COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2026
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Xin Wei,Jiayu Shen,Huanyan Dai,Zhiyan Wu,Xiaoxue Zheng,Zhimin Xu,Bing Han
Repairing large segmental bone defects remains a significant clinical challenge due to the limited self-healing capacity of bone tissue. Although autologous bone grafting is still the clinical standard, it is limited by donor-site complications and availability. Three-dimensional (3D) printed scaffolds offer customizable architectures but often lack bioactivity. Human dental follicle stem cell–derived conditioned medium (hDFSC-CM) is enriched in osteogenic factors but suffers from rapid clearance at defect sites. Here, we engineered a bioactive composite scaffold by integrating a 3D-printed polycaprolactone (PCL) framework with a gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) hydrogel loaded with hDFSC-CM (PCL/GelMA@hDFSC-CM). This design leverages the mechanical strength of PCL and the bio-interfacial properties of GelMA to achieve sustained release of bioactive factors. In vitro , PCL/GelMA@hDFSC-CM significantly enhanced cell adhesion, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation compared with PCL or PCL/GelMA controls. In vivo , it promoted defect bridging, mineral deposition, and bone regeneration in a rat tibial defect model. Mechanistically, RNA sequencing and functional validation revealed that these pro-osteogenic effects were mediated, at least in part, by activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. These findings demonstrate that functionalizing polymeric scaffolds with a hydrogel-based delivery system effectively harnesses the regenerative potential of stem cell secretomes, offering a promising cell-free strategy for bone tissue engineering.
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Science China-Information Sciences
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2026
·Vol. 69
·期 2
·122404
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IF 7.6
Meng Xiangyu,Tang Hongyao,Lü Xiaozhou,Zhang Jiayao,Shi Yaoguang,He Yumeng,Bao Weimin
Flexible pressure sensors are widely used in wearable electronic devices, human motion detection, and electronic skin. Conductive composites are the core component of flexible pressure sensors. However, they suffer from mechanical damage during long-term cycling, which degrades sensor performance. This study proposed a biomimetic cell in-situ self-healing polycaprolactone/carbon nanotube composite (BCISPC). The core-shell structure of BCISPC endows the composite with a low percolation threshold (0.012 vol%), high electrical conductivity (13.3 S/m), and fast electrothermal self-healing capability (18 s). The efficient in-situ self-healing ability of the composite preserves its surface microstructure during self-healing. In addition, a self-healing hierarchical microstructured flexible pressure sensor was prepared using BCISPC. The sensor has a high sensitivity (159.4 kPa −1 ), wide linear measurement range (0–500 kPa), fast response time (34 ms), and good cycling durability (1000 cycles). Given its high performance, this sensor has various applications in wearable electronics, medical monitoring, and human-machine interfaces.
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Biomimetics
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2026
·Vol. 11
·期 8
·599
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IF 4.2
Haiguang Zhang,Feng Jiang,Qianmin Gao,Qingxi Hu,Jiaxuan Feng
Vascular stent implantation is a major treatment for vascular diseases, yet postoperative infection and persistent inflammation increase the risk of in-stent restenosis. Herein, core–shell structured PCL/PEO-PVP fiber membranes co-loaded with ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (CIP) and curcumin (CUR) were fabricated via coaxial electrospinning. Orthogonal experiments were conducted to optimize critical spinning parameters through multi-index comprehensive evaluation. Characterizations confirm intact core–shell architecture and stable polymeric backbone structure. In vitro release tests reveal sequential drug-delivery behavior: a rapid initial release of hydrophilic CIP and a delayed sustained release of hydrophobic CUR were observed, contributing to early-stage antibacterial and long-term anti-inflammatory effects, respectively. The “antibacterial zone” method verifies favorable antibacterial activity againstStaphylococcus aureus(S. aureus) andEscherichia coli(E. coli). ELISA results demonstrate the enhanced anti-inflammatory capacity of the dual-drug-loaded coaxial fiber membrane. Cellular assays confirm satisfactory cytocompatibility, and endothelial cells achieve normal proliferation and exhibit typical polygonal morphology on the membrane surface. This dual-drug-loaded coaxial-fiber membrane realizes coordinated sequential antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, which provides a feasible strategy for developing functional coatings toward vascular stents.
