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Modification of organic polymer with silanol groups in combination with calcium salts enables the polymer to show bioactivity, that is, the polymer forms apatite on its surface after exposure to body environment. However, how modification with silanol groups influences ability of apatite formation on the polymer substrate and adhesive strength between polymer and apatite is not yet known. In the present study, polyamide containing carboxyl groups was modified with different amounts of silanol groups, and its apatite-forming ability in 1.5SBF, which contained ion concentrations 1.5 times those of simulated body fluid (SBF), was examined. The rate of apatite formation increased with increasing content of silanol groups in the polyamide films. This may be attributed to enhancement of dipole interactions. A tendency for the adhesive strength of the apatite layer on the polyamide film to be decreased with increasing content of silanol groups was observed. This may be attributed to swelling in 1.5SBF and having a high degree of shrinkage after drying. These findings clearly show that modification of organic polymers with the functional groups induces apatite deposition, and also determines the adhesive strength of the apatite layer to the organic substrates.
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This work was conducted under the auspices of the research project, “Technology Development for Medical Materials Merging Genome Information and Materials Science”, in the Kansai Science City Innovative Cluster Creation Project, supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
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Kawai, T., Ohtsuki, C., Kamitakahara, M. et al. In vitro apatite formation on polyamide containing carboxyl groups modified with silanol groups. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 18, 1037–1042 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-006-0081-2
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