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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 531, Issue -, Pages 126-137Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.07.029
Keywords
Bone regeneration; Polymeric scaffold; Electrospinning; Polycaprolactone; Bone morphogenetic protein 2
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- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain) [CTQ2014-52384-R]
- VI National R&D&i Plan 2008-2011
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Spain)
- European Regional Development Fund
- EUDIME
- Iniciativa Ingenio 2010
- Consolider Program
- CIBER Actions
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Hypothesis: The development of novel scaffolds based on biocompatible polymers is of great interest in the field of bone repair for fabrication of biodegradable scaffolds that mimic the extracellular matrix and have osteoconductive and osteoinductive properties for enhanced bone regeneration. Experiments: Polycaprolactone (PCL) and polycaprolactone/polyvinyl acetate (PCL/PVAc) core-shell fibers were synthesised and decorated with poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) [PLGA] particles loaded with bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) by simultaneous electrospinning and electrospraying. Hydroxyapatite nanorods (HAn) were loaded into the core of fibers. The obtained scaffolds were characterised by scanning and transmission electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The in vitro potential of these materials for bone regeneration was assessed in biodegradation assays, osteoblast viability assays, and analyses of expression of specific bone markers, such as alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteocalcin (OCN), and osteopontin (OPN). Findings: PLGA particles were homogeneously distributed in the entire fibre mat. The growth factor load was 1.2-1.7 mu g/g of the scaffold whereas the HAn load was in the 8.8-12.6 wt% range. These scaffolds were able to support and enhance cell growth and proliferation facilitating the expression of osteogenic and osteoconductive markers (OCN and OPN). These observations underline the great importance of the presence of BMP2 in scaffolds for bone remodelling as well as the good potential of the newly developed scaffolds for clinical use in tissue engineering. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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