Abstract
This study showed that incorporation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (1wt%) in to PLLA polymer resulted in a large decrease in resistivity, but did not appear to affect the growth and viability of osteoblast-like cells. Also, incorporation of SWCNTs resulted in no significant difference in alkaline phosphatase activity, an important early-stage marker of osteogenic differentiation, of BMSC. These initial studies suggest that SWCNTs did not have a negative effect on cell behaviour, compared to results reported for MWCNT [2]; this could be related to the purity of CNTs used in the present study. Further, long term studies are required to determine if there is a toxic response to the SWCNTs as the PLLA degrades.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Volume | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2008 |
Event | 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008, WBC 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 28 May 2008 → 1 Jun 2008 |
Conference
Conference | 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008, WBC 2008 |
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Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Amsterdam |
Period | 28/05/08 → 1/06/08 |