A three-dimensional osteochondral composite scaffold for articular cartilage repair

There is a recognized and urgent need for improved treatment of articular cartilage defects. Tissue engineering of cartilage using a cell-scaffold approach has demonstrated potential to offer an alternative and effective method for treating articular defects. We have developed a unique, heterogeneous, osteochondral scaffold using the TheriForm three-dimensional printing process. The material composition, porosity, macroarchitecture, and mechanical properties varied throughout the scaffold structure. The upper, cartilage region was 90% porous and composed of D,L-PLGA/L-PLA, with macroscopic staggered channels to facilitate homogenous cell seeding. The lower, cloverleaf-shaped bone portion was 55% porous and consisted of a L-PLGA/TCP composite, designed to maximize bone ingrowth while maintaining critical mechanical properties. The transition region between these two sections contained a gradient of materials and porosity to prevent delamination. Chondrocytes preferentially attached to the cartilage portion of the device, and biochemical and histological analyses showed that cartilage formed during a 6-week in vitro culture period. The tensile strength of the bone region was similar in magnitude to fresh cancellous human bone, suggesting that these scaffolds have desirable mechanical properties for in vivo applications, including full joint replacement.     

组织工程软骨植入缺损后修复区力学特性分析

目的利用组织工程技术建立体外软骨缺损实验模型,研究修复区人工软骨和宿主软骨的力学特性。方法采用一种琼脂糖凝胶作为人工软骨,制作猪软骨深层缺损,在缺损处仿临床植入人工软骨,用生物胶黏接,建立组织工程修复膝关节软骨缺损的体外模型;在压缩载荷作用下,通过数字图像相关技术研究组织工程软骨植入缺损后修复区即刻力学行为。结果压缩过程中界面处没有出现开裂现象,压缩分别为软骨层厚度的3.5%、5.6%、7.04%和9.0%时获得了修复区中间层应变分布图和应变变化曲线。压缩量从3.5%增加到9%时,在垂直软骨面方向上宿主软骨最大压应变增加75.9%,人工软骨最大拉应变增加226.99%;在平行软骨表面方向,交界面处最大拉应变增加116.9%,增加量远高于宿主软骨区和人工软骨区;对于修复区剪应变,随着压缩量增加交界处剪应变方向发生相反的改变。结论软骨组织工程修复缺损效果有很大的不确定性,这与修复区的力学环境有关。组织工程软骨植入缺损后,修复区受到复杂应变状态,随着压缩量增加,界面处、宿主软骨、人工软骨都发生较大的应变变化,界面处垂直软骨面方向的应变由压应变可转化为拉应变,平行软骨表面方向的拉应变有显著增加,交界处剪应变方向甚至发生了相反的改变,而且剪应力数值迅速增加。这种复杂应变状态造成修复区细胞力学环境的较大变化,还可能引起界面的开裂,影响缺损修复过程,这些力学环境变化应受到临床治疗的重视。     

The impact of PLGA scaffold orientation on in vitro cartilage regeneration

The success of in vitro cartilage regeneration provides a promising approach for cartilage repair. However, the currently engineered cartilage in vitro is unsatisfactory for clinical application due to non-homogeneous structure, inadequate thickness, and poor mechanical property. It has been widely reported that orientation of scaffolds can promote cell migration and thus probably contributes to improving tissue regeneration. This study explored the impact of microtubular oriented scaffold on in vitro cartilage regeneration. Porcine articular chondrocytes were seeded into microtubule-oriented PLGA scaffolds and non-oriented scaffolds respectively. A long-term in vitro culture followed by a long-term in vivo implantation was performed to evaluate the influence of scaffold orientation on cartilage regeneration. The current results showed that the oriented scaffolds could efficiently promote cell migration towards the inner region of the constructs. After 12 weeks of in vitro culture, the chondrocyte-scaffold constructs in the oriented group formed thicker cartilage with more homogeneous structure, stronger mechanical property, and higher cartilage matrix content compared to the non-oriented group. Furthermore, the in vitro engineered cartilage based on oriented scaffolds showed better cartilage formation in terms of size, wet weight, and homogeneity after 12-week in vivo implantation in nude mice. These results indicated that the longitudinal microtubular orientation of scaffolds can efficiently improve the structure and function of in vitro engineered cartilage.     

