期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
卷 44, 期 13, 页码 2356-2361出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.07.010
关键词
AFM; Nanoindentation test; Soft scaffolds; Measurement of mechanical property of scaffolds; 3D cultures
资金
- National Science Foundation NSF [CBET 0756455]
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation [5-2009-381]
- ABI [0152-27504-231108]
While the determination of mechanical properties of a hard scaffold is relatively straightforward, the mechanical testing of a soft tissue scaffold poses significant challenges due in part to its fragility. Here, we report a new approach for characterizing the stiffness and elastic modulus of a soft scaffold through atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation. Using collagen-chitosan hydrogel scaffolds as model soft tissue scaffolds, we demonstrated the feasibility of using AFM nanoindentation to determine a force curve of a soft tissue scaffold. A mathematical model was developed to ascertain the stiffness and elastic modulus of a scaffold from its force curve obtained under different conditions. The elastic modulus of a collagen-chitosan (80%/20%, v/v) scaffold is found to be 3.69 kPa. The scaffold becomes stiffer if it contains more chitosan. The elastic modulus of a scaffold composed of 70% collagen and 30% chitosan is about 11.6 kPa. Furthermore, the stiffness of the scaffold is found to be altered significantly by extracellular matrix deposited from cells that are grown inside the scaffold. The elastic modulus of collagen-chitosan scaffolds increased from 10.5 kPa on day 3 to 63.4 kPa on day 10 when human foreskin fibroblast cells grew inside the scaffolds. Data acquired from these measurements will offer new insights into understanding cell fate regulation induced by physiochemical cues of tissue scaffolds. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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