Inverted Colloidal Crystal Scaffolds for Uniform Cartilage Regeneration
- 16 February 2010
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biomacromolecules
- Vol. 11 (3), 731-739
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bm901312x
Abstract
A uniform distribution of chondrocytes in 3D scaffolds is a critical challenge to cartilage regeneration. This study aims to resolve the problem by showing uniformly distributed chondrogenesis in chitin/chitosan matrix with pores of inverted colloidal crystal (ICC) structure. The results revealed that the effect of solvent on the regularity of colloidal crystal arrays was in the order of ethanol > ethylene glycol > acetone. When the concentration of chitin/chitosan gel was 92%. Over 4 weeks of cultivation, the percentage of biodegradation of ICC scaffolds with pure ethanol was ∼34%. The order in the produced BKCs, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), and collagen was freeform constructs > ICC constructs with pure ethanol > ICC constructs with 95% acetone. However, the spatial distribution of BKCs in ICC constructs was more uniform than that in freeform constructs. In addition, BKCs could secrete GAGs and type II collagen in the core of ICC constructs, indicating the maintenance of phenotypic chondrocytes and their metabolism. The ICC constructs with well-controlled pore regularity and unique topography can generate uniform tissue-engineered cartilage.Keywords
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