Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2011, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (9): 998-1002.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2011.11125

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Preparation and Characterization of Bioactive Poly (Lactic Acid)/SiO2-CaO Composite Membranes

LI Jin-Bo1,2, LIU Xuan-Yong2, LI Wei-Feng3, ZHU Jian-Hao4   

  1. (1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China; 3. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; 4. Department of Physics & Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)
  • Received:2011-03-02 Revised:2011-04-26 Published:2011-09-20 Online:2011-08-19
  • About author:LI Jin-Bo (1976-), male, candidate of PhD. E-mail: lijinbo_yin@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Shanghai Science and Technology R&D Fund (1052nm06600); National Natural Science Foundation of China (51071168); Shanghai-Unilever Research and Development Fund (09520715200)

Abstract: A novel porous poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/SiO2-CaO(n(SiO2):n(CaO)=1:1) composite membrane is synthesized by Sol-Gel method. The microstructure and composition of the composite membranes are characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The surface zeta potential is monitored by the SurPASS electrokinetic analyzer. The bioactivity is evaluated by investigating the formation of apatite on the surface of the composite membranes in simulated body fluids and the cytotoxicity is evaluated by MTT experiments. After soaked in simulated body fluids for 7d, the surface of the PLA/SiO2-CaO composite membranes is covered by an apatite layer with an orderly ring structure. The surface zeta potential of the composite membranes decreases with increasing SiO2-CaO contents suggesting better bioactivity. The PLA/SiO2-CaO composite membranes do not induce cytotoxcity to MG-63 cells and support cell proliferation.

Key words: PLA, SiO2-CaO, Zeta potential, bioactivity, MTT

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