两种软骨组织工程新型复合支架材料初步研究

目的 利用聚谷氨酸苄酯-co-聚谷氨酸(PBLG-co-PGA)改性2种常规的生物可降解材料(胶原与壳聚糖),比较其性能及生物相容性,探索其用于软骨组织工程的可行性.方法 用PBLG-co-PGA改性胶原和壳聚糖,对改性前后的材料进行接触角、体外降解性能、拉伸强度、细胞黏附率及细胞相容性等性能的检测和比较.结果 随PBLG-co-PGA含量的增加,PBLG-co-PGA/胶原、PBLG-co-PGA/壳聚糖复合材料的降解速度减慢,接触角逐渐减小,PBLG-co-PGA/胶原复合材料的拉伸强度增加.选用PBLG-co-PGA质量分数为30％的复合材料,以兔软骨细胞进行细胞黏附率和细胞相容性实验,与无PBLG-co-PGA的单纯胶原或单纯壳聚糖材料比较,细胞黏附率差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05);但兔软骨细胞在PBLG-co-PGA/壳聚糖复合材料上生长增殖优于其他3种材料(P＜0.05).结论 经PBLG-co-PGA改性后的壳聚糖和胶原材料,可以调节材料的降解速度,改善壳聚糖亲水性,增加胶原拉伸强度,并且有良好的细胞相容性.其中PBLG-co-PGA/壳聚糖复合材料具有更好的促细胞增殖特性,可以作为一种新的组织工程软骨支架材料.     

组织工程支架材料修复关节软骨缺损

BACKGROUND: Articular cartilage repair has been a difficulty in the clinical setting, which is mainly treated with autologous or allogeneic osteochondral grafts, and cartilage periosteum or periosteum grafts. However, the limited source, secondary lesion and immunological rejection force some researchers to search for a novel treatment strategy, cartilage tissue engineering, that is of great significance for cartilage regeneration and repair. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the tissue-engineered scaffolds for the repair of articular cartilage defects. METHODS: The first author searched the PubMed and WanFang databases for the articles addressing tissue-engineered cartilage for articular cartilage defects published between 1991 and 2015 using the keywords “articular cartilage defect, scaffold, tissue engineered cartilage” in English and Chinese, respectively. The irrelative and repetitive literatures were excluded. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Finally 48 eligible literatures were enrolled based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Cartilage tissue engineering possesses the advantages of controllability, little damage to tissue itself, and biological repair of injured cartilage. Tissue-engineered scaffold material is a critical factor in tissue engineering construction; therefore, it should hold biodegradability and histocompatibility. The commonly used scaffold materials include natural macromolecule materials (collagen, silk fibroin and chitosan), and synthetic polymer materials (polylactic acid and tricalcium phosphate). It is necessary to prepare composite scaffolds with high bioactivity integrate advantages of each material. The tissue engineering is bound to be a hotspot in the field of articular cartilage repair.      

自体、异体骨软骨移植及组织工程材料修复的关节软骨损伤

背景：关节软骨损伤的修复已成为近年来医学基础研究的一个重要领域。由于关节软骨损伤后不易修复,决定了关节软骨损伤的修复是热点中的难点。目的：概述能够对关节软骨损伤进行修复和功能重建的生物材料,为选择理想的组织工程支架材料提供一种理论上的选择。方法：由第一作者通过计算机检索1989到2014年PubMed数据库和中国知网数据库。英文检索词为“articular cartilage injury,bone graft,tissue engineering scaffold materials”,中文检索词为“关节软骨损伤、骨移植、组织工程支架材料”。检索近年来关于关节软骨的结构和功能、不同关节软骨损伤修复材料的选择及修复过程中影响因素等方面的相关文献,针对目前软骨损伤修复材料的应用作一个较系统的回顾及总结,分别对软骨修复材料各自优缺点进行综合评述,从材料学的视角介绍了几种软骨修复材料在软骨组织工程支架中的应用情况,在此基础上对临床软骨损伤修复提供一种理论上的选择。结果与结论：常用的软骨修复材料包括自体、异体骨软骨移植材料,胶原、透明质酸钠和壳聚糖等天然高分子材料。自体、异体骨软骨移植的修复方法只能暂时的缓解疼痛,修复组织容易发生退变,都不能成功修复损伤软骨,与这些已经投入临床的技术相比,尚处在实验研究阶段的组织工程学技术的临床研究仍在不断进行,在众多关节软骨修复材料中,无论是自体移植材料还是组织工程支架材料其生物力学性能各有不同,且目前还无法再造与天然生成的软骨具有相同力学性能的软骨组织。中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程     

