 
								Hydroxyapatite and Demineralized Bone Matrix from Marine Food Waste – A Possible Bone Implant
								
									
										
											
											
												Rethinam Senthil,
											
										
											
											
												Sathyaraj Weslen Vedakumari,
											
										
											
											
												Thotapalli Parvathaleswara Sastry
											
										
									
								 
								
									
										Issue:
										Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2018
									
									
										Pages:
										1-6
									
								 
								
									Received:
										28 September 2017
									
									Accepted:
										18 October 2017
									
									Published:
										18 January 2018
									
								 
								
								
								
									
									
										Abstract: In the present study, a novel bone implant (BI) was prepared using demineralized bone matrix (DBM) and hydroxyapatite (HA) isolated from Bluefin trevally (BT) bones, which was considered to be a marine industry food waste. Gelatin (GA) was used as a binder. Physico-chemical characterization and in vitro studies were carried out using this implant. Fourier transform infrared spectrum of BI exhibited the characteristic bands of all the three components viz., DBM, HA and GA, while scanning electron microscopic studies revealed the irregular shape of the particles. The mechanical properties of BI were also appreciable. In vitro studies were carried out using Human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT), wherein MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide) assay proved the biocompatibility of BI. From the results obtained it could be stated that BI prepared from waste marine bones could serve as a promising biomaterial for bone tissue engineering applications.
										Abstract: In the present study, a novel bone implant (BI) was prepared using demineralized bone matrix (DBM) and hydroxyapatite (HA) isolated from Bluefin trevally (BT) bones, which was considered to be a marine industry food waste. Gelatin (GA) was used as a binder. Physico-chemical characterization and in vitro studies were carried out using this implant. ...
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