Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (12): 1824-1830.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.12.004

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Preparation and properties of hydrophilic modified artificial bone scaffold using low-temperature rapid prototyping

He Mei-jian1, 2, Wang Da-ping1, 2, 3, Huang Jiang-hong1, 2, 3, Zhang Ming4   

  1. 1Shenzhen Second Hospital Clinical School of Anhui Medical University, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China
    2Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China
    3Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China
    4Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China
  • Revised:2014-02-08 Online:2014-03-19 Published:2014-03-19
  • Contact: Wang Da-ping, Professor, Chief physician, Master’s supervisor, Shenzhen Second Hospital Clinical School of Anhui Medical University, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China; Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:He Mei-jian, Studying for master’s degree, Physician, Shenzhen Second Hospital Clinical School of Anhui Medical University, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China; Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, No. S2012010008129; the Scientific Research and Development Program of Shenzhen City, No. CXZZ2012061416023484; Enhancement Projects for Shenzhen Key Laboratories, No. CXB201104220049A

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Low-temperature rapid prototyping technology is a new kind of rapid prototyping technology, and it is rapidly used in the preparation of bone tissue engineering scaffolds because it can make scaffold forming controllable and can keep the biological activity of the materials, also can easily realize the scaffold with porous of three-dimensional structure and other advantages.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the preparation process of polyethylene glycol-modified polylactic acid-glycolic acid/nano-hydroxyapatite (PLGA-PEG/n-HA) using the low-temperature rapid prototyping, and to test its performance.
METHODS: PLGA-PEG/n-HA and PLGA/n-HA were prepared by low-temperature rapid prototyping equipment. Under an electron microscopy, we observed ultra-structure of the scaffolds. Immersion (ethanol) method was used to test the porosity, and electronic testing machine was used to determine the material mechanical properties. Then these two kinds of scaffolds with rat osteoblasts were cultured in vitro, the cell adhesion rate was detected by precipitation method after 12 hours, and cell counting kit-8 method was used to determine the cell proliferation at culture days 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Both of the two scaffolds had ideal aperture range and high porosity. But the aperture range of PLGA-PEG/n-HA scaffolds had large fluctuations, and the average aperture was smaller than that of PLGA/n-HA. Some pores were closed up. The cell adhesion rate and the cell growth curve of PLGA-PEG/n-HA was better than that of PLGA/n-HA (P < 0.05), but the mechanical properties were less than PLGA/n-HA (P < 0.05). The results showed the PLGA-PEG/n-HA scaffolds had good cell compatibility.


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程


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Key words: tissue engineering, hypothermia, polyethylene glycols, durapatite

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