Retention of albumin labelled with I-125 in the bio mineral hydroxyapatite

The demands of materials for the health in the entire world, especially of the odontological and traumatological sectors make every time to be but studied the hydroxyapatite (HAP) and their biocompatibility with the alive beings. The hydroxyapatite is considered as one of the inorganic exchangers by excellence, for what the fixation of ions and molecules have been widely studied and at the moment it is one of the materials of greater acceptance like implant. The surface of the material of implant is in intimate contact with the live tissue and its biocompatibility is determined in great measure by those surface properties of the bio material, which have a direct effect in the cellular response of the material. After administering the implant, the proteins are immediately adsorbed in the surface of the bio mineral. Specifically, the proteins of the blood are considered as key pieces to determine the acceptance of implants in alive beings. The adsorption of proteins it depends on the physicochemical properties of the material as well as of the environment composition. The surface properties of the HAP are relevant in the adsorption mechanisms of the proteins. In this work, it is reported the adsorption of the labelled with I-125 albumin protein and in function of two important physicochemical parameters: the pH value of the of the solution and the chemical nature of the solution; to see the influence of this last, its were studied three electrolytes NaF, NaCl and NaH2PO4. The existence of the active sites of hydroxyapatite surface, it is key piece in the interpretation of the fixation of the albumin protein in function also of their acid-base properties. (Author)