LI Gen, LI Limei, JIANG Jiaxing, LI Jiongjiong, ZUO Yi, LI Yubao, ZOU Qin, ZHANG Li, LI Jidong
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Infection associated with implanted bone repair materials is still a challenging issue in clinic. The bone repair materials with local drug-delivery capacity have drew much attention in susceptible bone defect repair recently. In the present study, Ag3PO4 was selected as an antibacterial agent and incorporated into the nano-hydroxyapatite/polyurethane (nHA/PU) composite, which have been proved to be a biocompatible materials with good osteogenesis. Calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate (DCPD) was add into the nHA/PU composite and served as foaming agent. Under certain condition, the crystalline water can release from DCPD and react with isocyanate(—NCO)to generate CO2, resulting in the homogeneous self-foaming of the composite. The results revealed that the porosity and compressive strength of fabricated Ag3PO4 loaded nano-hydroxyapatite/Calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate/polyurethane (Ag3PO4-nHA/DCPD/PU) composite scaffolds can reach 80.7% and 95.45%, respectively. The fabricated Ag3PO4-nHA/DCPD/PU scaffolds also can prevent bacteria adhesion on the material surface effectively and bacteriostatic rate can reach 95.45% after incubation the bacteria with the materials for 24 h. The resultant Ag3PO4-nHA/DCPD/PU composite scaffolds with high porosity, uniform porous structure and interconnectivity as well as strong antibacterial properties fabricated by such a facile method have a great potential to be applied in the fields of bone repair.