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TY - JOUR
T1 - In-vitro investigation of graphene oxide reinforced bioactive glass ceramics composites
AU - Ilyas, Kanwal
AU - Zahid, Saba
AU - Batool, Madeeha
AU - Chaudhry, Aqif Anwar
AU - Jamal, Arshad
AU - Iqbal, Farasat
AU - Nawaz, Mian Hasnain
AU - Goerke, Oliver
AU - Gurlo, Aleksander
AU - Shah, Asma Tufail
AU - Rehman, Ihtesham Ur
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - In graphene oxide (GO) reinforced composite materials, the uniform dispersion of GO and its interaction with matrix is highly desired for better mechanical properties. In order to achieve better interlocking and uniform microstructure, ion interaction approach has been used for the synthesis of GO and bioactive glass ceramics (BGC) composites. Oxygenated functional groups of GO played a decisive role in GO and BGC interlocking and towards the uniform homogeneity of the composite. GO-BGC composites with different GO to BGC weight ratios (0.5 to 2.0 wt.-%) were synthesized via the base-catalyzed sol-gel method and characterized by FTIR, RAMAN, SEM, TGA-DSC, and X-Ray diffraction techniques. An increase in micro-hardness was observed with the addition of GO up to 1 wt.-%, however, further loading led to a decrease in hardness. Moreover, GO-BGC composites were thermally more stable as compared to pristine GO. Bio-mineralization studies showed that composites were bioactive and GO supported the formation of the apatite layer. Furthermore, the composites were cytocompatible as was demonstrated by MTT assay using rat mesenchymal stem cells. This study can provide interesting insights into the synthesis and applications of novel composite biomedical materials.
AB - In graphene oxide (GO) reinforced composite materials, the uniform dispersion of GO and its interaction with matrix is highly desired for better mechanical properties. In order to achieve better interlocking and uniform microstructure, ion interaction approach has been used for the synthesis of GO and bioactive glass ceramics (BGC) composites. Oxygenated functional groups of GO played a decisive role in GO and BGC interlocking and towards the uniform homogeneity of the composite. GO-BGC composites with different GO to BGC weight ratios (0.5 to 2.0 wt.-%) were synthesized via the base-catalyzed sol-gel method and characterized by FTIR, RAMAN, SEM, TGA-DSC, and X-Ray diffraction techniques. An increase in micro-hardness was observed with the addition of GO up to 1 wt.-%, however, further loading led to a decrease in hardness. Moreover, GO-BGC composites were thermally more stable as compared to pristine GO. Bio-mineralization studies showed that composites were bioactive and GO supported the formation of the apatite layer. Furthermore, the composites were cytocompatible as was demonstrated by MTT assay using rat mesenchymal stem cells. This study can provide interesting insights into the synthesis and applications of novel composite biomedical materials.
KW - Bioactive glass ceramics
KW - Graphene oxide
KW - Graphene composites
KW - Micro-hardness
KW - Cytotoxicity
KW - Sol-gel
U2 - 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.10.047
DO - 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.10.047
M3 - Journal article
VL - 505
SP - 122
EP - 130
JO - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
JF - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
SN - 0022-3093
ER -