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2024
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Yao Chen,Zhanghao Huang,Cheng Ji,Jia-Hai Shi
Background Biomaterials can improve cardiac repair combined with transplantation of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs). In this study, we compared the phenotype and cardiac repair between human heart valve-derived scaffold (hHVS) and natural protein/polycaprolactone (NP/PCL) anchored BMNNCs. Methods and results BMMNCs were obtained from mice five days following myocardial infarction. Subsequently, BMMNCs were separately cultured on hHVS and PCL. Proliferation and cardiomyogenic differentiation were detected in vitro. Cardiac function was measured after transplantation of cell-seeded cardiac patch on MI mice. After that, the BMMNCs were collected for mRNA sequencing after culturing on the scaffolds. Upon anchoring onto hHVS or PCL, BMMNCs exhibited an increased capacity for proliferation in vitro, however, the cells on hHVS exhibited superior cardiomyogenic differentiation ability. Moreover, both BMMNCs-seeded biomaterials effectively improved cardiac function after 4 weeks of transplantation, with reduced infarction area and restricted LV remodeling. Cell-seeded hHVS was superior to cell-seeded PCL. Conclusion BMMNCs on hHVS showed better capacity in both cell cardiac repairing and improvement for cardiac function than on PCL. Compared with seeded onto PCL, BMMNCs on hHVS had 253 genes up regulated and 189 genes down regulated. The reason for hHVS’ better performance than PCL as a scaffold for BMMNCs might be due to the fact that optimized method of decellularization let more cytokines in ECM retained.
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再生医学
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分子生物学
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Biomedical Materials
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2024
·Vol. 19
·期 6
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IF 3.9
Zhao Qianjuan,Shan Rong,Liu Shengxi,Liu Xuanhao,Liu Bin,Song Fuxiang
Artificial bone is the alternative candidate for the bone defect treatment under the circumstance that there exits enormous challenge to remedy the bone defect caused by attributes like trauma and tumors. However, the impact of pore size discrepancy for regulating new bone generation is still ambiguous. Using direct 3D printing technology, customized 3D polycaprolactone/β-tricalcium phosphate (PCL/β-TCP) artificial bones with different structural pore sizes (1.8, 2.0, 2.3, 2.5, and 2.8 mm) were successfully prepared, abbreviated as the 3D PCL/β-TCP. 3D PCL/β-TCP exhibited a 3D porous structure morphology similar to natural bone and possessed outstanding mechanical properties. Computational fluid dynamics analysis indicated that as the structural pore size increased from 1.8 to 2.8 mm, both velocity difference (from 4.64 × 10−5 to 7.23 × 10−6 m s−1) and depressurization (from 7.17 × 10−2 to 2.25 × 10−2 Pa) decreased as the medium passed through. In vitro biomimetic mineralization experiments confirmed that 3D PCL/β-TCP artificial bones could induce calcium–phosphate complex generation within 4 weeks. Moreover, CCK-8 and Calcein AM live cell staining experiments demonstrated that 3D PCL/β-TCP artificial bones with different structural pore sizes exhibited advantageous cell compatibility, promoting MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation and adhesion. In vivo experiments in rats further indicated that 3D PCL/β-TCP artificial bones with different structural pore sizes promoted new bone formation, with the 2.5 mm group showing the most significant effect. In conclusion, 3D PCL/β-TCP artificial bone with different structural pore sizes could promote new bone formation and 2.5 mm group was the recommended for the bone defect repair.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2012
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Lifang Xu,Zhiqing Zhang,Fang Wang,Dongdong Xie,Shan Yang,Tao Wang,Lijuan Feng,Chengchai Chu
Amphiphilic triblock copolymers of PEO–PPO–PCL with various block compositions have been synthesized by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) initiated by the OH group of methoxy–poly(ethylene oxide)–poly(propylene oxide) (Me–PEO–PPO). Their structures were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) measurements, and their self-assembly in aqueous solution was studied using fluorescence spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV–vis spectra, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and surface tension. For the copolymers studied in this paper, the critical aggregation concentrations (CAC) ranged from 5 × 10 3 to 2 mg/L. The critical micelle concentrations (CMC) decreased with increasing PCL block length, and the downtrend was more significant in the short PCL block length. All of the three copolymers were capable of solubilizing hydrophobic molecules (pyrene) in aqueous solution and copolymers with a longer PCL block exhibited a stronger solubilizing ability. The TEM images showed that the size and morphology of the aggregations could be tuned by varying the compositions or the concentration.
