Antibacterial Activity of Silver Doped Titanate Nanowires on Ti Implants

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 8; no. 26; pp. 16584 - 16594
• Main Authors: Xu, Ziqiang, Li, Man, Li, Xia, Liu, Xiangmei, Ma, Fei, Wu, Shuilin, Yeung, K. W. K, Han, Yong, Chu, Paul K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 06.07.2016
• Subjects: Ag nanoparticle; antibacterial; nanostructured film; implant; titanium; nanowire
• ISSN: 1944-8244; 1944-8252
• DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04161

A nanostructured film composed of one-dimensional titanate nanowires (TNWs) was employed as a carrier of Ag nanoparticles and chitosan (CS) to improve the surface antibacterial activity and biocompatibility of titanium implants. A TNWs film was produced on a Ti substrate by an alkali hydrothermal reaction and subsequently doped by Ag nanoparticles through an ultraviolet light chemical reduction. The CS nanofilm was deposited on the Ag nanoparticles through a spin-assisted layer by layer assembly method. The results disclosed that Ag nanoparticles were successfully carried by TNWs and homogeneously distributed on the entire surface. Moreover, a CS nanofilm was also successfully deposited on the Ag nanoparticles. Antibacterial tests showed that the samples modified with a higher initial concentration of AgNO3 solution exhibited better antibacterial activity, and that a CS nanofilm could further improve the antibacterial activity of the TNWs. Cell viability and ALP tests revealed that the release of Ag+ was detrimental for the growth, proliferation, and differentiation of MC3T3, and that CS could lower the negative effects of Ag gradually as the incubation time increased.