Evaluation of in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility of a myo-inositol hexakisphosphate gelated polyaniline hydrogel in a rat model

Sci Rep. 2016 Apr 13:6:23931. doi: 10.1038/srep23931.

Abstract

Recent advances in understanding the interaction between electricity and cells/biomolecules have generated great interest in developing biocompatible electrically conductive materials. In this study, we investigated the biocompatibility of a myo-inositol hexakisphosphate gelated polyaniline hydrogel using in vitro and in vivo experiments in a rat model. The polyaniline hydrogel was used to coat a polycaprolactone scaffold and was cultured with rat endothelial progenitor cells differentiated from rat adipose-derived stem cells. Compared with the control sample on a pristine polycaprolactone scaffold, the treated polyaniline hydrogel had the same non-poisonous/cytotoxicity grade, enhanced cell adhesion, and a higher cell proliferation/growth rate. In implant studies, the polyaniline hydrogel sample induced milder inflammatory responses than did the control at the same time points. Combining the advantages of a biocompatible hydrogel and an organic conductor, the inositol phosphate-gelated polyaniline hydrogel could be used in bioelectronics applications such as biosensors, neural probes, cell stimulators, medical electrodes, tissue engineering, and electro-controlled drug delivery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / cytology
  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / adverse effects*
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry
  • Endothelial Progenitor Cells / drug effects*
  • Endothelial Progenitor Cells / physiology
  • Hydrogels / chemistry*
  • Male
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / drug effects*
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / physiology
  • Phytic Acid / chemistry
  • Polyesters / chemistry
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Tissue Scaffolds / adverse effects*
  • Tissue Scaffolds / chemistry

Substances

  • Aniline Compounds
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Hydrogels
  • Polyesters
  • polyaniline
  • polycaprolactone
  • Phytic Acid