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Three-dimensional nano-HAp/collagen matrix loading with osteogenic cells in organ culture

1999; Wiley; Volume: 44; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(19990315)44

1097-4636

Chang Du, F.Z. Cui, Xue-Yang Zhu, K. de Groot,

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Transplantation of osteogenic cells with a suitable matrix is one strategy for engineering bone tissue. Three-dimensional distribution and growth of cells within the porous scaffold are of clinical significance for the repair of large bony defects. A nano-HAp/collagen (nHAC) composite that mimics the natural bone both in composition and microstructure to some extent was employed as a matrix for the tissue engineering of bone. A porous nHAC composite was produced in sheet form and convolved to be a three-dimensional scaffold. Using organ culture techniques and the convolving method, we have developed three-dimensional osteogenic cells/nHAC constructs in vitro. Scanning electron microscopic and histological examination has demonstrated the development of the cells/material complex. Spindle-shaped cells migrating out of bone fragments continuously proliferated and migrated throughout the network of the coil. The porous nHAC scaffold provided a microenvironment resembling that seen in vivo, and cells within the composite eventually acquired a tridimensional polygonal shape. In addition, new bone matrix was synthesized at the interface of bone fragments and the composite. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res, 44, 407–415, 1999.