Titanium Dioxide Nanowires Grown on Titanium Disks Create a Nanostructured Surface with Improved In Vitro Osteogenic Potential

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2019 Aug 1;19(8):4665-4670. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2019.16350.

Abstract

Current biomedical research is centered on the study of nanomaterials and their effects in biological environments. In particular, there is an increasing interest on TiO₂ nanostructures for biomedical applications such as drug delivery or implant materials. In this framework, we present a Chemical Vapour Deposition process to synthesize titanium dioxide nanowires (NWs) on a commercially pure titanium substrate and we test the material In Vitro as a culture substrate for murine osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. A physical-morphological, structural and optical-characterization of the inorganic samples is performed by Electron Microscopy techniques and X-ray Diffraction, showing that a mat of crystalline rutile TiO₂ NWs is obtained over the commercial substrate. In Vitro biological tests are performed by seeding MC3T3-E1 cells on the material and studying cell morphology, the cellmaterial interface and the osteoblast gene expression. These experiments show good cell adhesion to the nano-structured surface and a higher degree of early osteoblastic differentiation compared to control titanium surfaces, indicating that the present nano-structured material has good osteogenic potential for biomedical applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Nanostructures*
  • Nanowires*
  • Osteoblasts
  • Surface Properties
  • Titanium / pharmacology

Substances

  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium