Authors: B SANTHOSH KUMAR T HEMALATHA R DEEPACHITRA R NARASIMHA RAGHAVAN P PRABU T P SASTRY
Publish Date: 2015/02/18
Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 259-266
Abstract
Research on traditional herbs is gaining momentum owing to their potent medical properties among which Cassia occidentalis CO is a promising herb with osteogenic potential The study investigates the efficacy of CO extract incorporated biphasic calcium phosphate as an osteoinductive material Prepared bone implants were characterized physicochemically using FTIR TGA XRD SEM and EDX The implants were analysed further for mechanical and biological properties The results revealed that CO extractincorporated bone implants possessed better compression strength and it was able to induce proliferation and enhance alkaline phosphatase activity in SaOS2 cells The implant proves to be promising for bone tissue engineering and hence it demands further in vivo evaluation
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