Chemical synthesis and in vitro biocompatibility tests of poly (L‐lactic acid)
- 16 April 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
- Vol. 83A (1), 209-215
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.31210
Abstract
Polylactic acid is a polymer of great technological interest, whose excellent mechanical properties, thermal plasticity, and bioresorbability render it potentially useful for environmental applications, as a biodegradable plastic and as a biocompatible material in biomedicine. This article discusses the synthesis and characterization of poly-L-lactic acid, obtained through two synthetic routes: direct polycondensation reactions without organic solvents, and in a supercritical medium. Tin complexes were used as catalysts in both polymerization reactions. The polymers were characterized by 1HNMR, IR, GPC, DSC, and TGA techniques. In vitro biocompatibility tests were performed with human alveolar bone osteoblasts and there were assessed cell adhesion, proliferation and viability. The poly condensation reaction proved to be an excellent synthetic route to produce PLA polymers with different molar mass. The formation of polymers from lactic acid monomer was confirmed through techniques utilized. It was observed that cell adhesion and viability was not disturbed by the presence of the polymer, although the proliferation rate was decreased when compared to control. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res 2007This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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