
Tissue engineering combines living cells with biodegradable materials and/or bioactive components. Composite scaffolds containing biodegradable polymers and nanosized osteoconductive bioceramic with suitable properties are promising for bone tissue regeneration. In this paper, based on blending two biodegradable and biocompatible polymers, namely poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) and poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) with incorporated nano hydroxyapatite (HA), three-dimensional composite scaffolds with controlled microstructures and an interconnected porous structure, together with high porosity, were fabricated using an emulsion freezing/freeze-drying technique. The influence of various parameters involved in the emulsion freezing/freeze-drying technique was studied for the fabrication of good-quality polymer scaffolds based on PHBV polymers. The morphology, mechanical properties and crystallinity of PHBV/PLLA and HA in PHBV/PLLA composite scaffolds and PHBV polymer scaffolds were studied. The scaffolds were coated with collagen in order to improve wettability. During in vitro biological evaluation study, it was observed that SaOS-2 cells had high attachment on collagen-coated scaffolds. Significant improvement in cell proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity for HA-incorporated composite scaffolds was observed due to the incorporation of HA. After 3 and 7 days of culture on all scaffolds, SaOS-2 cells also had normal morphology and growth. These results indicated that PHBV/PLLA-based scaffolds fabricated via an emulsion freezing/freeze-drying technique were favorable sites for osteoblastic cells and are promising for the applications of bone tissue engineering.
Cell Survival, Polymers, Surface Properties, Polyesters, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Adhesion, Humans, Osteoblasts - cytology - drug effects - metabolism, Lactic Acid, Cell Shape, Cell Proliferation, Osteoblasts, Tissue Engineering, Tissue Scaffolds, 500, 540, Bone Substitutes - chemistry - pharmacology, Polyesters - chemistry - pharmacology, Tissue Engineering - instrumentation, Durapatite, Freeze Drying, QH Natural history, Bone Substitutes, Durapatite - chemistry - pharmacology, Emulsions, Porosity
Cell Survival, Polymers, Surface Properties, Polyesters, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Adhesion, Humans, Osteoblasts - cytology - drug effects - metabolism, Lactic Acid, Cell Shape, Cell Proliferation, Osteoblasts, Tissue Engineering, Tissue Scaffolds, 500, 540, Bone Substitutes - chemistry - pharmacology, Polyesters - chemistry - pharmacology, Tissue Engineering - instrumentation, Durapatite, Freeze Drying, QH Natural history, Bone Substitutes, Durapatite - chemistry - pharmacology, Emulsions, Porosity
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