Synthesis and In-Vitro Characterization of Biodegradable Porous Magnesium-based Scaffolds Containing Silver for Bone Tissue Engineering

Hamid Reza BAKHSHESHI-RAD Ehsan DAYAGHI Ahmad Fauzi ISMAIL  Madzlan AZIZ Ali AKHAVAN-FARID Xiongbiao CHEN

Infection is a major potential complication in the clinical treatment of bone injuries. Magnesium (Mg)-based composites are biodegradable and antibacterial biomaterials that have been employed to reduce infection following surgical implants. The aim of present study was to synthesize and in-vitro characterize Mg-based scaffolds containing silver for bone tissue engineering. Porous Mg-based scaffolds with four silver concentrations (i.e., 0, 0.5 wt.%, 1 wt.%, and 2 wt.%), denoted by Mg–Ca–Mn–Zn–xAg (MCMZ–xAg) (where x is the silver concentration), were fabricated…

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