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Electrospun composites of PHBV, silk fibroin and nano-hydroxyapatite for bone tissue engineering

Pascu, Elena I., Stokes, Joseph orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6924-1887 and McGuinness, Garrett orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1023-8667 (2013) Electrospun composites of PHBV, silk fibroin and nano-hydroxyapatite for bone tissue engineering. Materials Science and Engineering C, 33 (8). pp. 4905-4916. ISSN 0928-4931

Abstract
Electrospinning of fibrous scaffolds containing nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAp) embedded in a matrix of functional biomacromolecules offers an attractive route to mimicking the natural bone tissue architecture. Functional fibrous substrates will support cell attachment, proliferation and differentiation, while the role of HAp is to induce cells to secrete extracellular matrix (ECM) for mineralization to form bone. Electrospinning of biomaterials composed of polyhydroxybutyrate-co-(3-hydroxyvalerate) with 2% valerate fraction (PHBV), nano hydroxyapatite (nHAp), and Bombyx mori silk fibroin essence (SF), Mw =90KDa, has been achieved for nHAp and SF solution concentrations of 2 (w/vol) % each and 5 (w/vol) % each. The structure and properties of the nanocomposite fibrous membranes were investigated by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy in combination with Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (SEM/EDX), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), uniaxial tensile and compressive mechanical testing, degradation tests and in vitro bioactivity tests. SEM images showed smooth, uniform and continuous fibre deposition with no bead formation, and fibre diameters of between 10-15µm. EDX and FT-IR confirmed the presence of nHAp and SF. After one month in deionised water, tests showed less than 2 % weight loss with the samples retaining their fibrous morphology, confirming this material biodegrades slowly. After 28 days of immersion in Simulated Body Fluid (SBF) an apatite layer was visible on the surface of the fibres, proving their bioactivity. Preliminary in vitro biological assessment showed that after 1 and 3 days in culture, cells were attached to the fibres, demonstrating retaining their morphology while presenting a flattened appearance and elongated shape on the surface of fibres. Young’s modulus was found to increase from 0.7 kPa (±0.33kPa) for electrospun samples of PHBV only to 1.4kPa (±0.54 kPa) for samples with 2 (w/vol) % each of nHAp and SF. Samples prepared with 5 (w/vol) % each of nHAp and SF did not show a similar improvement.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Polyhydroxybutyrate-co-(3-hydroxyvalerate); PHBVSilk fibroin; Nanohydroxyapatite; Electrospinning; Bone tissue engineering
Subjects:Engineering > Biomedical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2013.08.012
Copyright Information:© 2013 Elsevier.
Funders:Irish Research Council
ID Code:29348
Deposited On:05 Jan 2024 09:34 by Garrett Mcguinness . Last Modified 15 Jan 2024 14:28
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