(160k) Effect of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticle on Osteoblast Survival
AIChE Annual Meeting
2006
2006 Annual Meeting
Particle Technology Forum
Particle Technology Forum Poster Session
Monday, November 13, 2006 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm
While many nanoparticles appear to have serious cytotoxicity issues, here we report on a biocompatible nanoparticles made from calcium phosphate consisting of water, amorphous calcium phosphate, and lipids or surfactants that do not appear to have any adverse effects on the survivial of osteoblasts in culture. In fact they appear to enhance the ability of osteoblast to produce new bone material. The behavior of these nanoparticles inside the osteoblast cell is also described.