A Comparative Study on Physicochemical Properties and In Vitro Biocompatibility of Sr-Substituted and Sr Ranelate-Loaded Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles
Liga Stipniece,
Anna Ramata-Stunda,
Jana Vecstaudza
et al.
Abstract:Synthetic hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (nHAp) possess
compositional
and structural similarities to those of bone minerals and play a key
role in bone regenerative medicine. Functionalization of calcium phosphate
biomaterials with Sr,
i
.
e
., bone
extracellular matrix trace element, has been proven to be an effective
biomaterial-based strategy for promoting osteogenesis
in vitro
and
in vivo
. Functionalizing nHAp with S… Show more
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