Hydroxyapatite reinforcement of different starch-based polymers affects osteoblast-like cells adhesion/spreading and proliferation

Cell morphology on the surface of the materials was also, in almost every case, found to be appropriate. In fact, cells were well adhered and spread on the majority of the surfaces. Thus, starch-based biomaterials can be seen as good substrates for osteoblast-adhesion and proliferation that demonstrates their potential to be used in orthopaedic applications and as bone tissue engineering scaffolds.