Synthesis and character investigation of new collagen Hydrolysate/polyvinyl alcohol/hydroxyapatite Polymer-Nano-Porous Membranes: I. Experimental design optimization in thermal and structural properties.

Abstract: Development of bioorganic-inorganic composites has drawn eyes to extensive attention in biomedical fields and tissue engineering. So many attempts to prepare hydroxyapatite (HA), in conjunction with various binders including polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and collagen has performed for late 20 years. We applied a method based on the phase separation for making of polymer porous membranes. This procedure is induced through the addition of a small quantity of water (polymer-rich phase) to a solution with HA precursors (polymer-poor phase). Thermal and structural composite properties of collagen Hydrolysate (CH)-PVA/HA Polymer-Nano-Porous Membranes were analyzed by Design of experiment that was undertaken using D-optimal approach, to select the optimal combination of nano composites precursor. The resulted composite characters were investigated by Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermal gravimetric analysis. Based on the SEM images, this new method could be clearly concluded to porous CH-PVA/HA hybrid materials. Finally the hemocompatibility of nanocomposite membranes were evaluated by the hemolysis study.