Highly porous multiple-cell-laden collagen/hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

. 2022 Sep 30;S0141-8130(22)02188-2.


doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.249.


Online ahead of print.

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YoungWon Koo et al.


Int J Biol Macromol.


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Abstract

Efficient vascularization within a scaffold is an essential criterion for evaluating the success of volumetric bone formation. Various strategies using angiogenic growth factors and cell-based approaches to induce effective osteogenic and angiogenic activities have been investigated. In this study, we propose a new highly porous multiple-cell-laden collagen/hydroxyapatite scaffold fabricated using a whipped bioink. After in vitro culturing of cells in the porous scaffolds for an extended culture period, osteogenic and angiogenic activities were significantly enhanced owing to the well-developed microporous cell-supporting matrix inducing efficient crosstalk between the adipose stem cells and endothelial cells compared to those of the normally bioprinted cell-constructs. Furthermore, the in vitro results were thoroughly evaluated by in vivo experiments using a posterolateral lumbar spinal fusion model of an ovariectomized mouse. Based on these results, the porous multiple-cell-laden scaffolds enhanced spine fusion in the event of osteoporosis.


Keywords:

Cell-laden structure; Osteogenesis; Porous scaffold; Spinal fusion; Vascularization.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Geun Hyung Kim reports financial support was provided by Korea Ministry of Science and ICT. Inbo Han reports financial support was provided by Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare.

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