Functional regeneration of tendons using scaffolds with physical anisotropy engineered via microarchitectural manipulation

Structural and hierarchical anisotropy underlies the structure-function relationship of most living tissues. Attempts to exploit the interplay between cells and their immediate environment have rarely featured macroscale, three-dimensional constructs required for clinical applications. Furthermore, compromises to biomechanical robustness during fabrication often limit the scaffold's relevance in translational medicine. We report a polymeric three-dimensional scaffold with tendon-like mechanical properties and controlled anisotropic microstructures. The scaffold was composed of two distinct portions, which enabled high porosity while retaining tendon-like mechanical properties. When tenocytes were cultured in vitro on the scaffold, phenotypic markers of tenogenesis such as type-I collagen, decorin, and tenascin were significantly expressed over nonanisotropic controls. Moreover, highly aligned intracellular cytoskeletal network and high nuclear alignment efficiencies were observed, suggesting that microstructural anisotropy might play the epigenetic role of mechanotransduction. When implanted in an in vivo micropig model, a neotissue that formed over the scaffold resembled native tendon tissue in composition and structure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Science advances - 4(2018), 10 vom: 14. Okt., Seite eaat4537

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Z [VerfasserIn]
Lee, W J [VerfasserIn]
Koh, B T H [VerfasserIn]
Hong, M [VerfasserIn]
Wang, W [VerfasserIn]
Lim, P N [VerfasserIn]
Feng, J [VerfasserIn]
Park, L S [VerfasserIn]
Kim, M [VerfasserIn]
Thian, E S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

56RE988L1R
Biocompatible Materials
Caproates
Caprolactone
Collagen Type I
Journal Article
Lactones
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 24.09.2019

Date Revised 28.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/sciadv.aat4537

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM28979787X