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Wang Z, Wang H, Xiong J, Li J, Miao X, Lan X, Liu X, Wang W, Cai N, Tang Y. Fabrication and in vitro evaluation of PCL/gelatin hierarchical scaffolds based on melt electrospinning writing and solution electrospinning for bone regeneration. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2021; 128:112287. [PMID: 34474838 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
As an emerging 3D printing technique, melt electrospinning writing (MEW) has been used to fabricate scaffolds with controllable structure and good mechanical strength for bone regeneration. However, how to further improve MEW scaffolds with nanoscale extracellular matrix (ECM) mimic structure and bioactivity is still challenging. In this study, we proposed a simple composite process by combining MEW and solution electrospinning (SE) to fabricate a micro/nano hierarchical scaffold for bone tissue engineering. The morphological results confirmed the hierarchical structure with both well-defined MEW microfibrous grid structure and SE random nanofiber morphology. The addition of gelatin nanofibers turned the scaffolds to be hydrophilic, and led to a slight enhancement of mechanical strength. Compared with PCL MEW scaffolds, higher cell adhesion efficiency, improved cell proliferation and higher osteoinductive ability were achieved for the MEW/SE composite scaffolds. Finally, multilayer composite scaffolds were fabricated by alternately stacking of MEW layer and SE layer and used to assess the effect on cell ingrowth in the scaffolds. The results showed that gelatin nanofibers did not inhibit cell penetration, but promoted the three-dimensional growth of bone cells. Thus, the strategy of the combined use of MEW and SE is a potential method to fabricate micro/nano hierarchical scaffolds to improve bone regeneration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zixu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou 510006, China; Ultra-precision Manufacturing Equipment Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China; School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
| | - Han Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou 510006, China; Ultra-precision Manufacturing Equipment Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China; School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
| | - Junjie Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou 510006, China; Ultra-precision Manufacturing Equipment Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China; School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
| | - Jiahao Li
- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Information Science, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
| | - Yadong Tang
- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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