• 文献标题:   Enhancing the Hydrophilicity and Cell Attachment of 3D Printed PCL/Graphene Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG WG, CAETANO G, AMBLER WS, BLAKER JJ, FRADE MA, MANDAL P, DIVER C, BARTOLO P
  • 作者关键词:   biofabrication, composite material, graphene, hydrophilicity, polycaprolactone, scaffold, surface modification, tissue engineering
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1996-1944
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Manchester
  • 被引频次:   46
  • DOI:   10.3390/ma9120992
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Scaffolds are physical substrates for cell attachment, proliferation, and differentiation, ultimately leading to the regeneration of tissues. They must be designed according to specific biomechanical requirements, i.e., certain standards in terms of mechanical properties, surface characteristics, porosity, degradability, and biocompatibility. The optimal design of a scaffold for a specific tissue strongly depends on both materials and manufacturing processes, as well as surface treatment. Polymeric scaffolds reinforced with electro-active particles could play a key role in tissue engineering by modulating cell proliferation and differentiation. This paper investigates the use of an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system to produce poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL)/pristine graphene scaffolds for bone tissue applications and the influence of chemical surface modification on their biological behaviour. Scaffolds with the same architecture but different concentrations of pristine graphene were evaluated from surface property and biological points of view. Results show that the addition of pristine graphene had a positive impact on cell viability and proliferation, and that surface modification leads to improved cell response.