2023-03-10
Reinforcement of Calcium Phosphate Cement with Hybrid Silk Fibroin/Kappa-Carrageenan Nanofibers
2023-03-10 • Fahimeh Roshanfar, Saeed Hesaraki, Alireza Dolatshahi‐Pirouz, Mohsen Saeidi, Sara Leal‐Marin, Birgit Glasmacher, Gorka Orive, Sajjad Khan Einipour
Calcium phosphate cements (CPCs) offer a promising solution for treating bone defects due to their osteoconductive, injectable, biocompatible, and bone replacement properties. However, their brittle nature restricts their utilization to non-load-bearing applications. In this study, the impact of hybrid silk fibroin (SF) and kappa-carrageenan (k-CG) nanofibers as reinforcements in CPC was investigated. The CPC composite was fabricated by incorporating electrospun nanofibers in 1, 3, and 5% volume fractions. The mor…