Photoresponsive Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanical Properties for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (23) ◽  
pp. 14423-14429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe E. Giammanco ◽  
Bita Carrion ◽  
Rhima M. Coleman ◽  
Alexis D. Ostrowski
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cartilage Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cartilage Tissue ◽  
Tunable Mechanical Properties

In situ fabrication of a composite hydrogel with tunable mechanical properties for cartilage tissue engineering

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 2463-2473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fenbo Ma ◽  
Yongmei Ge ◽  
Nian Liu ◽  
Xiangchao Pang ◽  
Xingyu Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cartilage Tissue Engineering ◽  
Composite Hydrogel ◽  
Cartilage Tissue ◽  
In Situ Fabrication ◽  
Tunable Mechanical Properties

A composite hydrogel with tunable mechanical properties has been fabricated and characterized in this study.

Polyethylene glycol diacrylate scaffold filled with cell-laden methacrylamide gelatin/alginate hydrogels used for cartilage repair

2021 ◽  
pp. 088532822110448
Author(s):  
Xiang Zhang ◽  
Zhenhao Yan ◽  
Guotao Guan ◽  
Zijing Lu ◽  
Shujie Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Cartilage Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cartilage Tissue ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Glycol Diacrylate

Natural cartilage tissue has excellent mechanical properties and has certain cellular components. At this stage, it is a great challenge to produce cartilage scaffolds with excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Hydrogels are commonly used in tissue engineering because of their excellent biocompatibility; however, the mechanical properties of commonly used hydrogels are difficult to meet the requirements of making cartilage scaffolds. The mechanical properties of high concentration polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogel are similar to those of natural cartilage, but its biocompatibility is poor. Low concentration hydrogel has better biocompatibility, but its mechanical properties are poor. In this study, two different hydrogels were combined to produce cartilage scaffolds with good mechanical properties and strong biocompatibility. First, the PEGDA grid scaffold was printed with light curing 3D printing technology, and then the low concentration GelMA/Alginate hydrogel with chondral cells was filled into the PEGDA grid scaffold. After a series of cell experiments, the filling hydrogel with the best biocompatibility was screened out, and finally the filled hydrogel with cells and excellent biocompatibility was obtained. Cartilage tissue engineering scaffolds with certain mechanical properties were found to have a tendency of cartilage formation in in vitro culture. Compared with the scaffold obtained by using a single hydrogel, this molding method can produce a tissue engineering scaffold with excellent mechanical properties on the premise of ensuring biocompatibility, which has a certain potential application value in the field of cartilage tissue engineering.

scholarly journals PLGA/COL I Composite Scaffold Printed by a Low-temperature Deposition Manufacturing Technique for Application to Cartilage Tissue Engineering

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangquan Peng ◽  
Yong He ◽  
Weimin Zhu ◽  
Wei Lu ◽  
Yong Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Composite Scaffold ◽  
Cartilage Tissue Engineering ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cartilage Tissue ◽  
Composite Scaffolds ◽  
Low Temperature Deposition ◽  
Temperature Deposition

Abstract Background Composite scaffolds of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and PLGA/COL I were developed by a low-temperature deposition manufacturing (LDM) technique using three-dimensional printing technology. Their physical properties were tested, and the scaffolds were then used as cell culture platforms to prepare an ideal scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering. Methods The LDM technique was used to fabricate PLGA and PLGA/COL I composite scaffolds. The macrostructure, micromorphology, porosity, hydrophobicity, mechanical properties, and chemical structure of these scaffolds were examined. Primary chondrocytes were isolated and identified, second-passage cells were seeded onto the two scaffolds, and the adhesion and proliferation of the cells were determined. Results Both the PLGA and PLGA/COL I scaffolds prepared by LDM displayed a regular three-dimensional structure with high porosity. The PLGA scaffold had better mechanical properties than the PLGA/COL I scaffold, while the latter had significantly higher hydrophilicity than the former. The PLGA/COL I scaffold cultured with chondrocytes exhibited a higher adhesion rate and proliferation rate than the PLGA/COL I scaffold. Conclusion The novel PLGA/COL I composite scaffold printed by the LDM technique exhibited favourable biocompatibility and biomechanical characteristics and could be a good candidate for cartilage tissue engineering.

