Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy; PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy.
Int J Pharm. 2023 Jun 25;641:123093. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123093. Epub 2023 May 31.
Bone repair and tissue-engineering (BTE) approaches require novel biomaterials to produce scaffolds with required structural and biological characteristics and enhanced performances with respect to those currently available. In this study, PCL/INU-PLA hybrid biomaterial was prepared by blending of the aliphatic polyester poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) with the amphiphilic graft copolymer Inulin-g-poly(D,L)lactide (INU-PLA) synthetized from biodegradable inulin (INU) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA). The hybrid material was suitable to be processed using fused filament fabrication 3D printing (FFF-3DP) technique rendering macroporous scaffolds. PCL and INU-PLA were firstly blended as thin films through solvent-casting method, and then extruded by hot melt extrusion (HME) in form of filaments processable by FFF-3DP. The physicochemical characterization of the hybrid new material showed high homogeneity, improved surface wettability/hydrophilicity as compared to PCL alone, and right thermal properties for FFF process. The 3D printed scaffolds exhibited dimensional and structural parameters very close to those of the digital model, and mechanical performances compatible with the human trabecular bone. In addition, in comparison to PCL, hybrid scaffolds showed an enhancement of surface properties, swelling ability, and in vitro biodegradation rate. In vitro biocompatibility screening through hemolysis assay, LDH cytotoxicity test on human fibroblasts, CCK-8 cell viability, and osteogenic activity (ALP evaluation) assays on human mesenchymal stem cells showed favorable results.
骨修复和组织工程(BTE)方法需要新型生物材料来制备具有所需结构和生物学特性的支架,并在目前可用的支架的性能基础上进行增强。在本研究中,通过将脂肪族聚酯聚(ε-己内酯)(PCL)与从可生物降解的菊粉(INU)和聚(乳酸)(PLA)合成的两亲性接枝共聚物菊粉-g-聚(D,L)乳酸(INU-PLA)混合,制备了 PCL/INU-PLA 杂化生物材料。该杂化材料适合使用熔融纤维制造 3D 打印(FFF-3DP)技术加工成大孔支架。首先通过溶剂浇铸法将 PCL 和 INU-PLA 混合成薄膜,然后通过热熔挤出(HME)将其挤出成可通过 FFF-3DP 加工的纤维形式。与单独的 PCL 相比,混合新材料的物理化学特性表现出高度的均一性、改善的表面润湿性/亲水性以及适合 FFF 工艺的正确热性能。3D 打印的支架表现出与数字模型非常接近的尺寸和结构参数,以及与人类小梁骨兼容的机械性能。此外,与 PCL 相比,杂化支架表现出表面性能、溶胀能力和体外生物降解率的提高。通过溶血试验、人成纤维细胞的 LDH 细胞毒性试验、CCK-8 细胞活力和人间充质干细胞的成骨活性(ALP 评价)试验进行体外细胞相容性筛选,结果表明该支架具有良好的生物相容性。