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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 27, Issue 27, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201606614
Keywords
bioreactors; fibrous scaffolds; hybrid scaffolds; photodegradable hydrogels; tissue engineering
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL128452] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAMS NIH HHS [R01 AR069038] Funding Source: Medline
- NIBIB NIH HHS [R00 EB009096] Funding Source: Medline
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Biomimetic materials with biomechanical properties resembling those of native tissues while providing an environment for cell growth and tissue formation, are vital for tissue engineering (TE). Mechanical anisotropy is an important property of native cardiovascular tissues and directly influences tissue function. This study reports fabrication of anisotropic cell-seeded constructs while retaining control over the construct's architecture and distribution of cells. Newly synthesized poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) is fabricated with a dry spinning technique to create anelastomeric fibrous scaffold that allows control of fiber diameter, porosity, and rate ofdegradation. To allow cell and tissue ingrowth, hybrid scaffolds with mesenchymalstem cells (MSCs) encapsulated in a photocrosslinkable hydrogel were developed. Culturing the cellularized scaffolds in a cyclic stretch/flexure bioreactor resulted in tissue formation and confirmed the scaffold's performance under mechanical stimulation. In vivo experiments showed that the hybrid scaffold is capable of withstanding physiological pressures when implanted as a patch in the pulmonary artery. Aligned tissue formation occurred on the scaffold luminal surface without macroscopic thrombus formation. This combination of a novel, anisotropic fibrous scaffold and a tunable native-like hydrogel for cellular encapsulation promoted formation of 3D tissue and provides a biologically functional composite scaffold for soft-tissue engineering applications.
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