Mesoporous Strontium-Doped Phosphate-Based Sol-Gel Glasses for Biomedical Applications.

Farzad Foroutan, Benjamin Alexander Kyffin, Isaac Abrahams, Jonathan C Knowles, Elisa Sogne, Andrea Falqui, Daniela Carta

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Abstract

Mesoporous phosphate-based glasses have great potential as biomedical materials being able to simultaneously induce tissue regeneration and controlled release of therapeutic molecules. In the present study, a series of mesoporous phosphate-based glasses in the P2O5-CaO-Na2O system, doped with 1, 3, and 5 mol% of Sr2+, were prepared using the sol-gel method combined with supramolecular templating. A sample without strontium addition was prepared for comparison. The non-ionic triblock copolymer EO20PO70EO20 (P123) was used as a templating agent. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed that all synthesized glasses have an extended porous structure. This was confirmed by N2 adsorption-desorption analysis at 77 K that shows a porosity typical of mesoporous materials. 31P magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (31P MAS-NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies have shown that the glasses are mainly formed by Q1 and Q2 phosphate groups. Degradation of the glasses in deionized water assessed over a 7-day period shows that phosphate, Ca2+, Na+, and Sr2+ ions can be released in a controlled manner over time. In particular, a direct correlation between strontium content and degradation rate was observed. This study shows that Sr-doped mesoporous phosphate-based glasses have great potential in bone tissue regeneration as materials for controlled delivery of therapeutic ions.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalFrontiers in Chemistry
Volume8
DOIs
StatePublished - May 12 2020

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to Dr. David Jones for his help with the SEM/EDX and Dr. Graham Palmer for his help with ICPOES measurements.

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