Sol-gel-derived silicate nano-hybrids for biomedical applications

Biol Pharm Bull. 2013;36(11):1683-7. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b13-00526.

Abstract

Organic-inorganic hybrids of poly(dimethyl siloxane), gelatin, and chitosan with such silanes as tetraethoxysilane and 3-glycidoxytriethoxysilane are derived via the sol-gel routes. Their biomedical applications are discussed from biomimetic deposition of bone-like apatite, cell culture, and in vivo behavior.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Chitosan / chemistry
  • Gelatin / chemistry
  • Gels
  • Humans
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Silicates / chemistry*

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Gels
  • Silicates
  • Gelatin
  • Chitosan