简介：Thebovinehydroxyapatite(BHA)wasappliedtopreparebiologicaltissueengineeringscaffoldsbythemethodofextrusionfreeforming.Toachievethisgoal,BHAwereaddedtosodiumalginate(SA)solutiontoformaslurrysysteminappropriateproportion.Theresultingmixtureswerefabricatedtobeakindofcontrollableandporousscaffoldsfollowedwithcross-linkingin5%calciumchloride(CaCl2)solutionfor24h.Afterthat,thescaffoldsweresinteredinairat1000,1100,1200and1300℃for5h.Scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andX-raydiffraction(XRD)studieswereperformedonthescaffoldstoanalyzeitsmicrostructureandconstituent.Toexploretheeffectofsinteringtemperatureonscaffolds,thecompressivestrength,volumeshrinkageandwaterabsorptivityofBHA-SAcompositescaffoldsaftersinteringwereinvestigated.TheresearchtestsindicatedthefeasibilityofapplyingBHApowderto3Dprinting.Besides,thescaffoldssinteredinarespectivelylowertemperaturepossessmuchmoreporesandperformedhigherwaterabsorptivity,whichmeansbettercellularaffinity.Andscaffoldssinteredbetween1100and1200℃presentshighercompressivestrength.

简介：Three-dimensional-printed(3D-P)titaniumimplantsdisplaymanyadvantages,suchasdesignflexibility,higherefficiency,thecapabilitytoeasilyconstructcomplexorcustomizedstructures,etc.,andisbelievedtopotentiallyreplacetraditionalimplants.However,thebiologicalperformanceofthe3D-Ptitaniumsurfacehasnotbeeninvestigatedsystematically.Herein,weanalyzedthesurfacecharacteristicsof3D-PTi6AI4Vimplantsandevaluatedthebiologicalresponsesofbonemarrowderivedmesenchymalstromalcells(BMSCs)tothe3D-Psurfaceinvitro.Moreover,afterimplantationintotheratfemoralcondylefor3and6weeks,theosseointegrationperformaneewasevaluated.Theresultsshowedthe3D-PTi6Al4Vimplantpresenteddistinctfluctuantmacroscaleroughsurfaceandrelativelybetterhydrophilicitywhichenhancedtheadhesion,proliferation,osteogenicdifferentiationandangiogeneticfactorexpressionofBMSCs.Moreover,theinvivoosseointegrationperformancewasalsobetterthanthatofthecontrolgroupattheearlystage.Thepresentstudysuggestedthe3D-Ptitaniumalloyisapromisingcandidatetobeusedasimplantmaterial.

简介：ZnOnanoconearrays(NCAs)decoratedwithblackTiO2nanoparticles(BTiO2NPs)wereuniformlyanchoredonthesurfaceofcarboncloth(CC)directlybyasimplyelectrochemicaldepositionmethod.ThusanovelB-TiO2NPs/ZnONCAs-CChierarchicalheterostructurewasformed.Itdisplayedsuperiorperformanceandachievedahigherphotocurrentover0.4mA·cm^-2beforetheonsetofthedarkcurrent,attributedtotheseparationofthephotogeneratedelectron-holepair.BasedontheB-TiO2NPs/ZnONCAs-CCheterostructure,thecatalystwasfabricatedforpromotingtheseparationofchargecarriers.Moreover,theintroductionofTi^3+andoxygenvacanciesonthesurfaceofTiO2NPsexpandedtheabsorptionbandedgeandenhancedtheelectricalconductivityaswellasthechargetransportationonthecatalyticsurface.ItindicatesthattheB-TiO2NPs/ZnONCAs-CCcompositeisbeneficialtotheimprovementofthephotoelectrochemical(PEC)activity.