聚乳酸-羟基乙酸/改性纳米羟基磷灰石复合多孔支架材料的研制

聚乳酸-羟基乙酸(PLGA)/改性纳米羟基磷灰石(MHA)复合多孔组织工程支架材料的制备主要包含以下步骤:首先通过室温化学共沉淀法制备纳米羟基磷灰石,然后通过L-丙交酯在二甲苯溶液中聚合接枝纳米羟基磷灰石得到改性的纳米羟基磷灰石;最后通过改进的热致相分离两步初化法制备PLGA/MHA复合多孔支架.X射线衍射仪(XRD)显示纳米羟基磷灰石合成成功,透射电子显微镜(TEM)结果显示其为半径为30～50nm的球形,红外光谱显示聚乳酸成功的接枝到纳米羟基磷灰石表面;扫描电子显微镜(SEM)结果表明改进的热致相分离两步初化法制备的PLGA/MHA复合多孔支架的孔径在100～450μm.     

羟基磷灰石/纤维素骨仿生支架的制备及性能研究

为探究制备方法对羟基磷灰石/纤维素支架材料性能的影响,采用仿生矿化法、原位复合法和溶液共混法制备了3种羟基磷灰石(HA)/纤维素支架材料,表征了3种支架材料的结构、形貌和热稳定性,分析了制备方法对支架材料生物相容性的影响。结果表明：3种方法获得的复合支架中,HA和纤维素气凝胶(CAS)之间仅存在物理作用,且HA的引入提高了复合支架的稳定性,但仿生矿化法和原位复合法因CAS的引入限制了HA的生长,结晶度较低。3种复合材料均无细胞毒性且具有生物相容性,但仿生矿化法制备的复合支架材料具有较大的孔径、较高的比表面积,更有利于细胞的粘附及增殖。因此,仿生矿化法是制备医用骨支架材料的最佳途径。     

壳聚糖/羟基磷灰石表面修饰聚己内酯多孔骨支架的制备及性能

采用选择性激光烧结技术构建多孔聚己内酯(PCL)骨支架,用原位合成的方法制得壳聚糖/羟基磷灰石(CS/HA)悬浮液,并采用真空浸泡、低速离心和冷冻凝胶的方法使CS/HA黏附在PCL支架的表面,以改善骨支架的生物相容性和细胞增殖活性。通过X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观测复合支架的物相和形貌,测量支架的压缩强度和杨氏模量,测量支架表面的水接触角,并通过体外细胞实验研究复合支架的生物学性能。实验结果表明,原位合成的方法制得了羟基磷灰石(HA);CS/HA凝胶与PCL骨支架表面黏附良好;CS/HA改善了PCL支架表面的亲水性,提升了骨支架的生物相容性和细胞增殖活性。     

羟基磷灰石基多孔复合支架的制备及其表征

研究利用造孔剂法制备高度贯通的多孔羟基磷灰石(HA)支架,孔隙率约为78%,并利用聚己内酯(PCL)分别复合纳米HA(nHA)或微纳米生物玻璃(nBG)粉末对其进行涂覆改性,粉末的添加量均为10%~40%(质量分数)。4种类型支架分别记为HA、PCL/HA、nHA-PCL/HA和nBG-PCL/HA。实验结果发现,nHA-PCL/HA和nBG-PCL/HA复合支架最大抗压强度分别为1.41~1.98 MPa和1.35~1.78MPa。4类支架矿化实验显示,浸泡21d后nBG-PCL/HA表面促进生成较多的磷灰石矿化物;细胞实验结果显示细胞在4类支架上均生长良好,说明支架具有良好的生物相容性。支架在实验犬背部肌肉组织内植入2个月的组织学检测显示,4种支架内均有新骨形成,尤其是nHA-PCL/HA和nBG-PCL/HA孔内有更多的新生骨组织,说明这两种支架表面复合涂层中的生物活性纳米颗粒对诱导新骨生成具有积极的促进作用。     

