Objective: To fabricate organic-inorganic composite tissue engineering scaffolds for reconstructing calcified cartilage layer based on three-dimensional (3D) printing technique.
Methods: The scaffolds were developed by 3D-printing technique with highly bioactive calcium-magnesium silicate ultrafine particles of 1%, 3% and 5% of mass fraction, in which the organic phases were composed of type I collagen and sodium hyaluronate. The 3D-printed scaffolds were then crosslinked and solidified by alginate and CaCl₂ aerosol. The pore size and distribution of inorganic phase were observed with scanning electron microscope (SEM); the mechanical properties were tested with universal material testing machine, and the porosity of scaffolds was also measured.
Results: Pore size was approximately (212.3 ± 34.2) μm with a porosity of (48.3 ± 5.9)%, the compressive modulus of the scaffolds was (7.2 ± 1.2) MPa, which was irrelevant to the percentage changes of calcium-magnesium silicate, the compressive modulus was between that of cartilage and subchondral bone.
Conclusion: The porous scaffolds for calcified cartilage layer have been successfully fabricated, which would be used for multi-layered composite scaffolds in osteochondral injury.
目的: 初步构建基于软骨钙化层损伤重建的有机—无机复合组织工程支架,探究掺镁硅灰石含量与支架抗压性能之间的关系。
方法: 利用质量分数分别为1%、3%、5%的高生物活性钙镁硅酸盐超细颗粒复合Ⅰ型胶原—透明质酸钠进行三维打印,经海藻酸钠—氯化钙气雾交联成型,电镜下观察表面孔隙、孔径、无机相分布,万能材料试验机测试抗压性能,并计算支架孔隙率。
结果: 支架表面平均孔径(212.3±34.2)μm,平均孔隙率(48.3±5.9)%,不同质量分数的高生物活性钙镁硅酸盐超细颗粒复合Ⅰ型胶原—透明质酸钠支架压缩模量差异无统计学意义( P>0.05),平均压缩模量(7.2±1.2)MPa,介于软骨和软骨下骨之间。
结论: 利用三维打印技术成功构建出多孔钙化层仿生重建支架,可为今后研制多层次复合支架治疗骨—软骨损伤奠定基础。