title: Ionic liquid-assisted formation of cellulose/calcium phosphate hybrid materials.
abstract: Cellulose/calcium phosphate hybrid materials were synthesized via an ionic liquid-assisted route. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis show that, depending on the reaction conditions, cellulose/hydroxyapatite, cellulose/chlorapatite, or cellulose/monetite composites form. Preliminary studies with MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts show that the cells proliferate on the hybrid materials suggesting that the ionic liquid-based process yields materials that are potentially useful as scaffolds for regenerative therapies.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany ; Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Center, El-Tahrir Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salama
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.affiliation: Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Günter
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taubert
keywords: biomineralization; calcium phosphate; carbohydrates; cellulose; hybrid materials; ionic liquid