Gwon Y, Park S, Kim W, Han T, Kim H, Kim J. Radially patterned transplantable biodegradable scaffolds as topographically defined contact guidance platforms for accelerating bone regeneration.
J Biol Eng 2021;
15:12. [PMID:
33752709 PMCID:
PMC7986475 DOI:
10.1186/s13036-021-00263-8]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND
The healing of large critical-sized bone defects remains a clinical challenge in modern orthopedic medicine. The current gold standard for treating critical-sized bone defects is autologous bone graft; however, it has critical limitations. Bone tissue engineering has been proposed as a viable alternative, not only for replacing the current standard treatment, but also for producing complete regeneration of bone tissue without complex surgical treatments or tissue transplantation. In this study, we proposed a transplantable radially patterned scaffold for bone regeneration that was defined by capillary force lithography technology using biodegradable polycaprolactone polymer.
RESULTS
The radially patterned transplantable biodegradable scaffolds had a radial structure aligned in a central direction. The radially aligned pattern significantly promoted the recruitment of host cells and migration of osteoblasts into the defect site. Furthermore, the transplantable scaffolds promoted regeneration of critical-sized bone defects by inducing cell migration and differentiation.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings demonstrated that topographically defined radially patterned transplantable biodegradable scaffolds may have great potential for clinical application of bone tissue regeneration.
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