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Issue title: Selected papers presented at the International Symposium on Nanotoxicity Assessment and Biomedical Environmental Application of Fine Particles and Nanotubes, Hokkaido, Japan, 16–17 June 2008, Part 1
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Terada, Michiko; | Abe, Shigeaki | Akasaka, Tsukasa | Uo, Motohiro | Kitagawa, Yoshimasa | Watari, Fumio
Affiliations: Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan | Department of Biomedical, Dental Materials and Engineering, Division of Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Note: [] Address for correspondence: M. Terada, Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-13, Nishi-7, Kitaku, Sapporo 060-8586, Japan. Tel./Fax: +81 11 706 4280; E-mail: terada@den.hokudai.ac.jp.
Abstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have excellent chemical durability, mechanical strength and electrical properties. Therefore, there is interest in CNTs for not only electrical and mechanical applications, but also biological and medical applications. We coated titanium, a common material for dental implants, with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). First, titanium was aminated and covered with collagen. Then, the carboxylated MWCNTs were coated onto the collagen attached to the titanium plate. The collagen-coated titanium plate had a homogeneous MWCNT coating, which showed strong attachment to the titanium surface as a thin layer. The surface roughness was significantly increased with the MWCNT coating. MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured on the MWCNT-coated Ti plate, and showed good cell proliferation and strong cell adhesion. Therefore, the MWCNT coating for titanium could be useful for improvement of cell adhesion on titanium implants.
Keywords: Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), collagen, titanium, cell adhesion, surface treatment
DOI: 10.3233/BME-2009-0562
Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 45-52, 2009
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