| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Textile Research and Technology, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt;2. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, Saudi Arabia;3. Polymeric Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-CITY), New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt;4. Faculty of nanotechnology for postgraduate studies, Cairo University, El-Sheikh Zayed, Egypt;5. Physics Department, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. 173, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt;6. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt |
| Abstract: | Designing a nanocomposite that accumulates biocompatibility and antimicrobial behaviour is an essential requirement for biomedical applications. Hydroxyapatite (HAP), graphene oxide, and vivianite in one ternary nanocomposite with three phases and shapes led to an increase in cell viability to 97.6% ± 4 for the osteoblast cells in vitro. The obtained nanocomposites were investigated for their structural features using X-ray diffraction, while the microstructure features were analyzed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a transmission electron microscope. The analysis showed a decrease in the crystal size to 13 nm, while the HAP grains reached 30 nm. The elongated shape of vivianite reached 200 nm on SEM micrographs. The monoclinic and hexagonal crystal systems of HAP and vivianite were presented in the ternary nanocomposite. The maximum roughness peak height reached 236.1 nm for the ternary nanocomposite from 203.3 nm, while the maximum height of the roughness parameter reached 440.7 nm for the di-nanocomposite of HAP/graphene oxide from 419.7 nm. The corrosion current density reached 0.004 μA/cm2. The ferrous (Fe2+) and calcium (Ca2+) ions released were measured and confirmed. Therefore, the morphology of the nanocomposites affected bacterial activity. This was estimated as an inhibition zone and reached 14.5 ± 0.9 and 13.4 ± 1.1 mm for Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) after 24 h. The increase in viability and the antibacterial activity refer to the compatibility of the nanocomposite in different medical applications. |
