Integration of PLGA Microparticles in Collagen-Based Matrices: Tunable Scaffold Properties and Interaction Between Microparticles and Human Epithelial-Like Cells

Autor: Stefania Scialla, Alessandro Sannino, Ludovico Valli, V. Bucalá, L.C. Gallo, Simona Bettini, Luca Salvatore, Tiziano Verri, Marta Madaghiele, Amilcare Barca
Přispěvatelé: Gallo, L. C., Madaghiele, M., Salvatore, L., Barca, A., Scialla, S., Bettini, S., Valli, L., Verri, T., Bucalá, V., Sannino, A.
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials. 69:137-147
ISSN: 1563-535X
0091-4037
Popis: The feasibility to obtain highly porous collagen-based scaffolds (SCs) integrated with uniformly dispersed poly (lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA) microparticles (MPs) was evaluated. PLGA-MPs were prepared by double emulsion technique and SCs with different amounts of MPs (SC/PLGA-MPs) were produced. Results showed that SC/PLGA-MPs could be successfully manufactured, the PLGA-MPs being physically retained in the SCs, without affecting the porous structure. PLGA-MPs also increased the SC hydrophilicity, acted as a mechanical reinforcement and retarded the degradation rate. In addition, the interactions between MPs and Caco-2 cells did not interfere with the correct morphological, adhesion and proliferation pathways.
Databáze: OpenAIRE