Sol-gel原位相转变矿化制备纳米羟基磷灰石/壳聚糖复合支架材料

为了模拟天然骨组织的结构和成分, 以羟基磷灰石(HA)为钙磷源, 以壳聚糖(CS)为大分子基质材料, 在酸性环境中形成均相溶液, 通过Sol-gel相转变矿化方法和陈化处理, 原位构建了纳米HA/CS复合多孔支架材料, 研究了共沉积时体系的pH值和陈化时间对支架压缩强度、晶相组成及形貌等的影响。结果表明体系pH为10和11时, 支架的力学强度远高于未矿化壳聚糖支架强度, 但是随着体系pH的升高强度逐渐下降。XRD分析结果表明陈化处理有利于磷酸钙盐向HA转化, 随着陈化时间的延长, 纳米HA沿c轴择优生长。SEM观察显示支架材料具有相互贯穿的多孔结构, 纳米级的短棒状或颗粒状HA晶体颗粒均匀分散在孔壁上, 随着陈化处理以及陈化时间的延长, 形成致密的纳米无机/有机均匀复合体。这种快速深度矿化方法为骨支架材料的制备提供了新思路。      

氧化石墨烯增强的骨仿生静电纺左旋聚乳酸纳米纤维支架的制备及表征

利用静电纺丝技术制备了左旋聚乳酸/氧化石墨烯(PLLA/GO)复合纳米纤维毡。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、孔隙率测试、傅里叶红外光谱分析(FTIR)以及拉伸测试分别对PLLA/GO纳米纤维的形貌结构、孔隙率及力学性能进行了研究。将小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞(MSCs)种植在TSF/PLLA纳米纤维上,通过荧光显微镜分析和碱性磷酸酶(ALP)测试、SEM观察细胞在材料表面的生长以及矿物沉积情况评价复合纳米纤维的生物学性能。结果表明,与纯的PLLA静电纺纳米纤维支架相比,PLLA/GO复合纳米纤维支架的纤维直径显著减小,孔隙率增大,力学性能明显得到改善,拉伸强度和杨氏模量均高于纯PLLA纳米纤维支架将近3倍,而且能够更好地促进MSCs的粘附、增殖和分化。     

纳米羟基磷灰石/聚碳酸酯复合生物材料Ⅰ:制备及表征

使用硬脂酸对羟基磷灰石表面进行改性,制备了纳米羟基磷灰石/聚碳酸酯(n-HA/PC)复合生物材料,利用透射电子显微镜(TEM) 、红外光谱(FTIR) 、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等对羟基磷灰石和复合生物材料微观组成结构进行了表征。结果表明: 弱结晶结构的纳米羟基磷灰石经表面改性后,硬脂酸通过离子键吸附在其表面,形成有效的有机包覆层;与聚碳酸酯复合时,通过氢键与聚合物结合,改善了n-HA与PC聚合物的界面相容性;制备的n-HA/PC复合材料与自然骨力学性能相匹配。      

取向TSF/PLLA静电纺纳米纤维毡的制备及其生物相容性

利用静电纺丝技术制备了取向的柞蚕丝素/左旋聚乳酸(TSF/PLLA)纳米纤维毡。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射分析(XRD)和拉伸测试分别对TSF/PLLA纳米纤维的形貌、结晶结构及力学性能进行了研究。将人成骨肉瘤细胞(MG-63)种植在TSF/PLLA纳米纤维上,通过荧光显微镜分析和MTT(四甲基偶氮噻唑蓝比色法),观察细胞在材料表面的生长情况,评价纳米纤维的生物学性能。结果表明,TSF含量为10%时,纤维直径分布均匀,结晶度高。但是,TSF含量超过10%后,纤维直径粗细不匀明显,纤维的力学性能下降。与无规纤维毡相比,取向的纳米纤维毡力学性能优异,初始模量高,更能够促进细胞增殖,对细胞的生长行为影响大。     

