期刊
ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
卷 7, 期 2, 页码 672-689出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01476
关键词
peripheral nerve; hollow tube; porosity; microfabrication; extrusion; Schwann cells
资金
- EU-project Neurimp [EU-FP7-604450]
A novel blend of natural medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (MCL-PHA) and synthetic aliphatic polyester poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) was developed for nerve regeneration, showing excellent neuroregenerative properties and bioresorption rate in rat sciatic nerve defects. The material exhibited superior outcomes compared to commercially available synthetic Neurolac NGCs in terms of electrophysiological and histological data, as well as the number of recovered animals.
Severe peripheral nerve injuries represent a large clinical problem with relevant challenges such as the development of successful synthetic scaffolds as substitutes to autologous nerve grafting. Numerous studies have reported the use of polyesters and type I collagen-based nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) to promote nerve regeneration through critical nerve defects while providing protection from external factors. However, none of the commercially available hollow bioresorbable NGCs have demon-strated superior clinical outcomes to an autologous nerve graft. Hence, new materials and NGC geometries have been explored in the literature to mimic the native nerve properties and architecture. Here, we report a novel blend of a natural medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (MCL-PHA) with a synthetic aliphatic polyester, poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL), suitable for extrusion-based high-throughput manufacturing. The blend was designed to combine the excellent ability of PHAs to support the growth and proliferation of mammalian cells with the good processability of PCL. The material exhibited excellent neuroregenerative properties and a good bioresorption rate, while the extruded porous tubes exhibited similar mechanical properties to the rat sciatic nerve. The NGCs were implanted to treat a 10 mm long sciatic nerve defect in rats, where significant differences were found between thin and thick wall thickness implants, and both electrophysiological and histological data, as well as the number of recovered animals, provided superior outcomes than the well-referenced synthetic Neurolac NGC.
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