新型骨-软骨一体化修复支架材料的制备
Novel biodegradable scaffolds for bone and cartilage repair
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摘要: 利用可降解聚合物微球的相互粘结制备了一种新型的组织工程支架材料, 可用于软骨和软骨下骨损伤的修复。采用光学显微镜、 扫描电镜对支架的表面形貌、 内部结构进行了表征, 同时研究了支架材料的力学性能, 此外还研究了微球的粒径对支架材料孔隙率的影响。结果显示, 该材料在结构上分为乳酸-羟基乙酸共聚物(PLGA)层和PLGA/生物活性玻璃(BG)层; 材料的孔隙三维连通、 分布均匀; 采用粒径为150~200μm微球所制备的支架孔隙率为(53.37±4.39)%, 在10%的应变下材料压缩强度便已达到了0.9MPa, 显示了较强的力学性能; 随着微球粒径的变小, 材料孔隙率逐渐增大。这种微球支架在骨-软骨组织缺损修复方面有着很大的研究价值和应用价值。Abstract: A novel biodegradable scaffold was prepared by utilizing polymer microspheres as the building blocks for scaffold formation. This saffold can be used for cartilage and bone repair. Optical microscope, SEM method were used to investigate the inside and the surface characteristics of the scaffold.The mechanical performance and the porosity of the scaffold were also tested. Results show that this scaffold consists of two distinct yet continuous phases, one is composed by poly(L, D-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres, the other is composed by PLGA/Bioglass(BG) microspheres; the composite scaffolds have 3-D interconnective porous structure. The data of porosity also indicate that the porosity is independent of microsphere diameter in the range of diameters examined. Porosity is (53.37±4.39)% when the size of microspheres is between 150μm and 200μm and the compressive stress is 0.9MPa when compressive strain is 10%. With the decrease of the microspheres size, the porosity of the scaffold gradually increases.This scaffold shows potential as polymeric substitutes for bone and cartilage repair.