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ba0001pp169 | Cell biology: osteoblasts and bone formation | ECTS2013

Increase of mineral nodules and alkaline phosphatase levels in osteoblasts cultures by using disordered carbon nanotubes and titanium discs

Zancanela Daniela Cervelle , Simao Ana Maria Sper , Matsubara Elaine Yoshiko , Rosolen Jose Mauricio , Ciancaglini Pietro

Biological calcification is a regulated process in which different types of tissues, cells and biomolecules participate in the coordination and regulation of the metabolic events involved in accumulating large amounts of calcium phosphate. This process could be speeded up using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) systems. The objective of our study was to compare cell growth and formation of mineralized matrix nodules by osteoblasts grown in plastic and in titanium (Ti) discs surfaces. Th...