Bio-composites composed of a solid free-form fabricated polycaprolactone and alginate-releasing bone morphogenic protein and bone formation peptide for bone tissue regeneration

Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2013 Nov;36(11):1725-34. doi: 10.1007/s00449-013-0947-x. Epub 2013 Apr 14.

Abstract

Biomedical scaffolds should be designed with highly porous three-dimensional (3D) structures that have mechanical properties similar to the replaced tissue, biocompatible properties, and biodegradability. Here, we propose a new composite composed of solid free-form fabricated polycaprolactone (PCL), bone morphogenic protein (BMP-2) or bone formation peptide (BFP-1), and alginate for bone tissue regeneration. In this study, PCL was used as a mechanical supporting component to enhance the mechanical properties of the final biocomposite and alginate was used as the deterring material to control the release of BMP-2 and BFP-1. A release test revealed that alginate can act as a good release control material. The in vitro biocompatibilities of the composites were examined using osteoblast-like cells (MG63) and the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and calcium deposition were assessed. The in vitro test results revealed that PCL/BFP-1/Alginate had significantly higher ALP activity and calcium deposition than the PCL/BMP-2/Alginate composite. Based on these findings, release-controlled BFP-1 could be a good growth factor for enhancement of bone tissue growth and the simple-alginate coating method will be a useful tool for fabrication of highly functional biomaterials through release-control supplementation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alginates / chemistry*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Biocompatible Materials*
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bone and Bones / physiology*
  • Cell Line
  • Glucuronic Acid / chemistry
  • Hexuronic Acids / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Osteoblasts / cytology
  • Polyesters / chemistry*
  • Regeneration*

Substances

  • Alginates
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
  • Hexuronic Acids
  • Polyesters
  • polycaprolactone
  • Glucuronic Acid