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JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS
卷 109, 期 2, 页码 193-200出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34691
关键词
bone; mechanical properties; PCL; PGA; TCP
资金
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health [R01EB020640]
- Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program [W81XWH-16-1-0132]
A biodegradable composite structure of PCL-PGA with varying amounts of PGA was designed, showing potential for bone tissue engineering applications in bone defect repair. The porosity developed during PGA degradation compensated for the decrease in mechanical properties, making it a suitable candidate for bone reconstruction where strength and biodegradation are important.
A biocompatible and biodegradable scaffold with load-bearing ability is required to enhance the repair of bone defects by facilitating the attachment, and proliferation of cells, and vascularization during new bone formation. However, it is challenging to maintain the porosity and biodegradability, as well as mechanical properties (especially compressive strength), at the same time. Therefore, in the present work, a biodegradable composite structure of poly(caprolactone) (PCL) was designed using compression molding with varying amounts of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) (25, 50, 75 wt%) and fixed amount (20 wt%) of beta tricalcium phosphate (beta TCP). It was hypothesized that the fabricated composite structure will develop porosity during the degradation of the PGA and that the corresponding decrease in mechanical properties will be compensated by new bone formation and ingrowth, in vivo. Accordingly, we have systematically studied the effects of sample composition on time-dependent dissolution and mechanical properties of the PGA/beta TCP scaffolds. The compressive strength increased up to similar to 92 MPa at 50% compression of the designed PCL-PGA samples. Furthermore, the dissolution rate, as well as weight loss, was observed to increase with an increase in the PGA amount in PCL. Based on the mechanical properties and dissolution data, it is concluded that the PCL-PGA scaffolds with beta TCP can be suitable candidates for bone tissue engineering applications, specifically for the reconstruction of bone defects, where strength and biodegradation are both important characteristics.
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