dodatkiem wype艂niacza w postaci w艂贸kien hydroksyapatytowych s膮 jednym z potencjalnych materia艂贸w do zastosowa艅 in偶ynierii tkankowej. Materia艂y te odznaczaj膮 si臋 nie tylko odpowiedni膮 porowato艣ci膮 i wytrzyma艂o艣ci膮 mechaniczn膮, lecz tak偶e bioaktywno艣ci膮, biokompatybilno艣ci膮 i bioresorbowalno艣ci膮. Z punktu widzenia mo偶liwo艣ci aplikacyjnych danego materia艂u niezwykle istotna jest kontrola procesu degradacji kompozytu w czasie, tak aby rusztowanie mog艂o zapewni膰 stabilno艣膰 mechaniczn膮 do momentu odbudowy ubytku. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki bada艅 dotycz膮ce wp艂ywu procesu degradacji na w艂a艣ciwo艣ci fizykomechaniczne opracowanych porowatych kompozyt贸w na bazie polikaprolaktonu (PCL) z dodatkiem zsyntezowanych w艂贸kien hydroksyapatytu (HA) o zr贸偶nicowanej morfologii. Szczeg贸ln膮 uwag臋 zwr贸cono na wp艂yw zsyntezowanego proszku na zmian臋 w艂a艣ciwo艣ci fizykomechanicznych kompozyt贸w w procesie degradacji. Pr贸bki do bada艅 otrzymano metod膮 liofilizacji. Proces degradacji badano poprzez pomiar ubytku masy, zmiany mikrostruktury, powierzchni w艂a艣ciwej, g臋sto艣ci i wytrzyma艂o艣ci na 艣ciskanie w czasie. Pomiary prowadzono po 3, 6 i 12 tygodniach inkubacji w soli fizjologicznej buforowanej fosforanem (PBS). Wyniki bada艅 wykaza艂y, 偶e proces degradacji badanych kompozyt贸w jest bardzo wolny, a dodatek zsyntezowanego HA nieznacznie go przyspiesza. Ubytek masy kompozytu po 12 tygodniach inkubacji w PBS wynosi艂 zaledwie 0,47%. Procesowi degradacji towarzyszy spadek g臋sto艣ci i wzrost powierzchni w艂a艣ciwej materia艂u w czasie. Por贸wnanie wytrzyma艂o艣ci opracowanych kompozyt贸w PCL/HA przed i po 12 tygodniach inkubacji w PBS, pozwala wnioskowa膰, 偶e dodatek zsyntezowanego hydroksyapatytu wp艂ywa na wzrost wytrzyma艂o艣ci kompozyt贸w w czasie (nawet do 20%).Polycaprolactone-based composites with filler in the form of hydroxyapatite fibers are one of the potential materials for tissue engineering applications. These materials are characterized not only by adequate porosity and mechanical strength, but also by bioactivity, biocompatibility and bioresorbability. From the point of view of the applicability of a given material, it is extremely important to control the degradation process of the composite over time, so that the scaffold can provide mechanical stability until the defect is restored. The paper presents the results of the study of the effect of the degradation process on the physicomechanical properties of the developed porous composites based on polycaprolactone (PCL) with the addition of synthesized hydroxyapatite (HA) fibers of different morphologies. In the study, special attention was paid to the effect of the synthesized powder on the change of physicomechanical properties of the composites during the degradation process. Samples for the study were obtained by freeze-drying method. The degradation process was studied by measuring weight loss, changes in microstructure, specific surface area, density and compressive strength over time. Measurements were conducted after 3, 6 and 12 weeks of incubation in PBS (phosphate-buffered saline). The results showed that the addition of synthesized HA slightly accelerates the degradation process of PCL/HA composites. Nevertheless, the degradation process is very slow. The weight loss of the composite after 12 weeks of incubation in PBS was only 0.47%. The degradation process is accompanied by a decrease in density and an increase in the specific surface area of the material over time. A comparison of the strength of the developed PCL/HA composites before and after 12 weeks of incubation in PBS, allows us to conclude that the addition of synthesized hydroxyapatite affects the increase in the strength of the composites over time (up to 20%)

    Effects of Sterilization and Hydrolytic Degradation on the Structure, Morphology and Compressive Strength of Polylactide-Hydroxyapatite Composites

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    Composites based on polylactide (PLA) and hydroxyapatite (HA) were prepared using a thermally induced phase separation method. In the experimental design, the PLA with low weight-average molar mass (Mw) and high Mw were tested with the inclusion of HA synthesized as whiskers or hexagonal rods. In addition, the structure of HA whiskers was doped with Zn, whereas hexagonal rods were mixed with Sr salt. The composites were sterilized and then incubated in phosphate-buffered saline for 12 weeks at 37 °C, followed by characterization of pore size distribution, molecular properties, density and mechanical strength. Results showed a substantial reduction of PLA Mw for both polymers due to the preparation of composites, their sterilization and incubation. The distribution of pore size effectively increased after the degradation process, whereas the sterilization, furthermore, had an impact on pore size distribution depending on HA added. The inclusion of HA reduced to some extent the degradation of PLA quantitatively in the weight loss in vitro compared to the control without HA. All produced materials showed no cytotoxicity when validated against L929 mouse skin fibroblasts and hFOB 1.19 human osteoblasts. The lack of cytotoxicity was accompanied by the immunocompatibility with human monocytic cells that were able to detect pyrogenic contaminants
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