Properties of Microcrystalline Chitosan-Calcium Phosphate Complex Composite

Abstract

Nature itself uses materials like, cellulose to provide the structure of plants, chitin as the exoskeleton of several insects and molluscs, collagen for mechanical support in connective tissues and so on. At present, the socioeconomic situation of the modern world has raised the interest in renewable materials being use d in regenerative medicine. The composi tion of MCCh/?-TCP complex in sponge shape is derived from the junction of two or more different materials, contain ing organic and inorganic materials, including bioactivity and biodegradability as a characteristic. The chemical charac teristics of MCCh/?-TCP complex composites showed that both of the components organic and inorganic exist in the material. All sponge preparations, with MCCh/?-TCP have a well-shaped 3-dimentional structure, a highly porous and interconnected and homogenous pore structure to ensure a biological environment conducive to cell attachment and pro liferation as well as tissue growth, providing the passage of nutrient flow. These materials can be used in future for medical applications as a base for scaffolds production and as implants in regenerative medicine.