细胞外基质来源支架在软骨组织工程中的应用

BACKGROUND: At present, a variety of extracellular matrix-derived scaffolds have been successfully applied for cartilage tissue engineering in experiment and clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: To summarize the application and research status of extracellular matrix-derived scaffolds in cartilage tissue engineering. METHODS: A computer-based online search in PubMed, CNKI, CqVip and WanFang databases was performed using the keywords of “tissue engineering, cartilage, extracellular matrix, scaffolds” in English and Chinese, respectively. A total of 1 140 literatures were retrieved, and finally 65 eligible literatures were included. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: In terms of the components, extracellular matrix-derived scaffolds are divided into monomeric natural polymers, mixed natural polymers, natural polymers compositing with synthetic polymers as well as acellular extracellular matrix-derived materials. Extracellular matrix-derived scaffolds hold good biocompatibility and degradability, and can promote proliferation and differentiation of choncrodytes; therefore, they as good bionic scaffolds have been applied for cartilage tissue engineering in clinical practice, However, poor mechanical properties and difficulty to molding should never be ignored. Further research should focus on improving the preparation technology by combining synthetic materials with extracellular matrix-derived scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering.      

人脱细胞软骨细胞外基质对异种软骨种子细胞的影响

目的观察人脱细胞软骨细胞外基质(hACAM)对异种兔软骨种子细胞增殖和表型的影响。方法将差速梯度离心法制作的人脱细胞软骨细胞外基质,配制成0.5%的浆料,分别铺于6孔细胞培养板和96孔细胞培养板,形成1 mm厚的薄膜,以此培养板为实验组。空白对照组培养板仅使用单纯培养液培养。在培养板上培养兔关节软骨细胞。通过hochest33258染色验证人软骨细胞外基质脱细胞完全与否;分别在第5、15天两个时间点,通过倒置显微镜、甲苯胺蓝染色观察两种培养方法的兔软骨细胞的生长形态、细胞表型和增殖情况,用CCK-8细胞增殖实验比较两种培养方法在第1、3、7、10天的增殖情况。结果通过hochest33258染色发现差速梯度离心的人软骨细胞外基质脱细胞完全。通过倒置显微镜观察第5和15天的实验组细胞增殖情况优于空白对照组,甲苯胺蓝染色的结果也证明这个观点;CCK-8细胞增殖试验显示第7天hACAM组在细胞增殖方面明显地优于单纯培养液的对照组(P=0.0298),hACAM组的软骨细胞与空白组的软骨细胞在第10天的增殖情况相比没有统计学差异。结论 hACAM免疫原性低,无细胞毒性,能够很好地促进异种软骨细胞的增殖。     

骨髓基质干细胞和软骨组织工程

关节软骨是透明软骨 ,它是一种特殊的结缔组织 ,由单一的软骨细胞、纤维和基质构成。软骨组织具有自身独特的生理学特点 ,无血管 ,无神经 ,无淋巴引流 ,在关节腔内仅靠滑液来获取营养 ,其代谢主要以无氧酵解为主等决定了它极其有限的再生能力。临床上由于创伤、炎症肿瘤等原因导致的关节软骨损伤、缺失极为常见 ,且常继发骨关节炎 ,严重影响关节的功能。目前临床上多通过自体或异体移植成形的软骨或具有成软骨潜能的组织如骨膜、软骨膜等来治疗关节软骨的缺损 ,这些组织移植后能生成透明软骨样组织 ,但其生物学性能、耐磨性、韧性均欠佳 ,易…     

