Preparation of hydroxyapatite/collagen injectable bone paste with an anti-washout property utilizing sodium alginate. Part 1: influences of excess supplementation of calcium compounds

J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2017 Mar;28(3):49. doi: 10.1007/s10856-017-5853-3. Epub 2017 Feb 8.

Abstract

The anti-washout property, viscosity, and cytocompatibility to an osteoblastic cell line, MG-63, of anti-washout pastes were investigated. Mixing a hydroxyapatite/collagen bone-like nanocomposite (HAp/Col), an aqueous solution of sodium alginate (Na-Alg), which is a paste hardening and lubricant agent, and supplementation of calcium carbonate or calcium citrate (Ca-Cit) as a calcium resource for the hardening reaction realized an injectable bone paste. Adding Ca-Cit at a concentration greater than eight times the Ca2+ ion concentration to Na-Alg improved the anti-washout property. Although the viscosity test indicated a gradual increase in the paste viscosity as the calcium compounds increased, pastes with excess supplementation of calcium compounds exhibited injectability through a syringe with a 1.8 mm inner diameter, realizing an injectable bone filler. Furthermore, the anti-washout pastes with Ca-Cit had almost the same cell proliferation rate as that of the HAp/Col dense body. Therefore, HAp/Col injectable anti-washout pastes composed of the HAp/Col, Na-Alg, and Ca-Cit are potential candidates for bioresorbable bone filler pastes.

MeSH terms

  • Alginates / chemistry
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Bone Cements
  • Bone Resorption
  • Bone Substitutes / chemistry*
  • Bone and Bones / metabolism
  • Calcium / chemistry*
  • Calcium Carbonate / chemistry
  • Calcium Citrate / chemistry
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Collagen / chemistry*
  • Durapatite / chemistry*
  • Glucuronic Acid / chemistry
  • Hexuronic Acids / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Ions
  • Materials Testing
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry
  • Powders
  • Viscosity

Substances

  • Alginates
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Bone Cements
  • Bone Substitutes
  • Hexuronic Acids
  • Ions
  • Powders
  • Glucuronic Acid
  • Collagen
  • Durapatite
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Calcium Citrate
  • Calcium