Nonmineralized and Mineralized Silk Fibroin/Gelatin Hybrid Scaffolds: Chacterization and Cytocompatibility In Vitro for Bone-Tissue Engineering

J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Mar/Apr;31(2):416-419. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006020.

Abstract

In this study, nonmineralized silk fibroin/gelatin (SF/G) hybrid scaffolds and the mineralized SF/G/hydroxyapatite (SF/G/HA) hybrid scaffolds were fabricated using vacuum freeze-drying method and biomineralization technique. The morphology and mechanical properties of the 2 hybrid scaffolds were characterized. Furthermore, the cytotoxic profiles of the hybrid scaffolds were investigated in vitro by seeding the human osteoblast cells (hFOB1.19). The 2 hybrid scaffolds were both highly porous and the pore sizes of the SF/G as well as SF/G/HA hybrid scaffolds were 260 ± 58 μm and 210 ± 35 μm, respectively. Compared with the SF/G hybrid scaffold, the SF/G/HA hybrid scaffolds exhibited significantly enhanced compressive strength and modulus. Significant early cell adhesion and proliferation on the SF/G hybrid scaffolds were observed, while SF/G/HA hybrid scaffolds effectively improved osteogenic differentiation of hFOB1.19 after 10 days of coculture. The results confirmed that the 2 hybrid scaffolds were both cytocompatible and had almost no negative effects on the hFOB1.19 in vitro. However, the SF/G/HA hybrid scaffolds tended to be more promising for application in bone-tissue engineering with good mechanical property and osteogenic differentiation.

MeSH terms

  • Bone and Bones / metabolism
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Compressive Strength
  • Fibroins*
  • Gelatin*
  • Humans
  • Osteoblasts / metabolism
  • Osteogenesis
  • Porosity
  • Tissue Engineering / methods*
  • Tissue Scaffolds

Substances

  • Gelatin
  • Fibroins