Grit-blasting using bioactive HA and biodegradable CMP followed by acid etching was done. The apatite formation of prepared Ti samples was evaluated by immersion in R-SBF. And cell viability, proliferation, and differentiation were conducted using MTT assay and ALP staining. In RSBF immersion tests, non-etched HA-blasted samples showed the faster apatite-like formation than other samples. Acid etched and non-etched HA-blasted samples showed better cell viability and proliferation compared to CMP-blasted samples after 1 and 3 days. And the cell differentiation of non-etched HA-blasted samples was better compared to etched ones, and etched and non-etched CMP-blasted samples.
Cell niche, which is considered to be critical to the proliferation and differentiation of cells, is one of the most important aspects for the design and development of ideal scaffolds in tissue engineering.