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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14061333
Keywords
polycaprolactone based scaffolds; hydroxyapatite; fluorapatite; electrospinning; mesenchymal stem cells
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- National Science Center (Poland) [2016/23/B/NZ5/02627]
- Molecular & Cellular Biotechnologies Grant by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine [37]
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The study successfully fabricated hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite functionalized composite scaffolds based on electrospun polycaprolactone, which demonstrated good biocompatibility and osteoinductive properties towards mesenchymal stem cells. The incorporation of fluorapatite nanoparticles enhanced the scaffolds' wettability and ability to support attachment of mesenchymal stem cells, showing potential for future bone tissue engineering applications.
A capability for effective tissue reparation is a living requirement for all multicellular organisms. Bone exits as a precisely orchestrated balance of bioactivities of bone forming osteoblasts and bone resorbing osteoclasts. The main feature of osteoblasts is their capability to produce massive extracellular matrix enriched with calcium phosphate minerals. Hydroxyapatite and its composites represent the most common form of bone mineral providing mechanical strength and significant osteoinductive properties. Herein, hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite functionalized composite scaffolds based on electrospun polycaprolactone have been successfully fabricated. Physicochemical properties, biocompatibility and osteoinductivity of generated matrices have been validated. Both the hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite containing polycaprolactone composite scaffolds demonstrated good biocompatibility towards mesenchymal stem cells. Moreover, the presence of both hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite nanoparticles increased scaffolds' wettability. Furthermore, incorporation of fluorapatite nanoparticles enhanced the ability of the composite scaffolds to interact and support the mesenchymal stem cells attachment to their surfaces as compared to hydroxyapatite enriched composite scaffolds. The study of osteoinductive properties showed the capacity of fluorapatite and hydroxyapatite containing composite scaffolds to potentiate the stimulation of early stages of mesenchymal stem cells' osteoblast differentiation. Therefore, polycaprolactone based composite scaffolds functionalized with fluorapatite nanoparticles generates a promising platform for future bone tissue engineering applications.
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