期刊
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
卷 8, 期 1, 页码 289-301出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.09.037
关键词
Silk fibroin; Porous scaffold; Salt leaching; Articular cartilage; Meniscus
资金
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) [SFRH/BD/64717/2009, PTDC/CTM/105703/2008]
This study describes the developmental physicochemical properties of silk fibroin scaffolds derived from high-concentration aqueous silk fibroin solutions. The silk fibroin scaffolds were prepared with different initial concentrations (8, 10, 12 and 16%, in wt.%) and obtained by combining the salt-leaching and freeze-drying methodologies. The results indicated that the antiparallel beta-pleated sheet (silk-II) conformation was present in the silk fibroin scaffolds. All the scaffolds possessed a macro/microporous structure. Homogeneous porosity distribution was achieved in all the groups of samples. As the silk fibroin concentration increased from 8 to 16%, the mean porosity decreased from 90.8 +/- 0.9 to 79.8 +/- 0.3% and the mean interconnectivity decreased from 97.4 +/- 0.5 to 92.3 +/- 1.3%. The mechanical properties of the scaffolds exhibited concentration dependence. The dry state compressive modulus increased from 0.81 +/- 0.29 to 15.14 +/- 1.70 MPa and the wet state dynamic storage modulus increased by around 20- to 30-fold at each testing frequency when the silk fibroin concentration increased from 8 to 16%. The water uptake ratio decreased with increasing silk fibroin concentration. The scaffolds present favorable stability as their structure integrity, morphology and mechanical properties were maintained after in vitro degradation for 30 days. Based on these results, the scaffolds developed in this study are proposed to be suitable for use in meniscus and cartilage tissue-engineered scaffolding. (C) 2011 Acts Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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