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Yuan Q, Bao B, Li M, Li L, Zhang X, Tang Y. Bioactive Conjugated Polymer-Based Biodegradable 3D Bionic Scaffolds for Facilitating Bone Defect Repair. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2302818. [PMID: 37989510 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Bone defect regeneration is one of the great clinical challenges. Suitable bioactive composite scaffolds with high biocompatibility, robust new-bone formation capability and degradability are still required. This work designs and synthesizes an unprecedented bioactive conjugated polymer PT-C3 -NH2 , demonstrating low cytotoxicity, cell proliferation/migration-promoting effect, as well as inducing cell differentiation, namely regulating angiogenesis and osteogenesis to MC3T3-E1 cells. PT-C3 -NH2 is incorporated into polylactic acid-glycolic acid (PLGA) scaffolds, which is decorated with caffeic acid (CA)-modified gelatin (Gel), aiming to improve the surface water-wettability of PLGA and also facilitate to the linkage of conjugated polymer through catechol chemistry. A 3D composite scaffold PLGA@GC-PT is then generated. This scaffold demonstrates excellent bionic structures with pore size of 50-300 µm and feasible biodegradation ability. Moreover, it also exhibites robust osteogenic effect to promote osteoblast proliferation and differentiation in vitro, thus enabling the rapid regeneration of bone defects in vivo. Overall, this study provides a new bioactive factor and feasible fabrication approach of biomimetic scaffold for bone regeneration.
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- Qiong Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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Ghosh Dastidar A, Clarke SA, Larrañeta E, Buchanan F, Manda K. In Vitro Degradation of 3D-Printed Poly(L-lactide-Co-Glycolic Acid) Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:3714. [PMID: 37765567 PMCID: PMC10534938 DOI: 10.3390/polym15183714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The creation of scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering has faced significant challenges in developing constructs that can provide sufficient biomechanical support and offer suitable degradation characteristics. Ideally, such tissue-engineering techniques necessitate the fabrication of scaffolds that mirror the mechanical characteristics of the articular cartilage while degrading safely without damaging the regenerating tissues. The aim of this study was to create porous, biomechanically comparable 3D-printed scaffolds made from Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) 85:15 and to assess their degradation at physiological conditions 37 °C in pH 7.4 phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for up to 56 days. Furthermore, the effect of scaffold degradation on the cell viability and proliferation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (HBMSC) was evaluated in vitro. To assess the long-term degradation of the scaffolds, accelerated degradation tests were performed at an elevated temperature of 47 °C for 28 days. The results show that the fabricated scaffolds were porous with an interconnected architecture and had comparable biomechanical properties to native cartilage. The degradative changes indicated stable degradation at physiological conditions with no significant effect on the properties of the scaffold and biocompatibility of the scaffold to HBMSC. Furthermore, the accelerated degradation tests showed consistent degradation of the scaffolds even in the long term without the notable release of acidic byproducts. It is hoped that the fabrication and degradation characteristics of this scaffold will, in the future, translate into a potential medical device for cartilage tissue regeneration.
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- Anushree Ghosh Dastidar
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK; (A.G.D.); (F.B.)
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK; (A.G.D.); (F.B.)
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK; (A.G.D.); (F.B.)
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Peng Y, Zhuang Y, Liu Y, Le H, Li D, Zhang M, Liu K, Zhang Y, Zuo J, Ding J. Bioinspired gradient scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2023; 3:20210043. [PMID: 37933242 PMCID: PMC10624381 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Repairing articular osteochondral defects present considerable challenges in self-repair due to the complex tissue structure and low proliferation of chondrocytes. Conventional clinical therapies have not shown significant efficacy, including microfracture, autologous/allograft osteochondral transplantation, and cell-based techniques. Therefore, tissue engineering has been widely explored in repairing osteochondral defects by leveraging the natural regenerative potential of biomaterials to control cell functions. However, osteochondral tissue is a gradient structure with a smooth transition from the cartilage to subchondral bone, involving changes in chondrocyte morphologies and phenotypes, extracellular matrix components, collagen type and orientation, and cytokines. Bioinspired scaffolds have been developed by simulating gradient characteristics in heterogeneous tissues, such as the pores, components, and osteochondrogenesis-inducing factors, to satisfy the anisotropic features of osteochondral matrices. Bioinspired gradient scaffolds repair osteochondral defects by altering the microenvironments of cell growth to induce osteochondrogenesis and promote the formation of osteochondral interfaces compared with homogeneous scaffolds. This review outlines the meaningful strategies for repairing osteochondral defects by tissue engineering based on gradient scaffolds and predicts the pros and cons of prospective translation into clinical practice.
