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Composite materials incorporating natural biopolymers and inorganic minerals are attractive alternatives to mimic the physicochemical properties of native bone tissues and have been increasingly applied in the field of bone defect repair. However, the poor interfacial bonding between organic and inorganic phases in traditional composite biomaterials leads to serious organic-inorganic phase separation and inevitable agglomeration of inorganic minerals, resulting in their insufficient mechanical properties and weak bone remodeling activity. Herein, a covalent bond-mediated interface engineering strategy between silk fibroin macromolecules and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles is adopted to develop novel organic-inorganic hybrid composites (named mSF/mHA/BP) with impressively high interfacial compatibility. This method significantly enhances the interfacial bonding between organic and inorganic phases and achieves uniform distribution of inorganic nanoparticles, endowing mSF/mHA/BP with exceptional load-bearing capacity, strengthened mechanical performance, and superior anti-crack propagation. Besides ensuring robust physicochemical characteristics, the interface-engineered hybrid composite also provides a powerful platform for spatiotemporal regulation of bone healing progression. The additional loading of nanodrugs onto mSF/mHA/BP effectively induces the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and the angiogenesis activity of vein endothelial cells, regulating the osteogenic metabolism and vascular network formation. In vivo rat cranial bone defect studies verify that the implantation of mSF/mHA/BP effectively accelerates the active bone remodeling process to promote the regeneration of mineralized bone tissues in the defect region, thus ensuring sufficient osseointegration and biomechanical support. Overall, this interface engineering strategy offers a new design insight for developing bone regenerative organic-inorganic composite biomaterials. © 2025 Elsevier B.V.
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Chemical Engineering Journal
ISSN: 1385-8947
Year: 2025
Volume: 521
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