猪来源关节软骨脱细胞支架的生物安全性研究

目的评价猪来源关节软骨脱细胞支架的生物安全性。方法取猪四肢关节软骨,分别制备脱细胞和未脱细胞软骨支架。在人软骨细胞中分别加入浓度为100%、50%、25%的脱细胞软骨支架浸提液[无血清DMEM培养液与支架表面积按1ml:(3～6)cm2比例混合,37℃静置72h],计算相对增殖率,判定其体外细胞毒性。0.9%NaCl与支架表面积按1ml:(3～6)cm2比例混合,37℃静置72h制备脱细胞软骨支架浸提液,分别用于全身急性毒性实验(小白鼠)、溶血实验、热原检测实验、皮内刺激实验(大白兔),分别观察其体内毒性、溶血程度、热原和刺激情况。在大白兔体内分别埋植脱细胞软骨支架与未脱细胞软骨支架,观察炎症反应和细胞免疫情况。结果猪脱细胞软骨支架浸提液对细胞生长无抑制作用,无细胞毒性。注射支架浸提液后小白鼠一般情况良好,无全身急性毒性反应。支架浸提液溶血程度为1.3%,无溶血作用。支架浸提液无热原存在且原发刺激指数为0分,皮内刺激实验阴性。脱细胞软骨支架与未脱细胞软骨支架相比免疫原性小,无炎症反应和淋巴细胞浸润。结论猪来源关节软骨脱细胞支架具有良好的生物相容性,将有可能成为理想的天然生物材料,具有良好的应用前景。     

Development of photosynthetic biomaterials for in vitro tissue engineering

Tissue engineering has opened a new therapeutic avenue that promises a revolution in regenerative medicine. To date, however, the translation of engineered tissues into clinical settings has been highly limited and the clinical results are often disappointing. Despite decades of research, the appropriate delivery of oxygen into three-dimensional cultures still remains one of the biggest unresolved problems for in vitro tissue engineering. In this work, we propose an alternative source of oxygen delivery by introducing photosynthetic scaffolds. Here we demonstrate that the unicellular and photosynthetic microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii can be cultured in scaffolds for tissue repair; this microalga shows high biocompatibility and photosynthetic activity. Moreover, Chlamydomonas can be co-cultured with fibroblasts, decreasing the hypoxic response under low oxygen culture conditions. Finally, results showed that photosynthetic scaffolds are capable of producing enough oxygen to be independent of external supply in vitro. The results of this study represent the first step towards engineering photosynthetic autotrophic tissues.     

Maximizing cartilage formation and integration via a trajectory-based tissue engineering approach

Given the limitations of current surgical approaches to treat articular cartilage injuries, tissue engineering (TE) approaches have been aggressively pursued. Despite reproduction of key mechanical attributes of native tissue, the ability of TE cartilage constructs to integrate with native tissue must also be optimized for clinical success. In this paper, we propose a “trajectory-based” tissue engineering (TB-TE) approach, based on the hypothesis that time-dependent increases in construct maturation in-vitro prior to implantation (i.e. positive rates) may provide a reliable predictor of in-vivo success. As an example TE system, we utilized hyaluronic acid hydrogels laden with mesenchymal stem cells. We first modeled the maturation of these constructs in-vitro to capture time-dependent changes. We then performed a sensitivity analysis of the model to optimize the timing and amount of data collection. Finally, we showed that integration to cartilage in-vitro is not correlated to the maturation state of TE constructs, but rather their maturation rate, providing a proof-of-concept for the use of TB-TE to enhance treatment outcomes following cartilage injury. This new approach challenges the traditional TE paradigm of matching only native state parameters of maturity and emphasizes the importance of also establishing an in-vitro trajectory in constructs in order to improve the chance of in-vivo success.     

间充质干细胞应用于软骨组织工程的研究进展

[摘要]本文主要回顾了不同来源的间充质干细胞作为种子细胞的软骨组织工程学研究进展，并讨论自体软骨细胞移植技术和诱导间充质干细胞成软骨分化的软骨组织再生技术各自的优缺点，并展望其临床应用前景。     

