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A comparative evaluation of the effect of polymer chemistry and fiber orientation on mesenchymal stem cell differentiation.

Abstract:
Bioengineered tissue scaffolds in combination with cells hold great promise for tissue regeneration. The aim of this study was to determine how the chemistry and fibre orientation of engineered scaffolds affect the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Adipogenic, chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation on aligned and randomly orientated electrospun scaffolds of Poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) and Polydioxanone (PDO) were compared. MSCs were seeded onto scaffolds and cultured for 14 days under adipogenic-, chondrogenic-or osteogenic-inducing conditions. Cell viability was assessed by alamarBlue metabolic activity assays and gene expression was determined by qRT-PCR. Cell-scaffold interactions were visualized using fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy. Cells grew in response to scaffold fibre orientation and cell viability, cell coverage and gene expression analysis showed that PDO supports greater multilineage differentiation of MSCs. An aligned PDO scaffold supports highest adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation whereas fibre orientation did not have a consistent effect on chondrogenesis. Electrospun scaffolds, selected on the basis of fibre chemistry and alignment parameters could provide great therapeutic potential for restoration of fat, cartilage and bone tissue. This study supports the continued investigation of an electrospun PDO scaffold for tissue repair and regeneration and highlights the potential of optimizing fibre orientation for improved utility.
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Published
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10.1002/jbm.a.35829

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
UAS
Department:
Academic Administration Division
Sub department:
Divisional Administration
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
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Author


Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A More from this journal
Volume:
104
Issue:
11
Pages:
2843-2853
Publication date:
2016-07-01
Acceptance date:
2016-06-27
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ISSN:
1552-4965 and 1549-3296
Pmid:
27399850


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English
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634075
Deposit date:
2016-11-25

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