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A PLA/calcium phosphate degradable composite material for bone tissue engineering: an in vitro study

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Biodegradable polymers reinforced with an inorganic phase such as calcium phosphate glasses may be a promising approach to fulfil the challenging requirements presented by 3D porous scaffolds for tissue engineering. Scaffolds’ success depends mainly on their biological behaviour. This work is aimed to the in vitro study of polylactic acid (PLA)/CaP glass 3D porous constructs for bone regeneration. The scaffolds were elaborated using two different techniques, namely solvent-casting and phase-separation. The effect of scaffolds’ micro and macrostructure on the biological response of these scaffolds was assayed. Cell proliferation, differentiation and morphology within the scaffolds were studied. Furthermore, polymer/glass scaffolds were seeded under dynamic conditions in a custom-made perfusion bioreactor. Results indicate that the final architecture of the solvent-cast or phase separated scaffolds have a significant effect on cells’ behaviour. Solvent-cast scaffolds seem to be the best candidates for bone tissue engineering. Besides, dynamic seeding yielded a higher seeding efficiency in comparison with the static method.

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Financial funding from the Spanish Science Ministry is acknowledged (MAT2005-07244).

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  1. Department of Materials Science, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

    Montse Charles-Harris, Martin A. Koch, Damien Lacroix, Elisabeth Engel & Josep A. Planell

  2. Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) CIBER-BBN, Barcelona, Spain

    Melba Navarro & Josep A. Planell

  3. Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain

    Damien Lacroix

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Charles-Harris, M., Koch, M.A., Navarro, M. et al. A PLA/calcium phosphate degradable composite material for bone tissue engineering: an in vitro study. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 19, 1503–1513 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-008-3390-9

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