低强度脉冲式超声对关节软骨的修复

BACKGROUND: Articular cartilage injuries can result from a variety of causes. Conventional therapy cannot obtain the optimal clinical results. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound has been shown to promote the repair of injured articular cartilage. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on the repair of injured articular cartilage. METHODS: Twenty New Zealand white rabbits were used to establish knee arthritis models and equally randomized into study and control groups, respectively. Rabbits in the study group received low-intensity pulsed ultrasound treatment, and sham low-intensity pulsed ultrasound treatment was given in the control group. At 8 weeks after treatment, pathological change and histological scores in articular cartilage tissue collected from both groups were determined. Moreover, the ultrastructure and type II collagen expression of chondrocytes were determined. Matrix metalloproteinase-13 mRNA expression was detected by quantitative real-time PCR. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: At 8 weeks after treatment, toluidine blue staining showed a disordered arrangement of cells, decreased number of cartilage cells in each layer and cluster in the control group. Light disordered arrangement of cells, decreased appearance of the superficial layer cells and the cluster phenomenon were observed in the study group. Articular cartilage tissue scores were significantly decreased in the study group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The chondrocytes were small, enlarged intracellular mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum, cytoplasmic swelling, collagen fibrils coarse, well developed Golgi apparatus, and nuclear fragmentation were observed in the control group. In addition, the normal structure of organelles disappeared and cell degeneration was observed in the control group. In the study group, the size of chondrocytes and the Golgi complex and other organelles were normal, and the protein polysaccharide granules were observed in the cytoplasm and membrane. The mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13 in the study group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Type II collagen immunoreactivity in the study group was stronger than that in the control group. No incision infection, suppuration, red swelling appeared in all rabbits. Our results suggest that low-intensity pulsed ultrasound can be used for the treatment of articular cartilage injury by alleviating the degradation of collagen type II and inhibiting the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13. 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程     

Collagen-mimetic peptide-modifiable hydrogels for articular cartilage regeneration

Regenerative medicine strategies for restoring articular cartilage face significant challenges to recreate the complex and dynamic biochemical and biomechanical functions of native tissues. As an approach to recapitulate the complexity of the extracellular matrix, collagen-mimetic proteins offer a modular template to incorporate bioactive and biodegradable moieties into a single construct. We modified a Streptococcal collagen-like 2 protein with hyaluronic acid (HA) or chondroitin sulfate (CS)-binding peptides and then cross-linked with a matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP7)-sensitive peptide to form biodegradable hydrogels. Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) encapsulated in these hydrogels exhibited improved viability and significantly enhanced chondrogenic differentiation compared to controls that were not functionalized with glycosaminoglycan-binding peptides. Hydrogels functionalized with CS-binding peptides also led to significantly higher MMP7 gene expression and activity while the HA-binding peptides significantly increased chondrogenic differentiation of the hMSCs. Our results highlight the potential of this novel biomaterial to modulate cell-mediated processes and create functional tissue engineered constructs for regenerative medicine applications.     

壳聚糖及其衍生物在软骨组织工程中的应用

背景：作为生物型支架,壳聚糖因其独特的多孔三维结构、易于改性的特征及良好的生物相容性成为了软骨组织工程支架材料的研究热点。 目的：就壳聚糖及其衍生物的设计、改性及在软骨组织工程中的应用作一综述。 方法：应用计算机检索PubMed数据库和CNKI数据库,中文关键词为“壳聚糖,壳聚糖衍生物,支架材料,组织工程,软骨组织”,英文检索词为“chitosan;chitosan derivatives;scaffold;tissue engineering;cartilage”,检索文献时间范围为1990年1月至2015年1月。 结果与结论：壳聚糖是一种天然的生物多糖,通过化学改性、共混改性等方法可以改变壳聚糖的溶解度、机械强度、生物活性甚至生物降解性等自身特性,从而制成更为合适的生物支架材料。进一步研究表明,将壳聚糖与种子细胞进行共同体外培养可以获得正常形态的软骨细胞并能合成特异性的细胞外基质成分,在动物体内,壳聚糖支架与种子细胞所构建的组织工程软骨能够修复软骨损伤,形成与周围正常软骨相似的组织。壳聚糖及其衍生物支架材料在软骨组织工程中有较为广阔的研究前景。  中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程     

