Um novo esqueleto mimetizando a morfologia de tecido ósseo e com uma estrutura de porosidade gradiente foi preparado e é descrito neste artigo. O resultado da avaliação da morfologia da superfície indicou que uma estrutura porosa gradiente se formou no esqueleto fabricado no qual uma camada densa (0%) foi conectada com a camada mais porosa (60%) por uma camada porosa média (30%). Para avaliar a degradabilidade, esqueletos de porosidade gradiente e esqueletos homogêneos foram colocados em uma solução tampão Tris-HCL (pH = 7,4) durante 28 dias. Observou-se que ambos os esqueletos apresentaram a mesma tendência de degradação e a estrutura de porosidade gradiente não modificou a degradabilidade original do esqueleto. Além disso, a força compressiva do esqueleto de porosidade gradiente foi melhor do que aquela do esqueleto homogêneo convencional, com aumento do tempo de degradação, e que a estrutura porosa em gradiente pode acentuar a propriedade mecânica do esqueleto. Estas observações sugerem que este esqueleto biodegradável de porosidade gradiente pode ser promissor para implantes ósseos.

A novel biodegradable scaffold based on mimetic a natural bone tissue morphology with a porosity gradient structure was prepared in this paper. The result of surface morphology indicated that a graded porous structure was formed in the fabricated scaffold, where the dense layer (0%) was connected with the most porous layer (60%) by a middling porous layer (30%). To evaluate the degradability, graded porous scaffolds compared with homogeneous scaffolds were placed into a Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH = 7.4) for 28 days. It was found that both scaffolds presented the same degradation trend, and the graded porous structure did not change the original degradability of the scaffold. Moreover, the compressive strength of the graded porous scaffold was better than that of conventional homogeneous scaffold with the increase of degradation time, and the graded porous structure can enhanced the mechanical property of the scaffold. These findings suggest that this biodegradable and porosity-graded scaffold may be a new promising scaffold for loaded bone implant.

In this work, the degradation kinetics of calcium polyphosphate bioceramic was studied. Liquid state31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to characterize the product. The in vitro degradation test was carried out at 37 ºC for up to 48 hours for both the simulation solution and the extreme solution. The ion concentrations were measured and analyzed by establishing a mathematical model referring to the chemical reaction kinetics. The results indicated that the degradability of calcium polyphosphate increased with the decrease of pH value, and the sample showed a rapid loss of ion concentration within the initial period of immersion followed by a slower loss ratio. The relationship between ion concentration and the degradation time coincided with Boxlucas model.