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- Yachen Peng
- Department of OrthopedicsChina‐Japan Union Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunP. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
- Institute of BioengineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
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- Department of OrthopedicsChina‐Japan Union Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunP. R. China
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- Department of OrthopedicsChina‐Japan Union Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiP. R. China
- Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunP. R. China
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Yildirim N, Amanzhanova A, Kulzhanova G, Mukasheva F, Erisken C. Osteochondral Interface: Regenerative Engineering and Challenges. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:1205-1223. [PMID: 36752057 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Osteochondral (OC) defects are debilitating for patients and represent a significant clinical problem for orthopedic surgeons as well as regenerative engineers due to their potential complications, which are likely to lead to osteoarthritis and related diseases. If they remain untreated or are treated suboptimally, OC lesions are known to impact the articular cartilage and the transition from cartilage to bone, that is, the cartilage-bone interface. An important component of the OC interface, that is, a selectively permeable membrane, the tidemark, still remains unaddressed in more than 90% of the published research in the past decade. This review focuses on the structure, composition, and function of the OC interface, regenerative engineering attempts with different scaffolding strategies and challenges ahead of us in recapitulating the native OC interface. There are different schools of thought regarding the structure of the native OC interface: stratified and graded. The former assumes the cartilage-to-bone interface to be hierarchically divided into distinct yet continuous zones of uncalcified cartilage-calcified cartilage-subchondral bone. The latter assumes the interface is continuously graded, that is, formed by an infinite number of layers. The cellular composition of the interface, either in respective layers or continuously changing in a graded manner, is chondrocytes, hypertrophic chondrocytes, and osteoblasts as moved from cartilage to bone. Functionally, the interface is assumed to play a role in enabling a smooth transition of loads exerted on the cartilage surface to the bone underneath. Regenerative engineering involves, first, a characterization of the native OC interface in terms of the composition, structure, and function, and, then, proposes the appropriate biomaterials, cells, and biomolecules either alone or in combination to eventually form a structure that mimics and functionally behaves similar to the native interface. The major challenge regarding regeneration of the OC interface appears to lie, in addition to others, in the formation of tidemark, which is a thin membrane separating the OC interface into two distinct zones: the avascular OC interface and the vascular OC interface. There is a significant amount of literature on regenerative approaches to the OC interface; however, only a small portion of them consider the importance of tidemark. Therefore, this review aims at highlighting the significance of the structural organization of the components of the OC interface and increasing the awareness of the orthopedics community regarding the importance of tidemark formation after clinical interventions or regenerative engineering attempts.
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- Nuh Yildirim
- Nazarbayev University, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, 53 Kabanbay Batyr, Block 3, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Nazarbayev University, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, 53 Kabanbay Batyr, Block 3, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Nazarbayev University, School of Sciences and Humanities, Department of Biological Sciences, 53 Kabanbay Batyr, Block 3, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Nazarbayev University, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, 53 Kabanbay Batyr, Block 3, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Nazarbayev University, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, 53 Kabanbay Batyr, Block 3, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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The application of 3D bioprinting in urological diseases. Mater Today Bio 2022; 16:100388. [PMID: 35967737 PMCID: PMC9364106 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Urologic diseases are commonly diagnosed health problems affecting people around the world. More than 26 million people suffer from urologic diseases and the annual expenditure was more than 11 billion US dollars. The urologic cancers, like bladder cancer, prostate cancer and kidney cancer are always the leading causes of death worldwide, which account for approximately 22% and 10% of the new cancer cases and death, respectively. Organ transplantation is one of the major clinical treatments for urological diseases like end-stage renal disease and urethral stricture, albeit strongly limited by the availability of matching donor organs. Tissue engineering has been recognized as a highly promising strategy to solve the problems of organ donor shortage by the fabrication of artificial organs/tissue. This includes the prospective technology of three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting, which has been adapted to various cell types and biomaterials to replicate the heterogeneity of urological organs for the investigation of organ transplantation and disease progression. This review discusses various types of 3D bioprinting methodologies and commonly used biomaterials for urological diseases. The literature shows that advances in this field toward the development of functional urological organs or disease models have progressively increased. Although numerous challenges still need to be tackled, like the technical difficulties of replicating the heterogeneity of urologic organs and the limited biomaterial choices to recapitulate the complicated extracellular matrix components, it has been proved by numerous studies that 3D bioprinting has the potential to fabricate functional urological organs for clinical transplantation and in vitro disease models. Outline the advantages and characteristics of 3D printing compared with traditional methods for urological diseases. Guide the selection of 3D bioprinting technology and material in urological tissue engineering. Discuss the challenges and future perspectives of 3D bioprinting in urological diseases and clinical translation.
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Gögele C, Wiltzsch S, Lenhart A, Civilleri A, Weiger TM, Schäfer-Eckart K, Minnich B, Forchheimer L, Hornfeck M, Schulze-Tanzil G. Highly porous novel chondro-instructive bioactive glass scaffolds tailored for cartilage tissue engineering. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 130:112421. [PMID: 34702508 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cartilage injuries remain challenging since the regenerative capacity of cartilage is extremely low. The aim was to design a novel type of bioactive glass (BG) scaffold with suitable topology that allows the formation of cartilage-specific extracellular matrix (ECM) after colonization with chondrogenic cells for cartilage repair. Highly porous scaffolds with interconnecting pores consisting of 100 % BG were manufactured using a melting, milling, sintering and leaching technique. Scaffolds were colonized with porcine articular chondrocytes (pAC) and undifferentiated human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSC) for up to 35 days. Scaffolds displayed high cytocompatibility with no major pH shift. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the intimate pAC-scaffold interaction with typical cell morphology. After 14 days MSCs formed cell clusters but still expressed cartilage markers. Both cell types showed aggrecan, SOX9 gene and protein expression, cartilage proteoglycan and sulfated glycosaminoglycan synthesis for the whole culture time. Despite type II collagen gene expression could not anymore be detected at day 35, protein synthesis was visualized for both cell types during the whole culturing period, increasing in pAC and declining after day 14 in hMSC cultures. The novel BG scaffold was stable, cytocompatible and cartilage-specific protein synthesis indicated maintenance of pAC's differentiated phenotype and chondro-instructive effects on hMSCs.