HA/HDPE多尺度生物复合材料的制备与力学性能

采用原位矿化复合-固相挤出技术制备羟基磷灰石/高密度聚乙烯(HA/HDPE)复合材料。结果表明,原位矿化-固相挤出制备的HA/HDPE复合材料是一种纳米HA颗粒均匀分散、界面结合强度高、HA/HDPE复合纤维定向排列的多尺度结构复合材料,在纳米尺度上HA均匀分散在HDPE基体中,在微米尺度上形成HA/HDPE复合纤维,在显微尺度上定向排列的HA/HDPE复合纤维形成织构结构。该HA/HDPE多尺度结构复合材料的力学性能与传统的熔融挤出的HA/HDPE复合材料相比有显著提高,拉伸强度达到245MPa,弯曲强度达到165MPa,拉伸模量为18.1GPa,力学性能均达到人体皮质骨的力学要求。     

新型改性的n-HA与PLGA复合材料的制备及性能研究

采用硅烷偶联剂(KH550)和L-丙交酯LLA联合接枝处理的新方法对纳米羟基磷灰石(n–HA)进行表面改性, 然后将其与聚乳酸-羟基乙酸(PLGA)作不同比例复合(n-HA为3wt%、10wt%、20wt%及30wt%), 得到改性n-HA/PLGA复合材料(g-n-HA/PLGA)。将其与未改性n-HA及未改性n-HA/PLGA复合材料作对比检测。结果表明, 该联合处理方法是n-HA进行表面接枝改性的新型有效方法。且改性处理后的n-HA与未改性处理的n-HA相比, 能更好地在PLGA基体中分散均匀, 并能提高PLGA结晶能力和PLGA的力学性能。当改性处理后的n-HA添加量为10wt%时, 其复合材料抗弯强度和拉伸强度分别比未改性n-HA/PLGA提高14.4%和11.3%。该新型g-n-HA/PLGA复合材料有望用作骨折固定材料。     

静电纺丝天然-人工合成聚合物复合纳米纤维及其对细胞黏附、增殖和迁移的影响

生物材料组成成分对细胞生物功能有不同的影响。利用静电纺丝技术制备了基于聚己内酯(PCL,polycaprolactone)的不同天然蛋白、多糖(丝素蛋白(SF,silk fibroin)、透明质酸(HA,hyaluronicacid))的混合组分纳米纤维,采用了扫描电镜和接触角对纳米纤维进行基础表征。同时,进一步考察了纳米纤维作为组织工程支架的可行性。研究结果表明SF组分能增加材料的可纺性,有利于细胞的前期黏附,并能够促进细胞增殖。HA组分可以改善材料的亲水性,增加细胞伪足并促进细胞迁移。重要的是,PCL/SF/HA纳米纤维能同时结合SF和HA的优点,有望在组织工程领域得到应用。     

Fabrication of mineralized electrospun PLGA and PLGA/gelatin nanofibers and their potential in bone tissue engineering

Surface mineralization is an effective method to produce calcium phosphate apatite coating on the surface of bone tissue scaffold which could create an osteophilic environment similar to the natural extracellular matrix for bone cells. In this study, we prepared mineralized poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and PLGA/gelatin electrospun nanofibers via depositing calcium phosphate apatite coating on the surface of these nanofibers to fabricate bone tissue engineering scaffolds by concentrated simulated body fluid method, supersaturated calcification solution method and alternate soaking method. The apatite products were characterized by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffractometry (XRD) methods. A large amount of calcium phosphate apatite composed of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD), hydroxyapatite (HA) and octacalcium phosphate (OCP) was deposited on the surface of resulting nanofibers in short times via three mineralizing methods. A larger amount of calcium phosphate was deposited on the surface of PLGA/gelatin nanofibers rather than PLGA nanofibers because gelatin acted as nucleation center for the formation of calcium phosphate. The cell culture experiments revealed that the difference of morphology and components of calcium phosphate apatite did not show much influence on the cell adhesion, proliferation and activity.     

