Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (30): 4855-4863.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0946

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Hydroxyapatite ceramics in bone tissue engineering: research and extensive applications

Mao Wen-wen, Ru Jiang-ying   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University (Yangzhou First People’s Hospital), Yangzhou 225000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2018-04-09 Online:2018-10-28 Published:2018-10-28
  • Contact: Ru Jiang-ying, Chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University (Yangzhou First People’s Hospital), Yangzhou 225000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Mao Wen-wen, Master candidate, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University (Yangzhou First People’s Hospital), Yangzhou 225000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the General Project of Jiangsu Provincial Health and Family Planning Committee, No. H201662; the Key Young Talent Project of Jiangsu Province, No. QNRC2016356; the Green Poplar/Golden Phoenix Plan of Yangzhou Municipality, No. yzlyjfjh2015YB106

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Hydroxyapatite ceramics have very similar structure and chemical composition to the normal human bone tissue, and also have good osteoinductive activity, osteoconductive activity and biocompatibility, which have become one of the appropriate scaffold materials for bone tissue engineering.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the preparation methods and structural characteristics of hydroxyapatite ceramics as well as their mechanisms of action and clinical applications as bone substitutes.
METHODS: A computer-based search of PubMed database was performed for relevant articles published from 2015 to 2017 using the keywords of “bioceramics, hydroxylapatite, calcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, bone tissue engineering”.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Hydroxyapatite belongs to the hexagonal system and it is the main component of inorganic components that make up natural bone tissues. Among them, Ca2+, PO43- and OH- presenting with hexagonal arrangement are easy to be replaced by a variety of cations and anions. Consequently, hydroxyapatites show some changes in mechanical strength, dissolution rate, and biocompatibility. The preparation of hydroxyapatite ceramic materials is divided into wet and dry methods. Based on actual needs, various preparation methods with different advantages and disadvantages are usually combined. In addition, the pore structure of hydroxyapatite ceramics is conducive to the transport of essential components of nutrients and bone growth as well as the elimination of cellular metabolic waste. These tiny pores can cause a high degree of adsorption and accumulation of various endogenous bone growth factors on the inner pore surface, to stimulate the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and further promote the osteoinductive activity. Although bioceramic materials have been clinically used as coatings for implants, carriers for sustained release drugs, and bone graft substitute materials in recent year, there are still many problems and challenges in the widespread application of bioceramics.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程

Key words: Hydroxyapatites, Calcium Phosphates, Tissue Engineering

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