Colonization of a calcium phosphate/elastin-solubilized peptide-collagen composite material by human osteoblasts.

Rovira, A; Amedee, J; Bareille, R; Rabaud, M · Biomaterials · 1996

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The evaluation of the suitability of a new biomaterial as a possible substitute for bone tissue is described here. This biomaterial is based on calcium phosphate particles linked to an artificial connective matrix, the elastin-solubilized peptides (ESP) associated with type I and III collagens. This work demonstrates the feasibility of shaping this composite material into discs, describes its microstructural characteristics, and evaluates its capacity as a substrate for the proliferation of human osteoblasts without loss of their phenotypic expression.

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