• 文献标题:   Simultaneous engineering of nanofillers and patterned surface macropores of graphene/hydroxyapatite/polyetheretherketone ternary composites for potential bone implants
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HUANG ZH, WAN YZ, ZHU XB, ZHANG PB, YANG ZW, YAO FL, LUO HL
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, hydroxyapatite, polyetheretherketone, porous surface, bone implant
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEERING CMATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
  • ISSN:   0928-4931 EI 1873-0191
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  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.msec.2021.111967 EA FEB 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Incorporating bioactive nanofillers and creating porous surfaces are two common strategies used to improve the tissue integration of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) material. However, few studies have reported the combined use of both strategies to modify PEEK. Herein, for the first time, dual nanoparticles of graphene oxide (GO) and hydroxyapatite (HAp) were incorporated into PEEK matrix to obtain ternary composites that were laser machined to create macropores with diameters ranging from 200 ?m to 600 ?m on the surfaces. The surface morphology and chemistry, mechanical properties, and cellular responses of the composites were investigated. The results show that micropatterned pores with a depth of 50 ?m were created on the surfaces of the composites, which do not significantly affect the mechanical properties of the resultant composites. More importantly, the incorporation of GO and HAp significantly improves the cell adhesion and proliferation on the surface of PEEK. Compared to the smooth surface composite, the composites with macroporous surface exhibit markedly enhanced cell viability. The combined use of nanofillers and surface macropores may be a promising way of improving tissue integration of PEEK for bone implants.