MICROSTRUCTURAL EVALUATION AND CYTOTOXICITY INVESTIGATIONS OF α-Al2O3 BONE REPLACEMENT MATERIALS
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the production of porous α-Al2O3 by slip casting method and to investigate the cytotoxicity by MTT and Agar diffusion tests as well as SEM microstructural evaluation.
Method: Ceramic process route includes slip casting for porous osteoconductive α-Al2O3 production. For examination of morphology, SEM was employed. To evaluate the cytotoxicity, MTT and Agar diffusion tests were conducted.
Results: The conducted tests have given very close results to positive control groups which mean that the product α-Al2O3 is a very good candidate for bone replacement and osteoconductivity.
Conclusions: The porous α-Al2O3 production was succeeded and the cytotoxicity tests have been approved that this material can be a good candidate for replacement.
Keywords
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Ali Özer
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0000-0002-4207-8207
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
5 Haziran 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
18 Nisan 2018
Kabul Tarihi
3 Mayıs 2018
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 40 Sayı: 2