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- Clemens Gögele
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg and Salzburg, Prof. Ernst-Nathan Str. 1, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany; Department of Biosciences, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstraße 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Faculty of Material Engineering, Nuremberg, Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm, Nuremberg, Germany.
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- Faculty of Material Engineering, Nuremberg, Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm, Nuremberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg and Salzburg, Prof. Ernst-Nathan Str. 1, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany; Department of Civil, Environmental, Aerospace, Materials Engineering, Universita' di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Biosciences, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstraße 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Bone marrow Transplantation Unit, Medizinische Klinik 5, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Nuremberg, Germany.
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- Department of Biosciences, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstraße 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Faculty of Material Engineering, Nuremberg, Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Material Engineering, Nuremberg, Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm, Nuremberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg and Salzburg, Prof. Ernst-Nathan Str. 1, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany.
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Li T, Liu B, Jiang Y, Lou Y, Chen K, Zhang D. L-polylactic acid porous microspheres enhance the mechanical properties and in vivo stability of degummed silk/silk fibroin/gelatin scaffold. Biomed Mater 2020; 16:015025. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/abca11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ebrahimi M, Botelho M, Lu W, Monmaturapoj N. Development of nanocomposite collagen/
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scaffolds with tailored gradient porosity and permeability using vitamin E. J Biomed Mater Res A 2020; 108:2379-2394. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Mehdi Ebrahimi
- Restorative Dental Sciences, Prince Philip Dental Hospital The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- Restorative Dental Sciences, Prince Philip Dental Hospital The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Li S, Tallia F, Mohammed AA, Stevens MM, Jones JR. Scaffold channel size influences stem cell differentiation pathway in 3-D printed silica hybrid scaffolds for cartilage regeneration. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:4458-4466. [PMID: 32100748 DOI: 10.1039/c9bm01829h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We report that 3-D printed scaffold channel size can direct bone marrow derived stem cell differentiation. Treatment of articular cartilage trauma injuries, such as microfracture surgery, have limited success because durability is limited as fibrocartilage forms. A scaffold-assisted approach, combining microfracture with biomaterials has potential if the scaffold can promote articular cartilage production and share load with cartilage. Here, we investigated human bone marrow derived stromal cell (hBMSC) differentiation in vitro in 3-D printed silica/poly(tetrahydrofuran)/poly(ε-caprolactone) hybrid scaffolds with specific channel sizes. Channel widths of ∼230 μm (210 ± 22 μm mean strut size, 42.4 ± 3.9% porosity) provoked hBMSC differentiation down a chondrogenic path, with collagen Type II matrix prevalent, indicative of hyaline cartilage. When pores were larger (∼500 μm, 229 ± 29 μm mean strut size, 63.8 ± 1.6% porosity) collagen Type I was dominant, indicating fibrocartilage. There was less matrix and voids in smaller channels (∼100 μm, 218 ± 28 μm mean strut size, 31.2 ± 2.9% porosity). Our findings suggest that a 200-250 μm pore channel width, in combination with the surface chemistry and stiffness of the scaffold, is optimal for cell-cell interactions to promote chondrogenic differentiation and enable the chondrocytes to maintain their phenotype.
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- Siwei Li
- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. and Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Ebrahimi M, Botelho M, Lu W, Monmaturapoj N. Integrated approach in designing biphasic nanocomposite collagen/nBCP scaffolds with controlled porosity and permeability for bone tissue engineering. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2019; 108:1738-1753. [PMID: 31750983 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The bone scaffold for tissue engineering should be biomimetic, particularly in simulating the porosity features of natural bony tissue including pore size, pore shape, pore distribution pattern, and porosity percentage. Control of these can impact the scaffold hydrophilicity and permeability, which in turn influence the protein adsorption, cellular functions, and vascularization process. Various methods have been investigated for control of porosity parameters; however, the field still suffers from major challenges, that is, inadequate control of porosity and hydrophilicity at different levels. In this study, we developed an integrated approach for generation and control of porosity within nanocomposite collagen/nanobiphasic calcium phosphate (collagen/nBCP) scaffold. A modified freeze-drying procedure was applied alongside a chemical foaming method exploring the ability of "Tween 20" as a potent biocompatible porogen. Several processing variables were also examined including; quenching rate (-18 and -80°C), collagen/nBCP ratio (92/8% and 85/15%), and Tween ratio (10%, 20%, and 30%). Detailed physicochemical and porosimetry analysis confirmed the ability of Tween to actively modify the scaffold permeability and pore size by increasing the range of pore size while quenching rate mostly influenced the pore shape, and collagen/nBCP ratio affected total porosity and roughness. The collagen/nBCP ratio of 92/8% treated with low Tween ratios (10% and 20%) and exposed to -80°C quenching rate displayed more favorable physicochemical behavior, significantly higher permeability, a gradient porosity, and better in vitro performances. The proposed technique in this study provides an insight into the production of customized scaffolds for various tissue engineering applications.