Wet chemical process to enhance osteoconductivity of electrospun chitosan nanofibers

In this study, chitosan/hydroxyapatite (CS/HA) nanofibers were prepared using a wet chemical method. First, CS nanofibers with uniform diameters were fabricated using electrospinning. Then, a wet chemical process was used to mineralize nanofiber surfaces to form a homogeneous HA deposit. Reactions with three cycles were found to optimize biomimetic properties of the HA. The mineralization process required only approximately 3 h, which corresponded to a saving of 98 % in preparation time compared with that needed by the process using a simulated body fluid (SBF). According to the attachment and spreading of UMR (rat osteosarcoma) cells on the CS/HA composite fibers, the deposited mineralization layer significantly enhanced cell affinity of the CS nanofibers and the HA created by the wet chemical method was as effective as that created by the SBF. The composite nanofibrous scaffolds produced by the wet chemical process also promoted osteogenic differentiation by inducing ossification. Thus, expressions of collagen type I, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, bone sialoprotein, and osterix were all enhanced. These results demonstrated that composite electrospun fibers can be efficiently prepared using wet chemical method and the resulting nanofibrous scaffolds have considerable potential in future bone tissue engineering applications.     

Chitosan-Based Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications

This article reports the fabrication of three-dimensional porous chitosan and hydroxyapatite (HA)/chitosan composite scaffolds by the thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) technique, for bone tissue engineering. Different amounts of HA nanoparticles (10%, 20%, and 30% g/g) were added to the chitosan solution to produce HA/chitosan composite scaffolds of varying compositions. The morphology and pore structure of the scaffolds vis-à-vis composition were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). Both pure chitosan and HA/chitosan composite scaffolds were highly porous and had interconnected pores. The pore sizes ranged from several micrometers to a few hundred micrometers. The HA nanoparticles were well dispersed and physically coexisted with chitosan in the composite scaffolds. However, some agglomeration of HA nanoparticles was observed on the surface of pore walls when a relatively large amount of HA was used. The composite 3D scaffolds are very promising for use in bone tissue engineering application.     

Electrospun chitosan/hydroxyapatite nanofibers for bone tissue engineering

Chitosan (CS) nanofibers were prepared by an electrospinning technique and then treated with simulated body fluid (SBF) to encourage hydroxyapatite (HA) formation on their surface. The CS/HA nanofibers were subjected to scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to confirm HA formation as well as determine the morphology of the nanofibrous scaffolds. The SEM image indicated that the distribution of HA on the CS nanofibers was homogeneous. The results from EDS and XRD indicated that HA was formed on the nanofibrous surfaces after 6-day incubation in the SBF. The calcium/phosphorus ratio of deposited HA was close to that of natural bone. To determine biocompatibility, the CS/HA scaffolds were applied to the culture of rat osteosarcoma cell lines (UMR-106). The cell densities on the CS/HA nanofibers were higher than those on the CS nanofibers, the CS/HA film, and the CS film, indicating that cell proliferation on CS/HA nanofibers was enhanced. Moreover, the early osteogenic differentiation on CS/HA was also more significant, due to the differences in chemical composition and the surface area of CS/HA nanofibers. The biocompatibility and the cell affinity were enhanced using the CS/HA nanofibers. This indicates that electrospun CS/HA scaffolds would be a potential material in bone tissue engineering.     

Poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/hydroxyapatite nanofibrous scaffolds fabricated by electrospinning for bone tissue engineering

Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanofibrous composite scaffolds having nano-hydroxyapatite particles (HAp) in the fibers were prepared by electrospinning of PLGA and HAp with an average diameter of 266.6 ± 7.3 nm. Microscopy and spectroscopy characterizations confirmed integration of the crystalline HAp in the scaffolds. Agglomerates gradually appeared and increased on the fiber surface along with increase of the HAp concentration. In vitro mineralization in a 5 × simulated body fluid (SBF) revealed that the PLGA/HAp nanofibrous scaffolds had a stronger biomineralization ability than the control PLGA scaffolds. Biological performance of the nanofibrous scaffolds of the control PLGA and PLGA with 5 wt% HAp (PLGA/5HAp) was assessed by in vitro culture of neonatal mouse calvaria-derived MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts. Both types of the scaffolds could support cell proliferation and showed sharp increase of viability until 7 days, but the cells cultured on the PLGA/5HAp nanofibers showed a more spreading morphology. Despite the similar level of the cell viability and cell number at each time interval, the alkaline phosphatase secretion was significantly enhanced on the PLGA/5HAp scaffolds, indicating the higher bioactivity of the as-prepared nano-HAp and the success of the present method for preparing biomimetic scaffold for bone regeneration.     

左旋聚乳酸/多壁碳纳米管/羟基磷灰石电纺丝纳米纤维的形态及生物降解性能

采用静电纺丝法制备了左旋聚乳酸/多壁碳纳米管/羟基磷灰石(PLLA/MW NT s/HA)杂化纳米纤维无纺毡,分析了MW NT s的加入对杂化纤维形态结构的影响,以及不同工艺条件下纤维的直径分布,并研究了纤维无纺毡在磷酸盐缓冲溶液(pH 7.4,37℃)中的体外降解过程。结果表明:MW NT s的加入使PLLA/HA纤维直径略有减小;PLLA/MW NT s/HA杂化纤维体系降解液的pH值下降到一定程度后,在降解后期呈缓慢上升趋势;碱性MW NT s/HA的加入抑制了PLLA降解过程中的自催化作用,减缓了PLLA的降解速度。     

钛网表面含hBMP-2的复合涂层制备及hBMP-2的释放研究

为提高骨接合钛网的骨整合性和生物活性,本研究采用碱热处理法在钛网表面构建出具有多孔结构的钛酸盐纳米纤维,利用电化学沉积技术在钛酸盐纳米纤维表面制备磷酸钙涂层,并采用不同方法将人骨形态发生蛋白(hBMP-2)引入涂层,制备了三种含hBMP-2分子的复合涂层(TmhB、TmHedhB和TmHhBed)。实验对各复合涂层的表面形貌、化学成分、相组成和hBMP-2的含量与释放性能进行了表征。研究发现:各涂层都具有多孔纤维结构,TmHedhB和TmHhBed中的磷酸钙相为羟基磷灰石(HA),呈"串珠"状包裹在钛酸盐纳米纤维表面,"串珠"状HA的引入促进了复合涂层对hBMP-2的吸附。电化学共沉积技术在钛酸盐纳米纤维表面制备的HA/hBMP-2复合涂层中hBMP-2的含量最大,达886 ng/mg,在6～48 h内具有明显的hBMP-2缓释性能。     

Preparation of porous biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/ hyaluronic acid blend scaffolds: Characterization, in vitro cells culture and degradation behaviors

A series of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA)/ hyaluronic acid (HA) blend with different HA composition were used to fabricate scaffolds successfully. The pores of the three dimensional scaffold were prepared by particle leaching and freeze drying. The pore size was about 50–200 μ m and the porosity was about 85%. The characterizations of the scaffold, such as mechanical properties, hydrophilicity and surface morphologies were determined. Mouse 3T3 fibroblast was directly seeded on the scaffolds. The cell adhesion efficiency, cell morphology observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the degradation behavior of the blend scaffold were evaluated. In summary, the results show that the adhesion efficiency of cells on the PLGA/HA blend scaffold is higher than that on the PLGA scaffold. Moreover, the incorporation of HA in PLGA not only helps to increase the cell affinity but also tends to lead the water and nutrient into the scaffold easily.