Evaluation of in vitro bioactivity of Chitosan/Mimosa tenuiflora composites

• Scaffolds of Chitosan/M. tenuiflora were fabricated by thermally induced phase separation.
• M. tenuiflora has not been evaluated for its use in bone tissue engineering.
• The results suggest that the composites might have potential applications in tissue engineering.

[Porous biocomposite scaffolds of Chitosan/Mimosa tenuiflora (Ch/Mim) were fabricated for tissue engineering applications by thermally induced phase separation and lyophilization techniques. The in vitro bioactivity evaluation of the scaffolds was carried out by analyzing the apatite layers produced on them using SBF as the incubation medium. The apatite formation was analyzed using FTIR spectroscopy and Field Emission Scanning Electron microscopy coupled to Energy-Dispersive Electron X-ray Spectroscopy. The cumulative results obtained from IR spectra and SEM-EDS suggest that the developed composites might have potential applications in tissue engineering.