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Development of meniscus substitutes using a mixture of biocompatible polymers and extra cellular matrix components by electrospinning

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 61; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.msec.2016.01.018

1873-0191

G. López‐Calzada, A.R. Hernández-Martínez, Martha Cruz‐Soto, Màrius Ramírez-Cardona, Domingo Rangel, Gustavo A. Molina, Gabriel Luna‐Bárcenas, Miriam Estévez,

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

Despite the significant advances in the meniscus tissue engineering field, it is difficult to recreate the complex structure and organization of the collagenous matrix of the meniscus. In this work, we developed a meniscus prototype to be used as substitute or scaffold for the regeneration of the meniscal matrix, recreating the differential morphology of the meniscus by electrospinning. Synthetic biocompatible polymers were combined with the extracellular matrix component, collagen and used to replicate the meniscus. We studied the correlation between mechanical and structural properties of the polymer blend as a function of collagen concentration. Fibers were collected on a surface of a rapidly rotating precast mold, to accurately replicate each sectional morphology of the meniscus; different electro-tissues were produced. Detailed XRD analyses exhibited structural changes developed by electrospinning. We achieved to integrate all these electro-tissues to form a complete synthetic meniscus. Vascularization tests were performed to assess the potential use of our novel polymeric blend for promising meniscus regeneration.