Endowing biomaterials with functional elements enhances their biological properties effectively. However, improving bioactivity and biosafety simultaneously is still highly desirable. Herein, cerium (Ce) and copper (Cu) are incorporated into silicocarnotite (CPS) to modulate the constitution and microstructure for degradability, bioactivity and biosafety regulation. Our results demonstrated that introducing Ce suppressed scaffold degradation, while, co-incorporation of both Ce and Cu accelerated degradability. Osteogenic effect of CPS in vitro was promoted by Ce and optimized by Cu, and Ce-induced angiogenic inhibition could be mitigated by cell coculture method and reversed by Ce-Cu co-incorporation. Ce enhanced osteogenic and angiogenic properties of CPS in a dose-dependent manner in vivo, and Cu-Ce coexistence exhibited optimal bioactivity and satisfactory biosafety. This work demonstrated that coculture in vitro was more appropriately reflecting the behavior of implanted biomaterials in vivo. Interactive effects of multi-metal elements were promising to enhance bioactivity and biosafety concurrently. The present work provided a promising biomaterial for bone repair and regeneration, and offered a comprehensive strategy to design new biomaterials which aimed at adjustable degradation behavior, and enhanced bioactivity and biosafety.
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Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China; College of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. Electronic address:
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