ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:In order to optimize the biological activity of hydroxyapatite, previous experiments have used plasma spraying technique to prepare a piezoelectric ceramic coating on the surface of hydroxyapatite, but the cytotoxicity of this new material is not clear. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cytotoxicity of hydroxyapatite/barium titanate biological piezoelectric ceramic coatingin vitro. METHODS: The 3rd generation beagle bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels were seeded on hydroxyapatite/barium titanate piezoelectric ceramic specimens and hydroxyapatite specimens, respectively. After 5 days, the celladhesion was detected by scanning electron microscopy. The 3rd generation bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels were also co-cultured with hydroxyapatite/barium titanate piezoelectric ceramic specimen extract, hydroxyapatite specimen extract, low-glucose Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium containing 5% dimethylsulfoxide and 15% fetal bovine serum, and low-glucose Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium containing 15% fetal bovine serum, respectively. The cytotoxicity was tested by cellCounting Kit-8 assay at days 1, 3, 5 after co-culture. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels on the surface of hydroxyapatite/barium titanate piezoelectric ceramic specimens and hydroxyapatite specimens grew proliferatively and presented with multi-layer growth. The connection between cels and pseudopodia was very close, which indicates that the two kinds of materials both have good cytocompatibility. cellCounting Kit-8 assay showed that the cels cultured in the extracts of hydroxyapatite/barium titanate biological piezoelectric ceramic and hydroxyapatite specimens proliferated more than 80%, and the toxicity was grade 1 that meant no cytotoxicity.