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Effects of Different Fibre Alignments and Bioactive Coatings on Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell Adhesion and Proliferation in Poly (ɛ-caprolactone) Scaffolds towards Cartilage Repair

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In this work, 3D biodegradable poly (ɛ-caprolactone) scaffolds with high porosity and interconnectivity were produced by extrusion and characterized in terms of their structural and mechanical properties. The effects of scaffold fibre alignment (0-45° and 0-90°) and of different adhesive coatings (Fibronectin, Gelatin and commercially available CELLstart™) on bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells adhesion, migration and proliferation were evaluated using AlamarBlue™ assay. Fibronectin and CELLstart™ coated poly (ɛ-caprolactone) scaffolds presented an improvement in cell adhesion of approximately 2-fold relatively to the non-treated scaffolds, independently of fibre alignment. Overall, all the conditions studied promoted the growth and migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in the fabricated poly(ɛ-caprolactone) scaffolds, without affecting their chondrogenic differentiation and extracellular matrix deposition evaluated by Alcian Blue staining.

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BiomanufacturingCartilage Tissue EngineeringCell AdhesionMesenchymal Stem/Stromal CellsPoly (ɛ-caprolactone) Scaffolds Cartilage Tissue Engineering Cell Adhesion Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Poly (ɛ-caprolactone) Scaffolds

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João Carlos Silva, Carla Sofia Moura, Nuno Alves, Joaquim Manuel Sampaio Cabral, Frederico Castelo Ferreira, Effects of Different Fibre Alignments and Bioactive Coatings on Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell Adhesion and Proliferation in Poly (ɛ-caprolactone) Scaffolds towards Cartilage Repair, Procedia Manufacturing, Volume 12, 2017, Pages 132-140, ISSN 2351-9789, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2017.08.034

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