A functional polyester carrying free hydroxyl groups promotes the mineralization of osteoblast and human mesenchymal stem cell extracellular matrix

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Ninth Peoples' Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, 639 Zhizaoju Rd, Shanghai 200011, People's Republic of China; Departments of Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Surgery, and the McGowan Institute, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
• ² Departments of Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Surgery, and the McGowan Institute, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China.
• ³ Departments of Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Surgery, and the McGowan Institute, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
• ⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Ninth Peoples' Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, 639 Zhizaoju Rd, Shanghai 200011, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: [email protected].
• ⁵ Departments of Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Surgery, and the McGowan Institute, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].