Abstract
Major advances in the field of periodontal tissue engineering have favored the fabrication of biodegradable membranes with tunable physical and biological properties for guided bone regeneration (GBR). Herein, we engineered innovative nanoscale beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP)-laden gelatin methacryloyl/polycaprolactone (GelMA/PCL-TCP) photocrosslinkable composite fibrous membranes via electrospinning. Chemo-morphological findings showed that the composite microfibers had a uniform porous network and β-TCP particles successfully integrated within the fibers. Compared with pure PCL and GelMA/PCL, GelMA/PCL-TCP membranes led to increased cell attachment, proliferation, mineralization, and osteogenic gene expression in alveolar bone-derived mesenchymal stem cells (aBMSCs). Moreover, our GelMA/PCL-TCP membrane was able to promote robust bone regeneration in rat calvarial critical-size defects, showing remarkable osteogenesis compared to PCL and GelMA/PCL groups. Altogether, the GelMA/PCL-TCP composite fibrous membrane promoted osteogenic differentiation of aBMSCs in vitro and pronounced bone formation in vivo. Our data confirmed that the electrospun GelMA/PCL-TCP composite has a strong potential as a promising membrane for guided bone regeneration.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 32121–32135 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | ACS applied materials & interfaces |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 27 |
Early online date | 26 Jun 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jul 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:M.C.B. acknowledges the National Institutes of Health (NIH – National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, grant R01DE031476). D.K. acknowledges NIH/NIDCR, grant R01DE028657). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH and the National Science Foundation (NSF). J.M. acknowledges the funding from the Gravitation Program “Materials Driven Regeneration”, funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (024.003.013).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Chemical Society.
Keywords
- bone
- electrospinning
- extracellular matrix
- gelatin
- regeneration
- tissue engineering