结缔组织生长因子与关节软骨的修复

背景：结缔组织生长因子有刺激间充质细胞向软骨细胞分化的潜能,能促进软骨细胞的增殖和分化,可促进关节软骨细胞Ⅱ型胶原及蛋白多糖的表达,与其他生长因子一起在关节软骨修复的过程中发挥着重要作用。目的：重点就结缔组织生长因子的结构,在关节软骨修复中的功能,与其他物质的相互作用方面作一综述。方法：以“connective tissue growth factor,connective tissue growth factor and articular cartilage,articular cartilage damage,articular cartilage repairment”为英文检索词,以“关节软骨损伤”为中文检索词,检索PubMed数据库、中国知网-cnki数据库1980年1月至2014年7月有关关节软骨损伤修复的文献,排除与软骨损伤的修复重建相关性不强、以及内容重复、陈旧的文献。共保留32篇文献进行综述。结果与结论：结缔组织生长因子有刺激间充质细胞向软骨细胞分化的潜能,能促进软骨细胞的增殖、分化和成熟,可维持胞外基质合成以及平衡,可促进关节软骨细胞Ⅱ型胶原及蛋白多糖的表达,与其他生长因子一起在关节软骨修复的过程中发挥着重要作用。结缔组织生长因子是软骨细胞生长、增殖、分化的关键生长因子之一,贯穿软骨修复整个过程。研究发现,骨性关节炎患者的关节软骨细胞对成纤维细胞生长因子1和结缔组织生长因子表达呈现明显相关性增加。结缔组织生长因子通过对关节软骨组织的信号通路及与其他组织内的细胞因子彼此作用对关节软骨细胞及基质发挥作用。 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程全文链接：     

膝关节软骨损伤的治疗进展

[摘要]膝关节具有多样且复杂的运动形式,是人体承重最大的关节,最易导致关节软骨损伤。由于其再生修复的能力很弱,故其损伤后很难自身修复,进而导致骨关节炎的发生。膝关节软骨损伤后目前主要有以下的手术治疗方式：①自体骨软骨移植技术（马赛克移植技术）;②同种异体骨软骨移植技术;③自体软骨细胞移植; ④合成或生物支架植入（组织工程技术）;⑤微骨折技术;⑥粉碎软骨修复技术;⑦生物制剂辅助治疗。通过选择性运用上述治疗可以在短期内改善临床症状,延迟或者避免行关节置换手术,本文将对其一一进行综述。     

以羟基丁酸酯与羟基已酸酯共聚物为支架材料构建组织工程喉形态软骨

背景：再生预定形态组织工程软骨的研究为喉软骨病损的修复与重建提供了新思路与新方法。然而,由于喉软骨形态、部位与功能的特殊性,迄今在此领域软骨组织工程研究并未呈现出其应有的优势。目的：探讨带蒂肌筋膜组织瓣构建组织工程喉支架形态软骨方法,为肌筋膜瓣复合组织工程化软骨修复重建喉软骨支架功能提供实验依据。方法：采用溶剂浇铸、模压成形和颗粒滤沥方法制备喉支架形态聚羟基丁酸酯与聚羟基己酸酯共聚物聚羟基丁酸酯与聚羟基己酸酯共聚物聚羟基丁酸酯与聚羟基己酸酯共聚物生物材料塑形物,接种软骨细胞形成细胞-聚羟基丁酸酯与聚羟基己酸酯共聚物复合物,体外共同培养1周后用于体内植入。将新西兰白兔脊背部一侧骶棘肌及其筋膜制备肌筋膜组织瓣,采用筋膜衬里方法充填与包裹软骨细胞聚羟基丁酸酯与聚羟基己酸酯共聚物喉支架形态复合物,原位植入。将单纯聚羟基丁酸酯与聚羟基己酸酯共聚物喉支架体内植入的兔作为对照组。分别于术后6,12和18周取材,行大体形态观察、组织学和免疫组化检测评估喉支架形态组织工程化软骨成形与再生情况。结果与结论：制备的聚羟基丁酸酯与聚羟基己酸酯共聚物多孔生物材料塑形物呈中空半面喇叭状,形似喉支架形态,乙醇静态容积测定孔隙率>90%。筋膜衬里的带蒂肌筋膜组织瓣血运丰富,可有效充填与包裹喉支架形态塑形物。不同时间点均获取形态维持良好的喉支架形态组织工程软骨,组织学和免疫组化检测均证实体内植入6周即可形成软骨组织,12周及18软骨组织进一步成熟,而对照组体内植入未检测到软骨组织。结果证实,带蒂肌筋膜组织瓣可保障血运,采用筋膜衬里的肌筋膜组织瓣充填与包裹方法可构建喉支架形态组织工程软骨。 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程     

关节软骨组织工程的研究进展

介绍了关节软骨组织工程中种子细胞、支架材料的研究现状以及生长因子在关节软骨组织工程中的应用进展，阐明了随着对细胞行为、支架材料特性、细胞与材料的组合构建研究的深入，组织工程在关节软骨修复方面应用前景十分广阔。