Three-dimensional honeycomb-patterned chitosan/poly(L-lactic acid) scaffolds with improved mechanical and cell compatibility

2011 ◽  
Vol 98A (3) ◽  
pp. 434-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingyan Zhao ◽  
Lihua Li ◽  
Xian Li ◽  
Changren Zhou ◽  
Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cell Compatibility

Development of three-dimensional printing filaments based on poly(lactic acid)/hydroxyapatite composites with potential for tissue engineering

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832098856
Author(s):  
Marcela Piassi Bernardo ◽  
Bruna Cristina Rodrigues da Silva ◽  
Luiz Henrique Capparelli Mattoso
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Three Dimensional Printing ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Deposition Modeling ◽  
3D Printed

Injured bone tissues can be healed with scaffolds, which could be manufactured using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) strategy. Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is one of the most biocompatible polymers suitable for FDM, while hydroxyapatite (HA) could improve the bioactivity of scaffold due to its chemical composition. Therefore, the combination of PLA/HA can create composite filaments adequate for FDM and with high osteoconductive and osteointegration potentials. In this work, we proposed a different approache to improve the potential bioactivity of 3D printed scaffolds for bone tissue engineering by increasing the HA loading (20-30%) in the PLA composite filaments. Two routes were investigated regarding the use of solvents in the filament production. To assess the suitability of the FDM-3D printing process, and the influence of the HA content on the polymer matrix, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. The HA phase content of the composite filaments agreed with the initial composite proportions. The wettability of the 3D printed scaffolds was also increased. It was shown a greener route for obtaining composite filaments that generate scaffolds with properties similar to those obtained by the solvent casting, with high HA content and great potential to be used as a bone graft.

Poly-(lactic acid) and fibrin bioactive cellularized scaffold for use in bone regenerative medicine: Proof of concept

2021 ◽  
pp. 088391152199640
Author(s):  
Renata Aquino de Carvalho ◽  
Valmir Vieira Rocha Júnior ◽  
Antonio José Felix Carvalho ◽  
Heloisa Sobreiro Selistre de Araújo ◽  
Mônica Rosas Costa Iemma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Regenerative Medicine ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Infrapatellar Fat Pad ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Critical Bone Defects

Bone regenerative medicine (BRM) aims to overcome the limitations of conventional treatments for critical bone defects by developing therapeutic strategies, based on temporary bioactive substitutes, capable of stimulating, sustaining, and guiding tissue regeneration. The aim of this study was to validate the “proof of concept” of a cellularized bioactive scaffold and establish its potential for use in BRM. For this purpose, three-dimensional scaffolds of poly-(lactic acid) (PLA), produced by the additive manufacturing technique, were incorporated into a human platelet-rich plasma (PRP-h) fibrin matrix containing human infrapatellar fat pad mesenchymal stem cells (hIFPMSC). The scaffolds (PLA/finbrin-bioactive) were kept under ideal culture conditions in a medium free from fetal bovine serum and analyzed at 5 and 10 days by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourrier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Circular Dichroism and fluorescence microscopy. The results demonstrated the feasibility of obtaining a rigid, cytocompatible, and cellularized three-dimensional structure. In addition, PRP platelets and leukocytes were able to provide a bioactive environment capable of maintaining the viability of hIFPMSC into scaffolds. The results validate the concept of a customizable, bioactive, cellularized, and non-immunogenic strategy for application in BRM.

Antibacterial performance of Berberine loaded carrageenan/konjac glucomannan hydrogels

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1516-1522
Author(s):  
Lei Jiang ◽  
Qiuxian Chen ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
Zhongjie Zhu ◽  
Wei Shao
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Konjac Glucomannan ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Release Behavior ◽  
Cell Compatibility ◽  
Antibacterial Materials ◽  
Antibacterial Performance ◽  
Dimensional Network ◽  
Good Cell

Carrageenan and konjac glucomannan are non-toxic polysaccharides which have been widely applied in the biomedical fields. Berberine as the antibacterial agent was successfully loaded into carrageenan/konjac glucomannan hydrogels. The Berberine loaded carrageenan/konjac glucomannan dried hydrogels display three-dimensional network structure, good swelling behavior and high porosity. These dried hydrogels also show controlled release behavior of Berberine. A good antibacterial effect towards S. aureus and C. albicans with good cell compatibility is exhibited. Thus, the fabricated Berberine loaded carrageenan/konjac glucomannan dried hydrogels could be considered as novel antibiotic alternative antibacterial materials.

