Studies on effect of CuO addition on mechanical properties and in vitro cytocompatibility in 1393 bioactive glass scaffold

In-vitro cellular growth inhibition and cell viability assay of CuO incorporated 1393 glass scaffolds demonstrated that it did not inhibit proliferation and viability of human squamous carcinoma cell (SCC-25) at low materials concentration. The materials caused moderate level of apoptosis at higher concentrations and were also tolerated by human RBC as studied by hemolytic assay. The results indicated that CuO incorporated 1393 scaffolds could be a potential biomaterial for neobone tissue engineering application.