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| Naji, M. |
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| Mohamed, Tarek |
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| Petrov, R. H. | Madrid |
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| Alshaaer, Mazen | Brussels |
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| Bih, L. |
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| Muller, Hermance |
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| Kočí, Jan | Prague |
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| Šuljagić, Marija |
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| Kalteremidou, Kalliopi-Artemi | Brussels |
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| Azam, Siraj |
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| Ospanova, Alyiya |
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| Ali, M. A. |
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| Popa, V. |
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| Rančić, M. |
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| Ollier, Nadège |
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| Azevedo, Nuno Monteiro |
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| Landes, Michael |
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| Rignanese, Gian-Marco |
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Oliveira, Ana L.
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Publications (23/23 displayed)
- 2022Adenosine-loaded silk fibroin aerogel particles for wound healing
- 2022Opening new avenues for bioceramicscitations
- 2021New prospects in skin regeneration and repair using nanophased hydroxyapatite embedded in collagen nanofiberscitations
- 2021High efficient strategy for the production of hydroxyapatite/silk sericin nanocompositescitations
- 2020Hydroxyapatite/sericin compositescitations
- 2020High efficient strategy for the production of hydroxyapatite/silk sericin nanocomposites
- 2020Hydroxyapatite/sericin composites:a simple synthesis route under near-physiological conditions of temperature and pH and preliminary study of the effect of sericin on the biomineralization processcitations
- 2019Sterile and dual-porous aerogels scaffolds obtained through a multistep supercritical CO2-based approachcitations
- 2019Sterile and dual-porous aerogels scaffolds obtained through a multistep supercritical CO 2 -based approachcitations
- 2018Combinatory approach for developing silk fibroin scaffolds for cartilage regenerationcitations
- 2017Modulating cell adhesion to polybutylene succinate biotextile constructs for tissue engineering applicationscitations
- 2017Silk-based anisotropical 3D biotextiles for bone regenerationcitations
- 2017Core-shell silk hydrogels with spatially tuned conformations as drug-delivery systemcitations
- 2016Combinatory approach for developing silk fibroin-based scaffolds with hierarchical porosity and enhanced performance for cartilage tissue engineering applications
- 2013Evaluation of novel 3D architectures based on knitting technologies for engineering biological tissues
- 2012Aligned silk-based 3-D architectures for contact guidance in tissue engineeringcitations
- 2009Nucleation and growth of biomimetic apatite layers on 3D plotted biodegradable polymeric scaffoldscitations
- 2005Study of the influence of β-radiation on the properties and mineralization of different starch-based biomaterialscitations
- 2004Pre-mineralisation of starch/polycrapolactone bone tissue engineering scaffolds by a calcium-silicate-based processcitations
- 2003Biomimetic coating of starch based polymeric foams produced by a calcium silicate based methodologycitations
- 2003Bi-composite sandwich moldingscitations
- 2003Sodium silicate gel as a precursor for the in vitro nucleation and growth of a bone-like apatite coating in compact and porous polymeric structurescitations
- 2001Sodium silicate gel induced self-mineralization of different compact and porous polymeric structurescitations
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High efficient strategy for the production of hydroxyapatite/silk sericin nanocomposites
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sericin (SS) induces nucleation of bone-like hydroxyapatite (HAp) when used as an organic matrix. HAp/SS nanocomposites have been conventionally synthesized through precipitation in stirred tank reactors (STs). Despite its simplicity, this process is time consuming and presents difficulties in scale-up. In our study, HAp/SS nanocomposites were successfully synthesized in a ST and in a meso-oscillatory flow reactor (meso-OFR), to compare the efficiency of both reactors and to study HAp mineralization using SS as a template. RESULTS: The production of stable HAp, indicated by pH stabilization, was achieved after 180 min in the ST and after 30 min in the meso-OFR. X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared analyses showed that the particles obtained in both reactors are HAp/SS nanocomposites with low crystallinity. Scanning electron microscopy evidenced the formation of rod- and plate-shaped nanoparticles and revealed that the presence of SS led to the production of larger particles. The latter observation was confirmed by laser diffraction. Additionally, increasing SS concentration resulted in the formation of more plate-like particles. CONCLUSIONS: Precipitation is more efficient in the meso-OFR, HAp/SS being obtained four times faster. The presence and concentration of SS led to differences in the size and morphology of the synthesized particles, suggesting a critical role of SS in the mineralization process. This work reports a new approach for the manufacture of high-added-value nanocomposites with similar characteristics to biological bone and the results of a study of the influence of SS as an organic component in HAp nucleation. Further, the use of this protein and technology leads to significant waste minimization.