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- Mehdi Ebrahimi
- Restorative Dental Sciences, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
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- Restorative Dental Sciences, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
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- National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), NSTDA, Khlong Nueng, Thailand
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Lin TH, Wang HC, Cheng WH, Hsu HC, Yeh ML. Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration Using a Tyramine-Modified Bilayered PLGA Scaffold Combined with Articular Chondrocytes in a Porcine Model. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20020326. [PMID: 30650528 PMCID: PMC6359257 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Repairing damaged articular cartilage is challenging due to the limited regenerative capacity of hyaline cartilage. In this study, we fabricated a bilayered poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffold with small (200–300 μm) and large (200–500 μm) pores by salt leaching to stimulate chondrocyte differentiation, cartilage formation, and endochondral ossification. The scaffold surface was treated with tyramine to promote scaffold integration into native tissue. Porcine chondrocytes retained a round shape during differentiation when grown on the small pore size scaffold, and had a fibroblast-like morphology during transdifferentiation in the large pore size scaffold after five days of culture. Tyramine-treated scaffolds with mixed pore sizes seeded with chondrocytes were pressed into three-mm porcine osteochondral defects; tyramine treatment enhanced the adhesion of the small pore size scaffold to osteochondral tissue and increased glycosaminoglycan and collagen type II (Col II) contents, while reducing collagen type X (Col X) production in the cartilage layer. Col X content was higher for scaffolds with a large pore size, which was accompanied by the enhanced generation of subchondral bone. Thus, chondrocytes seeded in tyramine-treated bilayered scaffolds with small and large pores in the upper and lower parts, respectively, can promote osteochondral regeneration and integration for articular cartilage repair.
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- Tzu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd., Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd., Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd., Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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- Department of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yude Rd., Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd., Tainan 701, Taiwan.
- Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd., Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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Micro-fragmented adipose tissue injection associated with arthroscopic procedures in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2018; 19:176. [PMID: 29848328 PMCID: PMC5977739 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-018-2105-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The social impact of degenerative diseases is steadily increasing, because of the continued rise in the mean age of the active population. Articular cartilage lesions are generally associated with disability and symptoms such as joint pain and reduced function, and remain a challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. Several non-invasive solution have been proposed, but the results achieved to date are far from being completely satisfactory. Recently, new therapeutic approaches, such as the use of mesenchymal stem cells, have been developed. Among the many sources, the adipose tissue is nowadays considered one of the smartest, due to its abundance and easy access. The aim of this retrospective study is to explore whether patients affected by symptomatic knee osteoarthritis treated with micro-fragmented adipose tissue associated with a chondral shaving procedure experience an improvement in symptoms and function. METHODS Thirty-eight patients affected by symptomatic knee osteoarthritis were treated in 2015 with an arthroscopic procedure associated with an injection of autologous and micro-fragmented adipose tissue. Micro-fragmented adipose tissue was obtained using a minimal manipulation technique in a closed system. Clinical outcomes were determined at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months follow-up using Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score questionnaire and direct physical examination. Safety of the procedure, recording type and incidence of any adverse event, was also assessed. RESULTS A steady and statistically significant improvement of all the clinical scores from pre-operative evaluation to 1, 3, 6, and 12 months follow-up was observed, with KOOS sport and quality of life being the most improved scores. On average, 92% of the patients clinically improved and 100% of them were satisfied with the treatment. No adverse events nor relevant complications were recorded. CONCLUSION The result of the study pointed to micro-fragmented adipose tissue as a safe and beneficial adjuvant in the surgical treatment of degenerative knee chondropathy. The procedure is simple, sustainable, quick, minimally invasive, one-step, and safe. After one year, the results are very satisfactory and promising. A longer follow-up is needed to draw definitive conclusions and enlarge the indications. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03527693 on 27 April 2018 (retrospectively registered).
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The effect of scaffold pore size in cartilage tissue engineering. J Appl Biomater Funct Mater 2016; 14:e223-9. [PMID: 27444061 DOI: 10.5301/jabfm.5000302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The effect of scaffold pore size and interconnectivity is undoubtedly a crucial factor for most tissue engineering applications. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of pore size and porosity on cartilage construct development in different scaffolds seeded with articular chondrocytes. METHODS We fabricated poly-L-lactide-co-trimethylene carbonate scaffolds with different pore sizes, using a solvent-casting/particulate-leaching technique. We seeded primary bovine articular chondrocytes on these scaffolds, cultured the constructs for 2 weeks and examined cell proliferation, viability and cell-specific production of cartilaginous extracellular matrix proteins, including GAG and collagen. RESULTS Cell density significantly increased up to 50% with scaffold pore size and porosity, likely facilitated by cell spreading on the internal surface of bigger pores, and by increased mass transport of gases and nutrients to cells, and catabolite removal from cells, allowed by lower diffusion barriers in scaffolds with a higher porosity. However, both the cell metabolic activity and the synthesis of cartilaginous matrix proteins significantly decreased by up to 40% with pore size. We propose that the association of smaller pore diameters, causing 3-dimensional cell aggregation, to a lower oxygenation caused by a lower porosity, could have been the condition that increased the cell-specific synthesis of cartilaginous matrix proteins in the scaffold with the smallest pores and the lowest porosity among those tested. CONCLUSIONS In the initial steps of in vitro cartilage engineering, the combination of small scaffold pores and low porosity is an effective strategy with regard to the promotion of chondrogenesis.
