Affiliation:
1. Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University 1 , Guangzhou 510055, People’s Republic of China
2. Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 2 , 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
Abstract
The quality of life is significantly impacted by bone defects, which calls for the creation of optimum restorative materials with particular qualities. Current repair materials, such as metal alloys, polymer scaffolds, and bone cement, have a number of drawbacks, such as poor fracture toughness, non-degradability, and insufficient osteogenic ability. To address these challenges, we designed a novel magnetic casein/CaCO3/Fe3O4 microspheres (CCFM), combining biodegradability, osteoinductivity, osteoconductivity, and osteogenesis properties together. In vitro studies confirmed the outstanding biocompatibility and osteogenic differentiation effects on MC3T3-E1 cells of CCFM, highlighting their potential as a promising bone regeneration platform for clinical applications. As a novel bone repair material with superparamagnetic properties, CCFM not only possess good osteoinductivity, osteoconductivity, and osteogenesis properties but also can remain in the lesion location for a long time under an external magnetic field, representing a significant advancement in the field of bone tissue engineering and offering new possibilities for effective bone defect remediation and patient care.
Funder
National Nature Science Foundation of China