Omar Qutachi
Injectable and porous PLGA microspheres that form highly porous scaffolds at body temperature
Qutachi, Omar; Vetch, Jolanda R.; Gill, Daniel; Cox, Helen; Scurr, David J.; Hofmann, Sandra; M�ller, Ralph; Quirk, Robin A.; Shakesheff, Kevin M.; Rahman, Cheryl V.
Authors
Jolanda R. Vetch
Daniel Gill
Helen Cox
DAVID SCURR DAVID.SCURR@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Principal Research Fellow
Sandra Hofmann
Ralph M�ller
Robin A. Quirk
Kevin M. Shakesheff
Cheryl V. Rahman
Abstract
Injectable scaffolds are of interest in the field of regenerative medicine because of their minimally invasive mode of delivery. For tissue repair applications, it is essential that such scaffolds have the mechanical properties, porosity and pore diameter to support the formation of new tissue. In the current study, porous poly(DL-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres were fabricated with an average size of 84 ± 24 lm for use as injectable cell carriers. Treatment with ethanolic sodium hydroxide for 2 min was observed to increase surface porosity without causing the microsphere structure to disintegrate. This surface treatment also enabled the microspheres to fuse together at 37 C to form scaffold structures. The average compressive strength of the scaffolds after 24 h at 37 C was 0.9 ± 0.1 MPa, and the average Young’s modulus was 9.4 ± 1.2 MPa. Scaffold porosity levels were 81.6% on average, with a mean pore diameter of 54 ± 38 lm. This study demonstrates a method for fabricating porous PLGA microspheres that form solid porous scaffolds at body temperature, creating an injectable system capable of supporting NIH-3T3 cell attachment and proliferation in vitro.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 15, 2014 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 23, 2014 |
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Sep 15, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 6, 2019 |
Electronic ISSN | 1878-7568 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 12 |
Pages | 5090-5098 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2014.08.015 |
Keywords | PLGA; Microsphere; Scaffold; Porosity; Cell delivery |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1101554 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706114003511?via%3Dihub |
PMID | 25152354 |
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