Novel bone wax based on tricalcium silicate cement and BGs mixtures

Biomed Mater. 2018 Aug 15;13(6):065001. doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/aad73c.

Abstract

Classic bone wax is effectively hemostatic and low-cost, but it has shortcomings like infection and nonabsorbability. A novel self-curing bone wax was developed by mixing tricalcium silicate (C3S) cement and 58S bioactive glass/chitosan/carboxy methyl cellulose (BG/CS/CMC, referred to as BGs) to overcome these problems. It was found that the addition of BGs improved anti-washout and operational properties of C3S, and C3S had good self-curing and mechanical behavior. C3S/BGs with a mass ratio of 2:1 possessed better material performance in the setting time, mechanical strength, and injection property in the test group. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) confirmed the hydroxyapatite (HAp) formation ability of C3S/BGs. The cell compatibility was investigated in vitro by culturing mouse embryonic osteoblast precursor cells (MC3T3-E1) in the extract of C3S/BGs. The results showed that the bone wax compound presented low cytotoxicity and good cell proliferation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Animals
  • Bone Cements / chemistry*
  • Calcium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Cell Death
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Ceramics / chemistry*
  • Compressive Strength
  • Durapatite / chemistry
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Materials Testing
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Osteoblasts / cytology
  • Palmitates / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Silicates / chemistry*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Waxes / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Bioglass
  • Bone Cements
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Palmitates
  • Silicates
  • Waxes
  • tricalcium silicate
  • bone wax
  • Durapatite