Preparation and Characterization of Self-Assembled Poly(<span style="font-variant: small-caps">l</span>-Lactide) on the Surface of β-Tricalcium Diphosphate(V) for Bone Tissue Theranostics
Jan A. Zienkiewicz,
Adam Strzep,
Dawid Jedrzkiewicz,
Nicole Nowak,
Justyna Rewak-Soroczynska,
Adam Watras,
Jolanta Ejfler,
Rafal J. Wiglusz
Affiliations
Jan A. Zienkiewicz
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2 str., 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
Adam Strzep
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2 str., 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
Dawid Jedrzkiewicz
Department of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, F. Joliot-Curie 14 str., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
Nicole Nowak
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2 str., 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
Justyna Rewak-Soroczynska
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2 str., 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
Adam Watras
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2 str., 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
Jolanta Ejfler
Department of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, F. Joliot-Curie 14 str., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
Rafal J. Wiglusz
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okolna 2 str., 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
This work was aimed to obtain and characterize the well-defined biocomposites based on β-tricalcium diphosphate(V) (β-TCP) co-doped with Ce3+ and Pr3+ ions modified by poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) with precise tailored chain length and different phosphate to polymer ratio. The composites as well as β-tricalcium diphosphate(V) were spectroscopically characterized using emission spectroscopy and luminescence kinetics. Morphological and structural properties were studied using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The self-assembled poly(l-lactide) in a shape of rose flower has been successfully polymerized on the surface of the β-tricalcium diphosphate(V) nanocrystals. The studied materials were evaluated in vitro including cytotoxicity (MTT assay) and hemolysis tests. The obtained results suggested that the studied materials may find potential application in tissue engineering.
