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Three-dimensional biocompatible ascorbic acid-containing scaffold for bone tissue engineering.

Jian-Ying Zhang·Bruce A Doll·Eric J Beckman·Jeffrey O Hollinger
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A biodegradable, biocompatible, ascorbic acid-containing three-dimensional polyurethane matrix was developed for bone tissue-engineering scaffolds. This matrix was synthesized with lysine-di-isocyanate (LDI), ascorbic acid (AA), glycerol, and polyethylene glycol (PEG). LDI-glycerol-PEG-AA prepolymer when reacted with water foamed with the liberation of CO(2) to provide a pliable, spongy urethane polymer with pore diameters of 100 to 500 microm. The LDI-glycerol-PEG-AA matrix degraded in aqueous solution and yielded lysine, glycerol, PEG, and ascorbic acid as breakdown products. The degradation products did not significantly affect the solution pH. The LDI-glycerol-PEG-AA matrix can be fabricated into diverse scaffold dimensions and the physicochemical properties of the polymer network supported in vitro cell growth. Green fluorescent protein-transgenic mouse bone marrow cells (GFP-MBMCs) attached to the polymer matrix and remained viable, and the cells became confluent cultures. Furthermore, ascorbic acid released from LDI-glycerol-PEG-AA matrix stimulated cell proliferation, type I collagen, and alkaline phosphatase synthesis in vitro. Cells grown on LDI-glycerol-PEG-AA matrix did not differ phenotypically from cells grown on tissue culture polystyrene plates as assessed by cell growth, expression of mRNA for collagen type I, and transforming growth factor beta(1). These observations suggest that AA-containing polyurethane may be useful in bone tissue-engineering applications.

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Absorbable ImplantsAnimalsAscorbic AcidBiocompatible MaterialsBone Marrow CellsCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCells, CulturedCollagen Type IMaleMaterials TestingMembranes, ArtificialMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteoblastsPolyurethanesSurface PropertiesTissue EngineeringEvaluation StudyJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Jian-Ying Zhang, Bruce A Doll, Eric J Beckman, Jeffrey O Hollinger. 2003. Three-dimensional biocompatible ascorbic acid-containing scaffold for bone tissue engineering.. https://doi.org/10.1089/10763270360728053

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