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Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University volume36 issue1
2001-12 発行

Improvement of Biocompatibility of Silicone Elastomer by Surface Modification

Tsuru, Kanji
Takashima, Seisuke
Publication Date
2001-12
Abstract
γ-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (γ-MPS) was grafted to silicone due to emulsion polymerization to induce Si-OH groups, in order to provide silicone with bioactivity spontaneous deposition of apatite in body fluid and to improve cytocompatibility. Apatite deposited on the grafted silicone within 7 days of soaking in 1.5 times as concentrated as the Kokubo solution. Osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1) were cultured on the specimens up to 7 days. After 5 days of culture, the number of MC3T3-E1 cells on the grafted specimen was much greater than that on the original specimen. These results indicated that the biocompatibility of silicone elastomer was improved by the grafting γ-MPS.
ISSN
0475-0071
NCID
AA10699856
NAID