Morphological Changes, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Metal Ions-Incorporated Nanoapatites for Biomedical Application

The objective of this study was to prepare hydroxyapatite (HA) with potential antibacterial activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria by incorporating different atomic ratios of Cu<sup>2+</sup> (0.1–1.0%), Mg<sup>2+</sup> (1.0–7.0%), and Zn<sup>2+</su...

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Main Authors: Ssu-Meng Huang, Shih-Ming Liu, Wen-Cheng Chen, Chia-Ling Ko, Chi-Jen Shih, Jian-Chih Chen
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author Ssu-Meng Huang
Shih-Ming Liu
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Chi-Jen Shih
Jian-Chih Chen
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description The objective of this study was to prepare hydroxyapatite (HA) with potential antibacterial activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria by incorporating different atomic ratios of Cu<sup>2+</sup> (0.1–1.0%), Mg<sup>2+</sup> (1.0–7.0%), and Zn<sup>2+</sup> (1.0–7.0%) to theoretically replace Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions during the hydrothermal synthesis of grown precipitated HA nanorods. This study highlights the role of comparing different metal ions on synthetic nanoapatite in regulating the antibacterial properties and toxicity. The comparisons between infrared spectra and between diffractograms have confirmed that metal ions do not affect the formation of HA phases. The results show that after doped Cu<sup>2+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup>, and Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions replace Ca<sup>2+</sup>, the ionic radius is almost the same, but significantly smaller than that of the original Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions, and the substitution effect causes the lattice distance to change, resulting in crystal structure distortion and reducing crystallinity. The reduction in the length of the nanopatites after the incorporation of Cu<sup>2+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup>, and Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions confirmed that the metal ions were mainly substituted during the growth of the rod-shape nanoapatite Ca<sup>2+</sup> distributed along the longitudinal site. The antibacterial results show that nanoapatite containing Cu<sup>2+</sup> (0.1%), Mg<sup>2+</sup> (3%), and Zn<sup>2+</sup> (5–7%) has obvious and higher antibacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus within 2 days. The antibacterial effect against the gram-negative bacillus <i>Escherichia coli</i> is not as pronounced as against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. The antibacterial effect of Cu<sup>2+</sup> substituted Ca<sup>2+</sup> with an atomic ratio of 0.1~1.0% is even better than that of Mg<sup>2+</sup>- and Zn<sup>2+</sup>- doped with 1~7% groups. In terms of cytotoxicity, nanoapatites with Cu<sup>2+</sup> (~0.2%) exhibit cytotoxicity, whereas Mg<sup>2+</sup>- (1–5%) and Zn<sup>2+</sup>- (~1%) doped nanoapatites are biocompatible at low concentrations but become cytotoxic as ionic concentration increases. The results show that the hydrothermally synthesized nanoapatite combined with Cu<sup>2+</sup> (0.2%), Mg<sup>2+</sup> (3%), and Zn<sup>2+</sup> (3%) exhibits low toxicity and high antibacterial activity, which provides a good prospect for bypassing antibiotics for future biomedical applications.
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spelling doaj.art-ab226d5b9f6e4e158e3372668bacbe242023-12-01T22:33:45ZengMDPI AGPharmaceuticals1424-82472022-07-0115788510.3390/ph15070885Morphological Changes, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Metal Ions-Incorporated Nanoapatites for Biomedical ApplicationSsu-Meng Huang0Shih-Ming Liu1Wen-Cheng Chen2Chia-Ling Ko3Chi-Jen Shih4Jian-Chih Chen5Advanced Medical Devices and Composites Laboratory, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City 402, TaiwanAdvanced Medical Devices and Composites Laboratory, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City 402, TaiwanAdvanced Medical Devices and Composites Laboratory, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City 402, TaiwanSchool of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, TaiwanDepartment of Fragrance and Cosmetic Science, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, TaiwanAdvanced Medical Devices and Composites Laboratory, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City 402, TaiwanThe objective of this study was to prepare hydroxyapatite (HA) with potential antibacterial activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria by incorporating different atomic ratios of Cu<sup>2+</sup> (0.1–1.0%), Mg<sup>2+</sup> (1.0–7.0%), and Zn<sup>2+</sup> (1.0–7.0%) to theoretically replace Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions during the hydrothermal synthesis of grown precipitated HA nanorods. This study highlights the role of comparing different metal ions on synthetic nanoapatite in regulating the antibacterial properties and toxicity. The comparisons between infrared spectra and between diffractograms have confirmed that metal ions do not affect the formation of HA phases. The results show that after doped Cu<sup>2+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup>, and Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions replace Ca<sup>2+</sup>, the ionic radius is almost the same, but significantly smaller than that of the original Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions, and the substitution effect causes the lattice distance to change, resulting in crystal structure distortion and reducing crystallinity. The reduction in the length of the nanopatites after the incorporation of Cu<sup>2+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup>, and Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions confirmed that the metal ions were mainly substituted during the growth of the rod-shape nanoapatite Ca<sup>2+</sup> distributed along the longitudinal site. The antibacterial results show that nanoapatite containing Cu<sup>2+</sup> (0.1%), Mg<sup>2+</sup> (3%), and Zn<sup>2+</sup> (5–7%) has obvious and higher antibacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus within 2 days. The antibacterial effect against the gram-negative bacillus <i>Escherichia coli</i> is not as pronounced as against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. The antibacterial effect of Cu<sup>2+</sup> substituted Ca<sup>2+</sup> with an atomic ratio of 0.1~1.0% is even better than that of Mg<sup>2+</sup>- and Zn<sup>2+</sup>- doped with 1~7% groups. In terms of cytotoxicity, nanoapatites with Cu<sup>2+</sup> (~0.2%) exhibit cytotoxicity, whereas Mg<sup>2+</sup>- (1–5%) and Zn<sup>2+</sup>- (~1%) doped nanoapatites are biocompatible at low concentrations but become cytotoxic as ionic concentration increases. The results show that the hydrothermally synthesized nanoapatite combined with Cu<sup>2+</sup> (0.2%), Mg<sup>2+</sup> (3%), and Zn<sup>2+</sup> (3%) exhibits low toxicity and high antibacterial activity, which provides a good prospect for bypassing antibiotics for future biomedical applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/15/7/885hydroxyapatitenanomaterialsantibacterialcytotoxicityhydrothermal synthesisbioceramics
spellingShingle Ssu-Meng Huang
Shih-Ming Liu
Wen-Cheng Chen
Chia-Ling Ko
Chi-Jen Shih
Jian-Chih Chen
Morphological Changes, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Metal Ions-Incorporated Nanoapatites for Biomedical Application
Pharmaceuticals
hydroxyapatite
nanomaterials
antibacterial
cytotoxicity
hydrothermal synthesis
bioceramics
title Morphological Changes, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Metal Ions-Incorporated Nanoapatites for Biomedical Application
title_full Morphological Changes, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Metal Ions-Incorporated Nanoapatites for Biomedical Application
title_fullStr Morphological Changes, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Metal Ions-Incorporated Nanoapatites for Biomedical Application
title_full_unstemmed Morphological Changes, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Metal Ions-Incorporated Nanoapatites for Biomedical Application
title_short Morphological Changes, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Metal Ions-Incorporated Nanoapatites for Biomedical Application
title_sort morphological changes antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity characterization of hydrothermally synthesized metal ions incorporated nanoapatites for biomedical application
topic hydroxyapatite
nanomaterials
antibacterial
cytotoxicity
hydrothermal synthesis
bioceramics
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/15/7/885
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