Arbade , GK and Srivastava, J and Tripathi , V and Lenka, N and Patro, TU (2020) Enhancement ofhydrophilicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability of poly(ε-caprolactone)electrospun nanofiber scaffolds using poly(ethylene glycol) andpoly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone-co-glycolide) as additives for soft tissue engineering. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. , 31 (13).

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Abstract

In this study, poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) has been blended with a more hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and with a biocompatible block-co-polymer: poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone-co-glycolide) (PLCG) in order to improve hydrophilicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability of PCL. PCL and the blend solutions were subjected to electrospinning to produce nanofiber scaffolds by the addition of only 1 wt% of PEG and PLCG either singly or in combination in PCL to retain the mechanical properties of the scaffolds. PCL-PEG-PLCG ternary and two binary (PCL-PEG and PCL-PLCG) blend nanofiber scaffolds have been prepared for comparison. The resulting nanofibers showed a smooth and flaw-free surface and the diameter of the nanofibers displayed a normal distribution. The PCL-PEG nanofiber scaffold showed improved hydrophilicity [water contact angle (WCA) ∼84°] over pristine PCL (WCA ∼127°); while PCL-PLCG and PCL-PEG-PLCG scaffolds exhibited absolute wetting by water, likely due to high porosity. In vitro biocompatibility studies using gingival mesenchymal stem cells (gMSCs) suggested that, both the PCL and the blend scaffolds were biocompatible supporting cell-viability and growth of gMSCs following their seeding on these scaffolds. Biodegradation studies in phosphate buffer solution showed that the addition of PEG and PLCG in PCL increased the weight loss of scaffolds with time, indicating higher extent of biodegradation in the blend scaffolds and the weight loss followed the power law curve with time.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Cell Biology
Depositing User:	Mr. Rameshwar Nema
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2021 11:01
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2021 11:01
URI:	http://nccs.sciencecentral.in/id/eprint/868

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