Physical and biological properties of electrospun poly(d,l‐lactide)/nanoclay and poly(d,l‐lactide)/nanosilica nanofibrous scaffold for bone tissue engineering
| Autor: | Lopresti F., Pavia F. C., Ceraulo M., Capuana E., Brucato V., Ghersi G., Botta L., La Carrubba V. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Lopresti F., Pavia F.C., Ceraulo M., Capuana E., Brucato V., Ghersi G., Botta L., La Carrubba V. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Settore ING-IND/24 - Principi Di Ingegneria Chimica
Tissue Engineering Tissue Scaffolds Polyesters technology industry and agriculture Nanofibers Settore ING-IND/34 - Bioingegneria Industriale nanosilica pre‐osteoblastic cells Bone and Bones Cell Line Nanocomposites nanoclay Mice Settore ING-IND/22 - Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali Osteogenesis pre-osteoblastic cells Animals polylactic acid Research Articles electrospinning Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part a |
| ISSN: | 1552-4965 1549-3296 |
| Popis: | Electrospun scaffolds exhibiting high physical performances with the ability to support cell attachment and proliferation are attracting more and more scientific interest for tissue engineering applications. The inclusion of inorganic nanoparticles such as nanosilica and nanoclay into electrospun biopolymeric matrices can meet these challenging requirements. The silica and clay incorporation into polymeric nanofibers has been reported to enhance and improve the mechanical properties as well as the osteogenic properties of the scaffolds. In this work, for the first time, the physical and biological properties of polylactic acid (PLA) electrospun mats filled with different concentrations of nanosilica and nanoclay were evaluated and compared. The inclusion of the particles was evaluated through morphological investigations and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The morphology of nanofibers was differently affected by the amount and kind of fillers and it was correlated to the viscosity of the polymeric suspensions. The wettability of the scaffolds, evaluated through wet contact angle measurements, slightly increased for both the nanocomposites. The crystallinity of the systems was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry highlighting the nucleating action of both nanosilica and nanoclay on PLA. Scaffolds were mechanically characterized with tensile tests to evaluate the reinforcing action of the fillers. Finally, cell culture assays with pre‐osteoblastic cells were conducted on a selected composite scaffold in order to compare the cell proliferation and morphology with that of neat PLA scaffolds. Based on the results, we can convince that nanosilica and nanoclay can be both considered great potential fillers for electrospun systems engineered for bone tissue regeneration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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