Preparation and performance evaluation of injectable molybdenum/diatom biosilica/chitosan bone filling material
AIM:Construction and evaluation of an injectable slow-release molybdenum(Mo)bone filling material.METHODS:Diatom biosilica(DBs)was loaded with different ratios of Mo ions,then blended with chitosan(CS)-based hydrogel to build the Mo/DBs/CS slow-release system.The physical and chemical properties were exam-ined by the scanning electron microscope(SEM),the energy spectrometer(EDS),the fourier infrared spectrum de-vice(FTIR)and the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer(ICP).The biological compatibility and the ability of promoting bone differentiation of rat bone marrow stem cells were observed by cytotoxic experiment,the level of alka-line phosphatase(ALP)secretion,the ALP and Alizarin red staining.RESULTS:SEM,EDS and FTIR test results showed that Mo ions can be successfully loaded in DBs.The encapsulation rate of Mo by DBs was around 8%.At 21d,the total release rate of the Mo ion in Mo/DBs/CS group was 81%,which had the best slow release effect.Mo ion un-der 200 mg/L and the DBs leaching liquid under 2 500 mg/L were not cytotoxic to BMSCs.Mo ion concentration at 25~3.13 mg/L could increase the secreting of ALP by BMSCs(P<0.001).ALP and Alizarin red staining results showed that Mo/DBs/CS system significantly promote the osteogenesis differentiation of BMSCs.CONCLUSION:The Mo/DBs/CS slow-release system is a kind of bone defect filling material with good biological compatibility and osteoin-ductive activity.