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One of the most important issues facing cartilage tissue engineering is the inability to move technologies into the clinic. Despite the multitude of current research in the field, it is known that 90% of new drugs that advance past animal studies fail clinical trials. The objective of this review is to provide readers with an understanding of the scientific details of tissue engineered cartilage products that have demonstrated a certain level of efficacy in humans, so that newer technologies may be developed upon this foundation. Compared to existing treatments, such as microfracture or autologous chondrocyte implantation, a tissue engineered product can potentially provide more consistent clinical results in forming hyaline repair tissue and in filling the entirety of the defect. The various tissue engineering strategies (e.g., cell expansion, scaffold material, media formulations, biomimetic stimuli, etc.) used in forming these products, as collected from published literature, company websites, and relevant patents, are critically discussed. The authors note that many details about these products remain proprietary, not all information is made public, and that advancements to the products are continuously made. Nevertheless, by understanding the design and production processes of these emerging technologies, one can gain tremendous insight into how to best use them and also how to design the next generation of tissue engineered cartilage products.
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Influencing chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stromal cells in scaffolds displaying a structural gradient in pore size. Acta Biomater 2016; 36:210-9. [PMID: 26969523 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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UNLABELLED Articular cartilage lesions have a limited ability to heal by themselves. Yet, golden standard treatments for cartilage repair such as drilling, microfracture and mosaicplasty provide further damage and an unstable solution that degenerates into fibrocartilage in time. Articular cartilage presents a number of gradients in cell number and size along with structural gradients in extra cellular matrix (ECM) composition. Therefore, creating scaffolds that display a structural gradient can be an appealing strategy for cartilage tissue regeneration treatments. In the present study, a scaffold with an in-built discrete gradient in pore size was produced by additive manufacturing. Human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) were seeded within the gradient scaffolds and their proliferation, differentiation and ECM deposition was evaluated with respect to 2 non-gradient scaffolds. Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) deposition was significantly higher in gradient scaffolds and non-gradient scaffolds with the smallest pore size compared to non-gradient scaffolds with the largest pore size. A gradual increase of chondrogenic markers was observed within the gradient structures with decreasing pore size, which was also accompanied by an increasingly compact ECM formation. Therefore, scaffolds displaying a structural gradient in pore size seem to be a promising strategy to aid in the process of hMSC chondrogenic differentiation and could be considered for improved cartilage tissue regeneration applications. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE We present the development of a novel hierarchical scaffold obtained by additive manufacturing. Structural hierarchy is obtained by changing pore size within the pore network characterizing the fabricated scaffolds and proves to be a functional element in the scaffold to influence adult stem cell differentiation in the chondrogenic lineage. Specifically, in regions of the scaffolds presenting smaller pores an increasing differentiation of stem cells toward the chondrogenic differentiation is displayed. Taking inspiration from the zonal organization of articular cartilage tissue, pore size gradients could, therefore, be considered as a new and important element in designing 3D scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications, in particular for all those tissues where gradient physical properties are present.
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Huang BJ, Hu JC, Athanasiou KA. Cell-based tissue engineering strategies used in the clinical repair of articular cartilage. Biomaterials 2016; 98:1-22. [PMID: 27177218 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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One of the most important issues facing cartilage tissue engineering is the inability to move technologies into the clinic. Despite the multitude of current research in the field, it is known that 90% of new drugs that advance past animal studies fail clinical trials. The objective of this review is to provide readers with an understanding of the scientific details of tissue engineered cartilage products that have demonstrated a certain level of efficacy in humans, so that newer technologies may be developed upon this foundation. Compared to existing treatments, such as microfracture or autologous chondrocyte implantation, a tissue engineered product can potentially provide more consistent clinical results in forming hyaline repair tissue and in filling the entirety of the defect. The various tissue engineering strategies (e.g., cell expansion, scaffold material, media formulations, biomimetic stimuli, etc.) used in forming these products, as collected from published literature, company websites, and relevant patents, are critically discussed. The authors note that many details about these products remain proprietary, not all information is made public, and that advancements to the products are continuously made. Nevertheless, by understanding the design and production processes of these emerging technologies, one can gain tremendous insight into how to best use them and also how to design the next generation of tissue engineered cartilage products.
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- Brian J Huang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California Davis, USA.
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Perez RA, Mestres G. Role of pore size and morphology in musculo-skeletal tissue regeneration. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 61:922-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.12.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Stynes GD, Kiroff GK, Morrison WA, Page RS, Kirkland MA. Toward a skin-material interface with vacuum-integrated capped macroporous scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2016; 105:1307-1318. [PMID: 26968747 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Avulsion, epidermal marsupialization, and infection cause failure at the skin-material interface. A robust interface would permit implantable robotics, prosthetics, and other medical devices; reconstruction of surgical defects, and long-term access to blood vessels and body cavities. Torus-shaped cap-scaffold structures were designed to work in conjunction with negative pressure to address the three causes of failure. Six wounds were made on the backs of each of four 3-month old pigs. Four unmodified (no caps) scaffolds were implanted along with 20 cap-scaffolds. Collagen type 4 was attached to 21 implants. Negative pressure then was applied. Structures were explanted and assessed histologically at day 7 and day 28. At day 28, there was close tissue apposition to scaffolds, without detectable reactions from defensive or interfering cells. Three cap-scaffolds explanted at day 28 showed likely attachment of epidermis to the cap or cap-scaffold junction, without deeper marsupialization. The combination of toric-shaped cap-scaffolds with negative pressure appears to be an intrinsically biocompatible system, enabling a robust skin-material interface. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 105B: 1307-1318, 2017.
