Calcium phosphate fibres synthesized from a simulated body fluid

The biomimetic coating method was used for fabricating calcium phosphate fibres for biomedical applications such as bone defect fillers. Natural cotton substrate was pre-treated with phosphorylation and a Ca(OH)2 saturated solution. The pre-treated samples were then soaked in simulated body fluid (SBF) of two different concentrations, 1.5 times and 5.0 times the ion concentration of blood plasma. The cotton was then burnt out via sintering of the ceramic coating at 950°C, 1050°C, 1150°C, and 1250°C. The results demonstrated that osteoblastic cells were able to cover the entire surface cotton fibres, and the cell coverage appeared to be independent of surface roughness and Ca/P ratio of fibres.