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Deposition of multilayer coatings onto highly porous materials by Layer-by-Layer assembly for bone tissue engineering applications using cyclic mechanical deformation and perfusion

Sahebalzamani, MohammadAli orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-3775-5816, Sadat Hashemi, Tina orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6989-8846, Mousavi Nejad, Zohreh orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5989-2491, Agarwal, Srishti, McCarthy, Helen O. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1254-3745, Levingstone, Tanya J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-9751-2314 and Dunne, Nicholas J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4649-2410 (2024) Deposition of multilayer coatings onto highly porous materials by Layer-by-Layer assembly for bone tissue engineering applications using cyclic mechanical deformation and perfusion. Materials Advances, 5 . pp. 2316-2327. ISSN 2633-5409

Abstract
By using Layer-by-Layer (LbL) assembly, micro- and nano-scale coatings can be applied to porous structures, allowing for the potential customisation of scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications. In this study, we developed a purpose-designed LbL assembly system, enabling continuous perfusion flow and cyclic compression, to fabricate LbL multilayer-coated scaffolds with tailored properties. Their physicochemical properties were analysed using SEM and FTIR spectroscopy, while their elastic compressive modulus quantified their mechanical performance. This study compared immersion alone (i.e., static conditions) to the combination of perfusion flow (12 mL min−1, 10 rpm) and cyclic compressive loading (5% strain, 1 Hz) (i.e., dynamic conditions) as methods to influence coating deposition during LbL assembly. The results demonstrated that the LbL-coated scaffolds with 40-multilayer coatings deposited under dynamic conditions demonstrated a 40-fold improvement in the compressive elastic modulus compared to uncoated scaffolds and a 16-fold increase was achieved when the LbL coatings were applied under static conditions. Importantly, application of the dynamic coating conditions during the LbL assembly process preserved the high porosity and interconnectivity of the scaffolds even after applying the 40-multilayer coating. Moreover, the nanocomposite coatings enhanced surface characteristics such as roughness and hydrophilicity. Taken together, adoption of the proposed approach of combining perfusion flow and cyclic compression loading during assembly of LbL-coated scaffolds is a promising approach for bone tissue engineering applications.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Engineering > Biomedical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Official URL:https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2024/m...
Copyright Information:Authors
Funders:The research conducted in this publication was funded by the Research Ireland (Government of Ireland Scholarship Scheme) under award number GOIPG/2020/1344.
ID Code:32997
Deposited On:21 Jul 2026 13:11 by Mohammadali Sahebalzamani . Last Modified 21 Jul 2026 13:11
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