| Title: |
In Vitro Studies on 3D-Printed PLA/HA/GNP Structures for Bone Tissue Regeneration. |
| Authors: |
Negrescu, Andreea-Mariana, Mocanu, Aura-Cătălina, Miculescu, Florin, Mitran, Valentina, Constantinescu, Andreea-Elena, Cimpean, Anisoara |
| Source: |
Biomimetics (2313-7673); Jan2024, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p55, 21p |
| Subject Terms: |
BONE regeneration, POLYLACTIC acid, HYDROXYAPATITE, FUSED deposition modeling, THREE-dimensional printing, BIOPOLYMERS, COMPOSITE materials |
| Abstract: |
The successful regeneration of large-size bone defects remains one of the most critical challenges faced in orthopaedics. Recently, 3D printing technology has been widely used to fabricate reliable, reproducible and economically affordable scaffolds with specifically designed shapes and porosity, capable of providing sufficient biomimetic cues for a desired cellular behaviour. Natural or synthetic polymers reinforced with active bioceramics and/or graphene derivatives have demonstrated adequate mechanical properties and a proper cellular response, attracting the attention of researchers in the bone regeneration field. In the present work, 3D-printed graphene nanoplatelet (GNP)-reinforced polylactic acid (PLA)/hydroxyapatite (HA) composite scaffolds were fabricated using the fused deposition modelling (FDM) technique. The in vitro response of the MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts and RAW 264.7 macrophages revealed that these newly designed scaffolds exhibited various survival rates and a sustained proliferation. Moreover, as expected, the addition of HA into the PLA matrix contributed to mimicking a bone extracellular matrix, leading to positive effects on the pre-osteoblast osteogenic differentiation. In addition, a limited inflammatory response was also observed. Overall, the results suggest the great potential of the newly developed 3D-printed composite materials as suitable candidates for bone tissue engineering applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