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- Gil D Stynes
- Barwon Biomedical Research, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Barwon Biomedical Research, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.,Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Barwon Biomedical Research, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.,Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Di Luca A, Longoni A, Criscenti G, Lorenzo-Moldero I, Klein-Gunnewiek M, Vancso J, van Blitterswijk C, Mota C, Moroni L. Surface energy and stiffness discrete gradients in additive manufactured scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration. Biofabrication 2016; 8:015014. [DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/8/1/015014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Hendrikson WJ, Zeng X, Rouwkema J, van Blitterswijk CA, van der Heide E, Moroni L. Biological and Tribological Assessment of Poly(Ethylene Oxide Terephthalate)/Poly(Butylene Terephthalate), Polycaprolactone, and Poly (L\DL) Lactic Acid Plotted Scaffolds for Skeletal Tissue Regeneration. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:232-43. [PMID: 26775915 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Additive manufactured scaffolds are fabricated from three commonly used biomaterials, polycaprolactone (PCL), poly (L\DL) lactic acid (P(L\DL)LA), and poly(ethylene oxide terephthalate)/poly(butylene terephthalate) (PEOT/PBT). Scaffolds are compared biologically and tribologically. Cell-seeded PEOT/PBT scaffolds cultured in osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation media show statistical significantly higher alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity/DNA and glycosaminoglycans (GAG)/DNA ratios, followed by PCL and P(L\DL)LA scaffolds, respectively. The tribological performance is assessed by determining the friction coefficients of the scaffolds at different loads and sliding velocities. With increasing load or decreasing sliding velocity, the friction coefficient value decreases. PEOT/PBT show to have the lowest friction coefficient value, followed by PCL and P(L\DL)LA. The influence of the scaffold architecture is further determined with PEOT/PBT. Reducing of the fiber spacing results in a lower friction coefficient value. The best and the worst performing scaffold architecture are chosen to investigate the effect of cell culture on the friction coefficient. Matrix deposition is low in the cell-seeded scaffolds and the effect is, therefore, undetermined. Taken together, our studies show that PEOT/PBT scaffolds support better skeletal differentiation of seeded stromal cells and lower friction coefficient compared to PCL and P(L/DL)A scaffolds.
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- Wilhelmus J. Hendrikson
- Department of Tissue Regeneration; MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede 7500 AE The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Surface Technology and Tribology; Faculty of Engineering Technology; University of Twente; Enschede 7500 AE The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomechanical Engineering; MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede 7500 AE The Netherlands
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration; MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede 7500 AE The Netherlands
- Complex Tissue Regeneration; Maastricht University; Maastricht 6229ER The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Surface Technology and Tribology; Faculty of Engineering Technology; University of Twente; Enschede 7500 AE The Netherlands
- TNO; Eindhoven 5600 HE The Netherlands
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration; MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; Enschede 7500 AE The Netherlands
- Complex Tissue Regeneration; Maastricht University; Maastricht 6229ER The Netherlands
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Bosetti M, Borrone A, Follenzi A, Messaggio F, Tremolada C, Cannas M. Human Lipoaspirate as Autologous Injectable Active Scaffold for One-Step Repair of Cartilage Defects. Cell Transplant 2015; 25:1043-56. [PMID: 26395761 DOI: 10.3727/096368915x689514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Research on mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue shows promising results for cell-based therapy in cartilage lesions. In these studies, cells have been isolated, expanded, and differentiated in vitro before transplantation into the damaged cartilage or onto materials used as scaffolds to deliver cells to the impaired area. The present study employed in vitro assays to investigate the potential of intra-articular injection of micro-fragmented lipoaspirate as a one-step repair strategy; it aimed to determine whether adipose tissue can act as a scaffold for cells naturally present at their anatomical site. Cultured clusters of lipoaspirate showed a spontaneous outgrowth of cells with a mesenchymal phenotype and with multilineage differentiation potential. Transduction of lipoaspirate clusters by lentiviral vectors expressing GFP evidenced the propensity of the outgrown cells to repopulate fragments of damaged cartilage. On the basis of the results, which showed an induction of proliferation and ECM production of human primary chondrocytes, it was hypothesized that lipoaspirate may play a paracrine role. Moreover, the structure of a floating culture of lipoaspirate, treated for 3 weeks with chondrogenic growth factors, changed: tissue with a high fat component was replaced by a tissue with a lower fat component and connective tissue rich in GAG and in collagen type I, increasing the mechanical strength of the tissue. From these promising in vitro results, it may be speculated that an injectable autologous biologically active scaffold (lipoaspirate), employed intra-articularly, may 1) become a fibrous tissue that provides mechanical support for the load on the damaged cartilage; 2) induce host chondrocytes to proliferate and produce ECM; and 3) provide cells at the site of injury, which could regenerate or repair the damaged or missing cartilage.
