Preparation and osteogenic properties of liquid crystal display light-cured polylactic acid scaffold loaded with nano-tantalum

doi:10.12307/2025.228

Abstract

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Polylactic acid (PLA) has good biocompatibility and a controllable degradation rate and is currently widely used in biomedical engineering. However, PLA has shortcomings such as low mechanical strength and insufficient biological activity, which limits its further application in bone tissue engineering.
OBJECTIVE: To construct polylactic acid/polydopamine/tantalum (PLA/PDA/Ta) bone tissue engineering scaffolds, and explore their biosafety and in vitro osteogenesis.
METHODS: A PLA scaffold with a porous structure was prepared through liquid crystal display light-curing technology. PLA/PDA scaffolds and PLA/PDA/Ta scaffolds were prepared by soaking PLA scaffolds in dopamine solution and dopamine-tantalum nanoparticle solution, respectively. The microstructure and water contact angle of scaffolds were characterized. MC3T3-E1 cells were co-cultured with PLA, PLA/PDA, and PLA/PDA/Ta scaffolds, respectively, and CCK-8 assay and live/dead cell staining were performed. After osteogenic differentiation, alkaline phosphatase, alizarin red staining, and osteogenic gene detection were performed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The scanning electron microscope results exhibited that the three kinds of prepared scaffolds had an interconnected porous three-dimensional structure, and the average pore diameter was 200 μm. The water contact angle of PLA/PDA/Ta scaffolds was lower than that of PLA and PLA/PDA scaffolds (P < 0.05). (2) CCK-8 assay showed that compared with PLA and PLA/PDA scaffolds, PLA/PDA/Ta scaffolds could promote cell proliferation (P < 0.05). Live/dead cell staining showed good cell proliferation in the three groups. (3) Alkaline phosphatase and alizarin red staining showed that compared with PLA and PLA/PDA scaffolds, PLA/PDA/Ta scaffolds could promote the expression of alkaline phosphatase and the formation of mineralized nodules. RT-qPCR showed that compared with PLA and PLA/PDA scaffolds, PLA/PDA/Ta scaffolds could enhance the mRNA expression of cell bone morphogenetic protein, Runx-2, and type I collagen (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). (4) The results showed that the PLA/PDA/Ta scaffold had excellent osteogenic activity and the ability to promote cell proliferation.

Key words: liquid crystal display light curing printingpolylactic acid, polydopamine, nano-tantalum, MC3T3-E1 cell, bone tissue engineering scaffold

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Li Mingzhe, Ye Xiangling, Wang Bing, Yu Xiang. Preparation and osteogenic properties of liquid crystal display light-cured polylactic acid scaffold loaded with nano-tantalum [J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2025, 29(4): 670-677.

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