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The Synthesis and Characterisation of Biocomposite Materials for Potential Application in Medicine
Balgová, Zuzana ; Plešingerová,, Beatrice (oponent) ; Bakoš, Dušan (oponent) ; Palou, Martin (vedoucí práce)
The work is focused on the synthesis and the study of biocomposite materials for potential medical application. The theoretical part is a literature overview focused on different types of biomaterials especially on poly(vinyl alcohol) - hydroxyapatite (PVA/HA) composites. A set of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) membranes with various weight percent - 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% of hydroxyapatite (HA) were prepared. Hydroxyapatite was prepared by precipitation procedure using starting materials of diammonium hydrogen phosphate and calcium nitrate tetrahydrate in water alkaline environment and then mixed with solution of poly(vinyl alcohol), which was prepared by dissolving it in water at 85°C. The different mixtures were casted in a mould and evaporated for 7 days at temperature 30 °C to obtain 0,5 mm thin membranes. The ATR-FTIR spectroscopy was used to identify the different functional groups in composite membranes, XRD testing was carried out to identify crystallized hydroxyapatite. The tensile testing and TGA measurement were realised to find the effect of HA amount on the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the membranes. The in vitro bioactivity tests in Simulated Blood Fluid (SBF) were performed for 2 hours, 7 and 28 days. SEM was used to characterise surface microstructure of biocomposite membranes before and after immersion in SBF. The surface of the tested membranes were analysed to investigate the formation of apatite, the characteristic of bioactivity. It was observed a formation of clusters within membranes with increasing amount of HA particles due to hydrogen bond and also the agglomeration and crystal growth of HA particles during drying of membranes. The bioactivity was found increasing with time immersion of biocomposite materials.
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