Surface modification of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol): hydroxyapatite immobilization and control of periodontal ligament cells differentiation

Biomaterials. 2004 Aug;25(19):4817-24. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.11.055.

Abstract

To reveal and control the differentiation and proliferation of the periodontal ligament (PDL) cells and to develop a highly organized hybrid implant possessing periodontium, hydroxyapatite (HAP) was immobilized on the poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVA) by alternate soaking method following with carboxyl groups' introduction through ozone exposure. Human PDL cells were cultured on the ozone-exposed EVA, collagen-immobilized EVA, HAP-immobilized EVA, HAP plate, tricalcium phosphate plate, and conventional tissue culture dish. Cell proliferation was highest on the collagen-immobilized EVA and lowest on the HAP-immobilized EVA. Alkaline phosphatase activity and osteocalcin secretion were highest on the HAP-immobilized EVA. These results suggest that PDL cells were differentiated toward bone-like cells on the HAP-immobilized EVA.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Cell Differentiation / physiology
  • Cell Division / physiology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry*
  • Durapatite / chemistry*
  • Guided Tissue Regeneration / methods*
  • Humans
  • Materials Testing
  • Periodontal Ligament / cytology*
  • Periodontal Ligament / physiology*
  • Polyvinyls / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Tissue Engineering / methods

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Polyvinyls
  • ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer
  • Durapatite