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Biocompatibility of polyhydroxyalkanoate as a potential material for ligament and tendon scaffold material

✍ Scribed by S. Rathbone; P. Furrer; J. Lübben; M. Zinn; S. Cartmell

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
441 KB
Volume
93A
Category
Article
ISSN
1549-3296

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Abstract

There is a strong need for new biodegradable materials that are suitable for scaffolds in tissue engineering of tendons and ligaments. In many cases, quick degradation rates are favorable, however, with respect to ligament and tendon replacement, slowly degrading polymers are clearly favored. Prime candidates are members of the large class of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), which are thermoplastic/elastomeric biopolyesters that are slowly degraded by surface erosion. Moreover, their physico‐mechanical properties can be tailored during biosynthesis in bacteria or by chemical modifications. They may be spun into fibers, coated on surfaces or be part of composites. This study has investigated the biocompatability of seven different thermoplastic or elastomeric PHAs using L929 murine fibroblast cells. Cell viability and proliferation over 7 days was analyzed with live/dead staining and a picogreen assay. In addition, extracellular matrix production was measured with the hydroxyproline assay after 14 days. It was found that cell attachment to the PHA film ranged from 85–99% after 7 days. Three PHA films (PHBV (92/8), PHOUE‐POSS and PHUE‐O3) supported similar cell viability in comparison to the controls performed on tissue culture plastic (polystyrene), whereas the biomaterials (PHUA, PHUE, PHB and PHOUE) showed fewer viable cells than in controls. PHB, PHUE‐O3, and PHBV with a water contact angle below 85° supported a similar amount of collagen production in comparison to the tissue culture plastic controls. PHUA, PHUE, PHOUE, and PHOUE‐POSS showed a decrease in collagen production in comparison to the controls after 14 days. Overall, PHB, PHBV, and PHUE‐O3 demonstrated good performance with regards to potential use as a tissue‐engineering scaffold. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res, 2010

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