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BIOMACROMOLECULES
卷 5, 期 1, 页码 5-10出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bm030067p
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES [R01AR048756] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIAMS NIH HHS [R01 AR48756] Funding Source: Medline
A novel polymer, oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) (OPF), cross-linked with a thermal radical initiation system has recently been developed in our laboratory as an injectable, biodegradable cell carrier for regeneration of orthopaedic tissues. The cross-linking, swelling, and degradative properties of hydrogels prepared from OPF with poly(ethylene glycol) of two different chain lengths were assessed. The two OPF types had similar gelation onset times (similar to3.6 min) but, when cross-linked for 8 min at 37degreesC, exhibited significantly different swelling characteristics (fold swelling: 17.5+/-0.2 vs 13.4+/-0.4). Rat marrow stromal cells (MSCs) were then directly combined with the hydrogel precursors and encapsulated in a model OPF formulation at similar to14 million cells/mL, cultured in vitro in the presence of osteogenic supplements (dexamethasone), and monitored over 28 days via histology. MSC differentiation in these samples (6 mm diameter x 0.5 mm thick before swelling), as determined by Von Kossa staining for calcified matrix, was apparent by day 21. At day 28, mineralized matrix could be seen throughout the samples, many microns away from the cells. These experiments strongly support the usefulness of thermally cross-linked OPF hydrogels as injectable cell carriers for bone regeneration.
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