scholarly journals A Hyaluronic Acid Based Injectable Hydrogel Formed via Photo-Crosslinking Reaction and Thermal-Induced Diels-Alder Reaction for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Wang ◽  
Xiaodong Cao ◽  
Hua Dong ◽  
Lei Zeng ◽  
Chenxi Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Cell Activity ◽  
Cartilage Tissue Engineering ◽  
Diels Alder ◽  
Cartilage Tissue ◽  
Good Prospect ◽  
Crosslinking Reaction ◽  
Injectable Hydrogel

A hyaluronic acid (HA) based injectable hydrogel with gradually increasing mechanical properties was synthesized via photo-crosslinking reaction and thermal-induced Diels-Alder (DA) reaction. The injectable hydrogel can quickly gelate within 30 s by photo-crosslinking of HA-furan under the catalysis of lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphinate (LAP). This injectable property is beneficial to keep the encapsulated cell activity and convenient for clinical operation. And the mechanical properties can be control from 4.86 to 10.66 kPa by exposure time. Then, the thermal-induced DA click chemistry further occurs between furan groups and maleimide groups which gradually promoted the crosslinking density of the injectable hydrogel. The mechanical properties of the injectable hydrogel can be promoted to 21 kPa. ATDC-5 cells were successfully encapsulated in the injectable hydrogel and showed good activity. All the results suggested that the injectable hydrogel with gradually increasing mechanical properties formed by photo-crosslinking reaction and thermal-induced DA reaction has a good prospect of application in cartilage tissue engineering.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of Gellan Gum/Silk Fibroin/Chondroitin Sulfate Ternary Injectable Hydrogel for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1184
Author(s):  
Seongwon Lee ◽  
Joohee Choi ◽  
Jina Youn ◽  
Younghun Lee ◽  
Wooyoup Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Chondroitin Sulfate ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Articular Chondrocytes ◽  
Cartilage Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cell Encapsulation ◽  
Gellan Gum ◽  
Cartilage Tissue

Hydrogel is in the spotlight as a useful biomaterial in the field of drug delivery and tissue engineering due to its similar biological properties to a native extracellular matrix (ECM). Herein, we proposed a ternary hydrogel of gellan gum (GG), silk fibroin (SF), and chondroitin sulfate (CS) as a biomaterial for cartilage tissue engineering. The hydrogels were fabricated with a facile combination of the physical and chemical crosslinking method. The purpose of this study was to find the proper content of SF and GG for the ternary matrix and confirm the applicability of the hydrogel in vitro and in vivo. The chemical and mechanical properties were measured to confirm the suitability of the hydrogel for cartilage tissue engineering. The biocompatibility of the hydrogels was investigated by analyzing the cell morphology, adhesion, proliferation, migration, and growth of articular chondrocytes-laden hydrogels. The results showed that the higher proportion of GG enhanced the mechanical properties of the hydrogel but the groups with over 0.75% of GG exhibited gelling temperatures over 40 °C, which was a harsh condition for cell encapsulation. The 0.3% GG/3.7% SF/CS and 0.5% GG/3.5% SF/CS hydrogels were chosen for the in vitro study. The cells that were encapsulated in the hydrogels did not show any abnormalities and exhibited low cytotoxicity. The biochemical properties and gene expression of the encapsulated cells exhibited positive cell growth and expression of cartilage-specific ECM and genes in the 0.5% GG/3.5% SF/CS hydrogel. Overall, the study of the GG/SF/CS ternary hydrogel with an appropriate content showed that the combination of GG, SF, and CS can synergistically promote articular cartilage defect repair and has considerable potential for application as a biomaterial in cartilage tissue engineering.

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