Mechanical Property of Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)/Bioglass Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

Author(s):  
H. Hajiali ◽  
M. Hosseinalipour ◽  
S. Karbasi ◽  
H. R. Rezaie
Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1319
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umar Aslam Khan ◽  
Wafa Shamsan Al-Arjan ◽  
Mona Saad Binkadem ◽  
Hassan Mehboob ◽  
Adnan Haider ◽  
...  

Bone tissue engineering is an advanced field for treatment of fractured bones to restore/regulate biological functions. Biopolymeric/bioceramic-based hybrid nanocomposite scaffolds are potential biomaterials for bone tissue because of biodegradable and biocompatible characteristics. We report synthesis of nanocomposite based on acrylic acid (AAc)/guar gum (GG), nano-hydroxyapatite (HAp NPs), titanium nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs), and optimum graphene oxide (GO) amount via free radical polymerization method. Porous scaffolds were fabricated through freeze-drying technique and coated with silver sulphadiazine. Different techniques were used to investigate functional group, crystal structural properties, morphology/elemental properties, porosity, and mechanical properties of fabricated scaffolds. Results show that increasing amount of TiO2 in combination with optimized GO has improved physicochemical and microstructural properties, mechanical properties (compressive strength (2.96 to 13.31 MPa) and Young’s modulus (39.56 to 300.81 MPa)), and porous properties (pore size (256.11 to 107.42 μm) and porosity (79.97 to 44.32%)). After 150 min, silver sulfadiazine release was found to be ~94.1%. In vitro assay of scaffolds also exhibited promising results against mouse pre-osteoblast (MC3T3-E1) cell lines. Hence, these fabricated scaffolds would be potential biomaterials for bone tissue engineering in biomedical engineering.


Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 664
Author(s):  
Haiyuan Zhao ◽  
Yafeng Han ◽  
Chen Pan ◽  
Ding Yang ◽  
Haotian Wang ◽  
...  

In order to obtain scaffold that can meet the therapeutic effect, researchers have carried out research on irregular porous structures. However, there are deficiencies in the design method of accurately controlling the apparent elastic modulus of the structure at present. Natural bone has a gradient porous structure. However, there are few studies on the mechanical property advantages of gradient bionic bone scaffold. In this paper, an improved method based on Voronoi-tessellation is proposed. The method can get controllable gradient scaffolds to fit the modulus of natural bone, and accurately control the apparent elastic modulus of porous structure, which is conducive to improving the stress shielding. To verify the designed structure can be fabricated by additive manufacturing, several designed models are obtained by SLM and EBM. Through finite element analysis (FEA), it is verified that the irregular porous structure based on Voronoi-tessellation is more stable than the traditional regular porous structure of the same structure volume, the same pore number and the same material. Furthermore, it is verified that the gradient irregular structure has a better stability than the non-gradient structure. An experiment is conducted successfully to verify the stability performance got by FEA. In addition, a dynamic impact FEA is also performed to simulate impact resistance. The result shows that the impact resistance of the regular porous structure, the irregular porous structure and the gradient irregular porous structure becomes better in turn. The mechanical property verification provides a theoretical basis for the structural design of gradient irregular porous bone tissue engineering scaffolds.


2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3847-3854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengjun Zhou ◽  
Qingfeng Shi ◽  
Weihong Guo ◽  
Lekeith Terrell ◽  
Ammar T. Qureshi ◽  
...  

Nano LIFE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 1250005 ◽  
Author(s):  
BIN DUAN ◽  
MIN WANG ◽  
WILLIAM W. LU

Selective laser sintering (SLS), a rapid prototyping technology, was investigated for producing bone tissue engineering scaffolds. Completely biodegradable osteoconductive calcium phosphate (Ca-P)/poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) scaffolds were successfully fabricated via SLS using Ca-P/PHBV nanocomposite microspheres. In the SLS manufacturing route, the architecture of tissue engineering scaffolds (pore shape, size, interconnectivity, etc.) can be designed and the sintering process can be optimized for obtaining scaffolds with desirable porous structures and mechanical properties. SLS was also shown to be very effective in producing highly complex porous structures using nanocomposite microspheres. To render SLS-formed Ca-P/PHBV scaffolds osteoinductive, recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) could be loaded onto the scaffolds. For achieving a controlled release of rhBMP-2 from scaffolds, surface modification of Ca-P/PHBV scaffolds by gelatin entrapment and heparin immobilization was needed. The immobilized heparin provided binding affinity for rhBMP-2. Surface modified Ca-P/PHBV nanocomposite scaffolds loaded with rhBMP-2 enhanced the proliferation of human umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) and also their alkaline phosphatase activity. In in vivo experiments using a rabbit model, surface modified Ca-P/PHBV nanocomposite scaffolds loaded with rhBMP-2 promoted ectopic bone formation, exhibiting their osteoinductivity. The strategy of combining advanced scaffold fabrication, nanocomposite material, and controlled growth factor delivery is promising for bone tissue regeneration.


Nanomedicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (20) ◽  
pp. 1995-2017
Author(s):  
Guo Ye ◽  
Fangyuan Bao ◽  
Xianzhu Zhang ◽  
Zhe Song ◽  
Youguo Liao ◽  
...  

The global incidence of bone tissue injuries has been increasing rapidly in recent years, making it imperative to develop suitable bone grafts for facilitating bone tissue regeneration. It has been demonstrated that nanomaterials/nanocomposites scaffolds can more effectively promote new bone tissue formation compared with micromaterials. This may be attributed to their nanoscaled structural and topological features that better mimic the physiological characteristics of natural bone tissue. In this review, we examined the current applications of various nanomaterial/nanocomposite scaffolds and different topological structures for bone tissue engineering, as well as the underlying mechanisms of regeneration. The potential risks and toxicity of nanomaterials will also be critically discussed. Finally, some considerations for the clinical applications of nanomaterials/nanocomposites scaffolds for bone tissue engineering are mentioned.


Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina N. Catalan ◽  
Tomas P. Corrales ◽  
Juan C. Forero ◽  
Christian P. Romero ◽  
Cristian A. Acevedo

The development of biopolymeric scaffolds crosslinked with nanoparticles is an emerging field. Gelatin/chitosan scaffolds are gaining interest in medical areas, e.g., bone tissue engineering, given their suitability for nano-hydroxyapatite incorporation. The glass transition temperature is a thermodynamic property of polymer scaffolds that changes with crosslinker or nanofiller concentration. Here, we report the experimental change in glass transition temperature of gelatin/chitosan scaffolds modified by hydroxyapatite nanoparticles and crosslinker concentration. Our results show synergic effects between nanoparticles and crosslinking, which leads to a non-linear behavior of the glass transition temperature. Furthermore, a theoretical model to predict glass transition is proposed. This model can be used as a mathematical tool for the design of future scaffolds used in bone tissue engineering.


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