明胶
超细纤维
材料科学
聚己内酯
脚手架
生物医学工程
组织工程
复合数
复合材料
肌腱
聚合物
解剖
化学
生物化学
医学
作者
Isabel Calejo,Raquel Costa‐Almeida,Rui L. Reis,Manuela E. Gomes
标识
DOI:10.1002/adhm.201900200
摘要
Tendon-to-bone interfaces exhibit a hierarchical multitissue transition. To replicate the progression from mineralized to nonmineralized tissue, a novel 3D fibrous scaffold is fabricated with spatial control over mineral distribution and cellular alignment. For this purpose, wet-spun continuous microfibers are produced using polycaprolactone (PCL)/ gelatin and PCL/gelatin/hydroxyapatite nano-to-microparticles (HAp). Higher extrusion rates result in aligned PCL/gelatin microfibers while, in the case of PCL/gelatin/HAp, the presence of minerals leads to a less organized structure. Biological performance using human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) demonstrates that topography of PCL/gelatin microfibers can induce cytoskeleton elongation, resembling native tenogenic organization. Matrix mineralization on PCL/gelatin/HAp wet-spun composite microfibers suggest the production of an osteogenic-like matrix, without external addition of osteogenic medium supplementation. As proof of concept, a 3D gradient structure is produced by assembling PCL/gelatin and PCL/gelatin/HAp microfibers, resulting in a fibrous scaffold with a continuous topographical and compositional gradient. Overall, the feasibility of wet-spinning for the generation of continuously aligned and textured microfibers is demonsrated, which can be further assembled into more complex 3D gradient structures to mimic characteristic features of tendon-to-bone interfaces.
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