Metal oxide integrated calcium hydroxyapatite as a potential nano antibiotic for biomedical applications

Abstract

Hydroxyapatite HAp is a widely studied material for bone tissue engineering applications but it has no intrinsic antibacterial properties to prevent infection Further target deficiency is also an obstacle in its commercialization Various nanoparticles NPs such as ZnO Fe3O4 Ag peptides and peptoids a new class of bio organic nanomaterials have been found to possess antibacterial activity The objective of this thesis was to explore the effect of metal ion integration with the HAp la...