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Ultra-Fast, Highly Efficient and Green Synthesis of Bioactive Forsterite Nanopowder Via Microwave Irradiation Publisher Pubmed



Kheradmandfard M1 ; Kashanibozorg SF1 ; Noorialfesharaki AH2 ; Kharazi AZ3, 4 ; Kheradmandfard M1 ; Abutalebi N6
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  1. 1. School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Materials Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Faculty of Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Medical Image and Signal Processing Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
  6. 6. Biomaterials Research Group, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Materials Science and Engineering C Published:2018


Abstract

Forsterite (Mg2SiO4) has recently attracted considerable attention in different fields because of its wide range of applications. In this paper, pure forsterite nanopowders were synthesized by an ultra-fast, highly efficient and green method for the first time. Microwave irradiation was used to synthesize forsterite nanopowder. The formation of highly crystalline forsterite nanopowder was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS) analyses. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses showed that the agglomerated powder composed of nanocrystalline particles with the mean particle size of ~100 nm. Microwave irradiation significantly accelerated the rate of the reactions and dramatically decreased reaction times from hours to minutes and seconds. In vitro bioactivity evaluation was performed by soaking the forsterite samples in simulated body fluid (SBF). Results indicated that synthesized forsterite nanopowder via microwave irradiation method possessed excellent apatite-forming ability in SBF. Cell viability results showed that synthesized forsterite nanopowder not only showed no cytotoxicity but also improved cell proliferation. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity assay indicated that the fabricated forsterite nanopowder could facilitate the MG63 osteoblast-like cells to proliferate and differentiate. Therefore, microwave-assisted synthesis technique could be considered as a novel, safe and high efficient method in saving time and energy for bioactive forsterite nanopowder production. © 2018
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