Piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblasts
Bone tissue, also known as bone, is a hard and specialized connective tissue consisting of various bone cells. Internally, it has a honeycomb-like matrix providing rigidity to the bone and a piezoelectric feature contributing to bone remodeling. Bone remodeling is a crucial process involving osteobl...
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| author | Sevin Adiguzel Nilay Cicek Zehra Cobandede Feray B. Misirlioglu Hulya Yilmaz Mustafa Culha |
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| description | Bone tissue, also known as bone, is a hard and specialized connective tissue consisting of various bone cells. Internally, it has a honeycomb-like matrix providing rigidity to the bone and a piezoelectric feature contributing to bone remodeling. Bone remodeling is a crucial process involving osteoblastic replacement and resorption by osteoclastic cells to maintain structural integrity and mechanical properties of the bone tissue as it grows. However, in cases of fracture or degeneration, the natural self-regeneration process or inherent piezoelectricity of the body may not be sufficient to repair the damage. To address this, the use of piezoelectric nanomaterials (NMs) in bone tissue engineering was investigated. In this study, the influence of the piezoelectric hexagonal boron nitrides (hBNs) and barium titanate (BaTiO3) on human osteoblasts (HOb) was comparatively evaluated. The synthesized hBNs and purchased BaTiO3 were used after their full characterization by imaging and spectroscopic techniques. The piezoelectric behavior of both NMs was evaluated using piezoresponse force microscopy (PRFM). During in vitro studies, the piezoelectricity of the NMs was stimulated with ultrasound (US) exposure. The results showed that the NMs are not cytotoxic at the concentrations tested and the migration ability and calcium deposit formation of the cells treated with the NMs and upon US exposure were significantly increased. These results demonstrate that the hBNs have the potential to accelerate bone tissue regeneration and promote bone healing. These findings offer a promising avenue for developing new therapies for bone-related injuries and conditions requiring significant bone remodeling. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47886f5558844fbbbe8d6c1b0b2ffa1e2025-08-20T02:40:35ZengBeilstein-InstitutBeilstein Journal of Nanotechnology2190-42862025-07-011611068108110.3762/bjnano.16.782190-4286-16-78Piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblastsSevin Adiguzel0Nilay Cicek1Zehra Cobandede2Feray B. Misirlioglu3Hulya Yilmaz4Mustafa Culha5Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Istanbul, Turkey Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Istanbul, Turkey Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Istanbul, Turkey Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Istanbul, Turkey Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Istanbul, Turkey Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Istanbul, Turkey Bone tissue, also known as bone, is a hard and specialized connective tissue consisting of various bone cells. Internally, it has a honeycomb-like matrix providing rigidity to the bone and a piezoelectric feature contributing to bone remodeling. Bone remodeling is a crucial process involving osteoblastic replacement and resorption by osteoclastic cells to maintain structural integrity and mechanical properties of the bone tissue as it grows. However, in cases of fracture or degeneration, the natural self-regeneration process or inherent piezoelectricity of the body may not be sufficient to repair the damage. To address this, the use of piezoelectric nanomaterials (NMs) in bone tissue engineering was investigated. In this study, the influence of the piezoelectric hexagonal boron nitrides (hBNs) and barium titanate (BaTiO3) on human osteoblasts (HOb) was comparatively evaluated. The synthesized hBNs and purchased BaTiO3 were used after their full characterization by imaging and spectroscopic techniques. The piezoelectric behavior of both NMs was evaluated using piezoresponse force microscopy (PRFM). During in vitro studies, the piezoelectricity of the NMs was stimulated with ultrasound (US) exposure. The results showed that the NMs are not cytotoxic at the concentrations tested and the migration ability and calcium deposit formation of the cells treated with the NMs and upon US exposure were significantly increased. These results demonstrate that the hBNs have the potential to accelerate bone tissue regeneration and promote bone healing. These findings offer a promising avenue for developing new therapies for bone-related injuries and conditions requiring significant bone remodeling.https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.16.78bone healinghexagonal boron nitrideshuman osteoblastsnanomaterialspiezoelectricity |
| spellingShingle | Sevin Adiguzel Nilay Cicek Zehra Cobandede Feray B. Misirlioglu Hulya Yilmaz Mustafa Culha Piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblasts Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology bone healing hexagonal boron nitrides human osteoblasts nanomaterials piezoelectricity |
| title | Piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblasts |
| title_full | Piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblasts |
| title_fullStr | Piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblasts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblasts |
| title_short | Piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblasts |
| title_sort | piezoelectricity of hexagonal boron nitrides improves bone tissue generation as tested on osteoblasts |
| topic | bone healing hexagonal boron nitrides human osteoblasts nanomaterials piezoelectricity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.16.78 |
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