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- Michela Bosetti
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Evaluation of Cartilage Repair by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded on a PEOT/PBT Scaffold in an Osteochondral Defect. Ann Biomed Eng 2015; 43:2069-82. [PMID: 25589372 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1246-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-seeded polyethylene-oxide-terephthalate/polybutylene-terephthalate (PEOT/PBT) scaffold for cartilage tissue repair in an osteochondral defect using a rabbit model. Material characterisation using scanning electron microscopy indicated that the scaffold had a 3D architecture characteristic of the additive manufacturing fabrication method, with a strut diameter of 296 ± 52 μm and a pore size of 512 ± 22 μm × 476 ± 25 μm × 180 ± 30 μm. In vitro optimisation revealed that the scaffold did not generate an adverse cell response, optimal cell loading conditions were achieved using 50 μg/ml fibronectin and a cell seeding density of 25 × 10(6) cells/ml and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) accumulation after 28 days culture in the presence of TGFβ3 indicated positive chondrogenesis. Cell-seeded scaffolds were implanted in osteochondral defects for 12 weeks, with cell-free scaffolds and empty defects employed as controls. On examination of toluidine blue staining for chondrogenesis and GAG accumulation, both the empty defect and the cell-seeded scaffold appeared to promote repair. However, the empty defect and the cell-free scaffold stained positive for collagen type I or fibrocartilage, while the cell-seeded scaffold stained positive for collagen type II indicative of hyaline cartilage and was statistically better than the cell-free scaffold in the blinded histological evaluation. In summary, MSCs in combination with a 3D PEOT/PBT scaffold created a reparative environment for cartilage repair.
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Xing SC, Liu Y, Feng Y, Jiang C, Hu YQ, Sun W, Wang XH, Wei ZY, Qi M, Liu J, Zhai LJ, Wang ZQ. Chondrogenic differentiation of ChM-I gene transfected rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells on 3-dimensional poly (L-lactic acid) scaffold for cartilage engineering. Cell Biol Int 2014; 39:300-9. [PMID: 25319137 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We have explored the role of Chondromodulin-I (ChM-I) in chondrogenesis of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in 3-dimensional (3D) scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering. BMSCs of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were cultured on poly-(L-lactic acid) [PLLA] scaffolds with different pore sizes (80-200 μm, 200-450 μm) with or without surface modification by chitosan. Cell viability, proliferation, and morphology were measured using confocal microscope and the CCK-8 method. Untransfected BMSCs, BMSCs expressing pcDNA3.1(+), BMSCs expressing plasmid pcDNA3.1 (+)/ChM-I were cultured on 3D scaffolds in standard growth medium or transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) supplemented chondrogenic induction medium in vitro for 3 weeks and the expression of collagen type II was determined. Cell-scaffolds constructs were implanted subcutaneously for 3 months in vivo. BMSCs had a higher viability and proliferation in PLLA scaffolds of pore size 200-450 μm than that of 80-200 μm, and surface modification with chitosan did not enhance cell attachment. The ChM-I gene enhanced chondrogenesis and increased collagen type II synthesis. Immunohistochemistry from in vivo study showed enhanced cartilage regeneration in BMSCs expressing pcDNA3.1 (+)/ChM-I on 3D PLLA scaffolds. It also demonstrated that TGF-β1 might promote chondrogenesis of rat BMSCs by synergizing with the ChM-I gene. ChM-I could be beneficial to future applications in cartilage repair.
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- Shuang-Chun Xing
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R. China
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Schellenberg A, Ross R, Abagnale G, Joussen S, Schuster P, Arshi A, Pallua N, Jockenhoevel S, Gries T, Wagner W. 3D non-woven polyvinylidene fluoride scaffolds: fibre cross section and texturizing patterns have impact on growth of mesenchymal stromal cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94353. [PMID: 24728045 PMCID: PMC3984156 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Several applications in tissue engineering require transplantation of cells embedded in appropriate biomaterial scaffolds. Such structures may consist of 3D non-woven fibrous materials whereas little is known about the impact of mesh size, pore architecture and fibre morphology on cellular behavior. In this study, we have developed polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) non-woven scaffolds with round, trilobal, or snowflake fibre cross section and different fibre crimp patterns (10, 16, or 28 needles per inch). Human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) from adipose tissue were seeded in parallel on these scaffolds and their growth was compared. Initial cell adhesion during the seeding procedure was higher on non-wovens with round fibres than on those with snowflake or trilobal cross sections. All PVDF non-woven fabrics facilitated cell growth over a time course of 15 days. Interestingly, proliferation was significantly higher on non-wovens with round or trilobal fibres as compared to those with snowflake profile. Furthermore, proliferation increased in a wider, less dense network. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the MSCs aligned along the fibres and formed cellular layers spanning over the pores. 3D PVDF non-woven scaffolds support growth of MSCs, however fibre morphology and mesh size are relevant: proliferation is enhanced by round fibre cross sections and in rather wide-meshed scaffolds.