Preparation and Characterization of Ha/Gel/β-TCP Microspheres Composite Porous Scaffold

2018 ◽  
Vol 782 ◽  
pp. 103-115
Author(s):  
Yang Zi Zhao ◽  
You Fa Wang
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Porous Scaffold ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Swelling Ratio ◽  
Cell Compatibility ◽  
Hydrogel Scaffolds

Being one of the three elements of tissue engineering, three-dimensional porous structure scaffold plays an important role in tissue engineering. As it not only prvovide cells for the life, but also serves as a template to guide tissue regeneration and control of organizational structure and other functions. In this study, hyaluronic acid and gelatin are successfully cross-linked by 1-ethyl- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) -carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) , and compound β-TCP microspheres to prepare porous hydrogel scaffolds. The microspheres were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The scaffolds were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). At the same time, the compressive strength, swelling ratio, degradation of the scaffold were tested. To assess the in vitro cell compatibility of the scaffolds, mouse L929 fibroblasts were seeded onto scaffolds for cell morphology and cell viability studies. The results showed that the pore size of the porous scaffold can be adjusted by changing the ratio of gelatin to hyaluronic acid (HA), increasing the proportion of hyaluronic acid in a certain range, pore size will be significantly increased. With the increase of the proportion of hyaluronic acid in the scaffold, the swelling ratio and the degradation rate also increased. The compressive strength of the scaffold increased with the increase of the proportion of gelatin. The appropriate ratio of β-TCP can promote cell growth and proliferation.

scholarly journals Effect of Selected Commercial Plasticizers on Mechanical, Thermal, and Morphological Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/Poly(lactic acid)/Plasticizer Biodegradable Blends for Three-Dimensional (3D) Print

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Přemysl Menčík ◽  
Radek Přikryl ◽  
Ivana Stehnová ◽  
Veronika Melčová ◽  
Soňa Kontárová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
3D Print ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Biodegradable Blends

This paper explores the influence of selected commercial plasticizers structure, which are based on esters of citric acid, on mechanical and thermal properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/Poly(lactic acid)/Plasticizer biodegradable blends. These plasticizers were first tested with respect to their miscibility with Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/Poly(lactic acid) (PHB/PLA) blends using a kneading machine. PHB/PLA/plasticizer blends in the weight ratio (wt %) of 60/25/15 were then prepared by single screw and corotating meshing twin screw extruders in the form of filament for further three-dimensional (3D) printing. Mechanical, thermal properties, and shape stability (warping effect) of 3D printed products can be improved just by the addition of appropriate plasticizer to polymeric blend. The goal was to create new types of eco-friendly PHB/PLA/plasticizers blends and to highly improve the poor mechanical properties of neat PHB/PLA blends (with majority of PHB) by adding appropriate plasticizer. Mechanical properties of plasticized blends were then determined by the tensile test of 3D printed test samples (dogbones), as well as filaments. Measured elongation at break rapidly enhanced from 21% for neat non-plasticized PHB/PLA blends (reference) to 328% for best plasticized blends in the form of filament, and from 5% (reference) to 187% for plasticized blends in the form of printed dogbones. The plasticizing effect on blends was confirmed by Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry. The study of morphology was performed by the Scanning Electron Microscopy. Significant problem of plasticized blends used to be also plasticizer migration, therefore the diffusion of plasticizers from the blends after 15 days of exposition to 110 °C in the drying oven was investigated as their measured weight loss. Almost all of the used plasticizers showed meaningful positive softening effects, but the diffusion of plasticizers at 110 °C exposition was quite extensive. The determination of the degree of disintegration of selected plasticized blend when exposed to a laboratory-scale composting environment was executed to roughly check the “biodegradability”.

Preparation and bending properties of three dimensional braided single poly (lactic acid) composite

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 106-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Wu ◽  
Yunxing Liang ◽  
Kegang Zhang ◽  
Wenzheng Xu ◽  
Li Chen
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Bending Properties

Preparation of a Functionally Flexible, Three-Dimensional, Biomimetic Poly(L-Lactic Acid) Scaffold with Improved Cell Adhesion

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1205-1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose F. Alvarez-Barreto ◽  
Mark C. Shreve ◽  
Paul L. Deangelis ◽  
Vassilios I. Sikavitsas
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Three Dimensional
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