Enhanced initial adhesion of osteoblast-like cells on an anatase-structured titania surface formed by H2O2/HCl solution and heat treatment

Objectives tudy aims to investigate the effects of anatase-structured titania surface on the response of osteoblast-like cells. s kinds of titanium (Ti) disks were prepared: the polished Ti (PT), the roughened Ti (RT) formed by sandblasting and acid etching, and the anatase-coated roughened Ti (ART) formed on the RT via H2O2/HCl solution treatment followed by heating at 400 °C. The surface topography of Ti disks was observed under a scanning electron microscope. MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured on the Ti disks. Cell morphology was observed by fluorescence microscopy. Cell adhesion and proliferation were assessed by MTT testing. To evaluate the cell differentiation on RT and ART, the expressions of core-binding factor α, osterix, bone sialoprotein, collagen type I????, osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase-2 were measured by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. s ree kinds of Ti disks had distinct surface topographic characteristics. The cells on the ART more rapidly displayed well-defined stress fibers and numerous processes and pseudopodi than the cells on the PT and RT. At 1 and 3 h after culture, there were more cells adhering to the ART than to PT and RT. Cell proliferation did not differ between groups after 1–5 days of culture. In addition, ART generally enhanced the osteogenic gene expression in a time-dependent manner compared with RT. icance e-structured titania promotes initial adhesion and spreading of osteoblast-like cells, but does not influence cell proliferation. Anatase could also enhance cell differentiation by enhancing osteogenic gene expression.