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- Anne Schellenberg
- Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Textile Technology RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
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- Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Textile Technology RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Textile Technology RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery, Burn Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Textile Technology RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
- Department of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Textile Technology RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany
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Rey-Rico A, Venkatesan JK, Sohier J, Moroni L, Cucchiarini M, Madry H. Adapted chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells via controlled release of TGF-β1 from poly(ethylene oxide)-terephtalate/poly(butylene terepthalate) multiblock scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res A 2014; 103:371-83. [PMID: 24665073 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Controlled release of TGF-β1 from scaffolds is an attractive mechanism to modulate the chondrogenesis of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) that repopulate articular cartilage defects. Here, we evaluated the ability of porous scaffolds composed of poly(ethylene oxide)-terephtalate and poly(butylene terepthalate) (PEOT/PBT) to release bioactive TGF-β1 for chondrogenesis of hBMSCs in a pellet culture model. Chondroinduction was compared with that promoted by direct addition of the recombinant factor to the culture medium. The data show a controlled release of TGF-β1 from scaffolds for at least 21 days in vitro, with ∼10% of TGF-β1 released during this period. The delivered TGF-β1 was bioactive, as confirmed by successful chondrogenic differentiation of hBMSCs monitored by morphological, histological, immunohistochemical, biochemical, and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analyses. Third, semiquantitative histological evaluations revealed a similar pattern of chondrogenesis compared with the positive controls. Importantly, TGF-β1-loaded scaffolds allowed for a ∼700-fold upregulation of type-II collagen mRNA compared to when pellets were maintained in the presence of the soluble TGF-β1, reflected also in the highest score of immunoreactivity to type-II collagen, not significantly different from the positive controls. Likewise, aggrecan mRNA was ∼200-fold upregulated. Interestingly, most (>94%) of the glycosaminoglycan produced remaining associated with the pellets. Analysis of hypertrophic events showed no significant difference in the average total hypertrophy score compared with the positive controls. These results demonstrate the suitability of controlled TGF-β1 release from biocompatible scaffolds to promote hBMSC chondrogenesis at a physical distance and in the absence of soluble TGF-β1.
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- Ana Rey-Rico
- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University, D-66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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Lohan A, Marzahn U, El Sayed K, Haisch A, Müller RD, Kohl B, Stölzel K, Ertel W, John T, Schulze-Tanzil G. Osteochondral articular defect repair using auricle-derived autologous chondrocytes in a rabbit model. Ann Anat 2014; 196:317-26. [PMID: 24812031 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hypothesizing that the implantation of non-articular (heterotopic) chondrocytes might be an alternative approach to support articular cartilage repair, we analyzed joint cartilage defect healing in the rabbit model after implantation of autologous auricle-derived (auricular) chondrocytes. Autologous lapine articular and auricular chondrocytes were cultured for 3 weeks in polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffolds before being implanted into critical sized osteochondral defects of the rabbit knee femoropatellar groove. Cell-free PGA scaffolds and empty defects served as controls. Construct quality was determined before implantation and defect healing was monitored after 6 and 12 weeks using vitality assays, macroscopical and histological score systems. Neo-cartilage was formed in the PGA constructs seeded with both articular and auricular chondrocytes in vitro and in vivo. At the histological level, cartilage repair was slightly improved when using autologous articular chondrocyte seeded constructs compared to empty defects and was significantly superior compared to defects treated with auricular chondrocytes 6 weeks after implantation. Although only the immunohistological differences were significant, auricular chondrocyte implantation induced an inferior healing response compared with the empty defects. Elastic auricular chondrocytes might maintain some tissue-specific characteristics when implanted into joint cartilage defects which limit its repair capacity.
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- Anke Lohan
- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité-University of Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Tracheal reconstruction using chondrocytes seeded on a poly(l-lactic-co-glycolic acid)-fibrin/hyaluronan. J Biomed Mater Res A 2014; 102:4142-50. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Revised: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Jeon JE, Vaquette C, Klein TJ, Hutmacher DW. Perspectives in Multiphasic Osteochondral Tissue Engineering. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2013; 297:26-35. [DOI: 10.1002/ar.22795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- June E. Jeon
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059, Australia
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Liu M, Yu X, Huang F, Cen S, Zhong G, Xiang Z. Tissue engineering stratified scaffolds for articular cartilage and subchondral bone defects repair. Orthopedics 2013; 36:868-73. [PMID: 24200433 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20131021-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Due to their good biocompatibility and mechanical integrity, tissue engineering scaffolds have become a principal method of repair and regeneration of osteochondral defects. To improve their intrinsic properties, control their degenerative times, and enhance their cell adhesion and differentiation, numerous scaffold architectures and formation methods have been developed and tested, but the ideal scaffold design is still controversial. Moreover, scaffold fixation has a significant influence on repair and regeneration after implantation. The authors analyzed relative studies to address the latest scaffold designs, including biphasic scaffold, multilayered scaffold, and continuous nonstratified scaffold, and this article compares their advantages and disadvantages. In addition, the authors introduce a novel modified method for scaffold fixation known as magnetic fixation. Both stratified and nonstratified scaffolds can repair osteochondral defects, but continuous nonstratified scaffolds are more biomimetic compared with the native osteochondral structures, and they lead to a better regeneration of hyaline-like cartilage and structured bone tissue. Therefore, the authors suggest continuous nonstratified scaffolds are an effective option for treating osteochondral defects.
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Articular cartilage tissue regeneration—current research strategies and outlook for the future. Eur Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10353-013-0217-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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