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胶体与界面化学
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2021
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Qifan Wang,Wenjie Ye,Zhiyong Ma,Wenjia Xie,Linna Zhong,Ying Wang,Qiong Rong
Scaffolds prepared by 3D printing are increasingly used in the field of bone tissue repair. However, on traditional 3D printed bone tissue engineering scaffolds, cells can only grow on the fiber surface and form bone. We designed a scaffold with a cross-scale structure of PCL/β-TCP, which contains thick fibers with a diameter of 500 μm printed by FDM. And in the pores of the coarse fiber, the ultra-high precision fine fiber grid with a diameter of about 10 μm is filled by MEW mode. In cell experiments, cells can not only grow on the thick fiber surface of the cross-scale scaffold. At the same time, the mesh structure of fine fibers provides a bridge for cell growth, allowing cells to pass through the pores of thick fibers and grow in the pores and gradually cover the pores of the scaffold. In the osteoinduction experiment, β-TCP in the PCL/β-TCP composite provides Ca 2+ and PO 4 3− to the scaffold, which effectively promotes the osteogenic differentiation of cells on the scaffold. Compared with traditional scaffolds, the osteogenic performance of cross-scale scaffolds is greatly improved. Not only did bone form on the surface of the scaffold, but also obvious ALP expression and effective calcium precipitation appeared in the pores of the scaffold. This can effectively speed up the repair of bone defects. We believe that the 3D printed PCL/β-TCP cross-scale scaffold with high-precision fibers has great application prospects in the field of bone tissue engineering.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2020
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IF 5.162
Yongjing Xu,Bo Liu,Liming Zou,Chenkai Sun,Wengang Li
In order to achieve the electrospinning of chitosan in common organic solvents, amino-reserved CS-g-PCL was synthesized by one-step method. PLLA and dichloromethane/ethanol (CH 2 Cl 2 /EtOH) solvent were chosen to prepare a series of different compositions of PLLA/CS-g-PCL mats (8/2, 6/4, 4/6, 2/8 wt/wt%) by electrospinning. The SEM showed that the smooth defect-free and uniform nanofibers were collected except PLLA/CS-g-PCL 2/8 and pure CS-g-PCL, and the fiber diameter was decreased from 828 nm to 461 nm with the increasing content of CS-g-PCL. The mechanical properties of composite mats have decreased with increasing CS-g-PCL content, but much higher than neat PLLA. The water contact angle, water absorption rate, water-vapor transmission rate and in vitro degradation behavior were 129°–19°, 109%–482%, 1945–2517 g m −2 day −1 and 4–14%, respectively. The addition of CS-g-PCL imparted PLLA/CS-g-PCL electrospun mats on better properties, improving the nature defects of PLLA. The in vitro cell culture studies showed that PLLA/CS-g-PCL 6/4 exhibited a higher in vitro biocompatibility and a better ability for cell attachment, spreading, and proliferation, comparing with PLLA mats. Herein, PLLA/CS-g-PCL 6/4 electrospun mats with excellent performance, was considered the potential application as wound dressing in skin tissue engineering.
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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY
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2015
·Vol. 54
·期 3
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IF 3.113
Jingang Li,Yixin Xiang,Sixun Zheng
In this contribution, we reported the synthesis of a hyperbranched block copolymer composed of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and polystyrene (PS) subchains. Toward this end, we first synthesized an α-alkynyl- and ω,ω′-diazido-terminated PCL- b -(PS) 2 macromonomer via the combination of ring-opening polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization. By the use of this AB 2 macromonomer, the hyperbranched block copolymer ( h -[PCL- b -(PS) 2 ]) was synthesized via a copper-catalyzed Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (i.e., click reaction) polymerization. The hyperbranched block copolymer was characterized by means of 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography. Both differential scanning calorimetry and atomic force microscopy showed that the hyperbranched block copolymer was microphase-separated in bulk. While this hyperbranched block copolymer was incorporated into epoxy, the nanostructured thermosets were successfully obtained; the formation of the nanophases in epoxy followed reaction-induced microphase separation mechanism as evidenced by atomic force microscopy, small angle X-ray scattering, and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54 , 368–380
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纳米结构功能材料
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聚合物自组装
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热固性树脂改性
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Biomedical Materials
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Kun Dai,Fujian Zhao,Wen Zhang,Dafu Chen,Fei Hang,Xuenong Zou,Xiao Feng Chen
Magnesium ions play an important immune-regulatory role during bone repair. For this study, we prepared micro-nano bioactive glass containing magnesium, which can release magnesium, silicon, and calcium ions and has a positive impact on osteogenic differentiation and vascular regeneration. In this study, MgMNBG was compounded and combined with PLGA and PCL for 3D printing. Afterwards, the physicochemical properties and bone repair performance of the scaffolds were evaluated through in vitro and in vivo experiments. We also investigated the effects of MgMNBG on osteogenic differentiation, immune regulation, and vascular regeneration. The results showed that MgMNBG can inhibit inflammation and promote osteogenesis and angiogenesis by regulating macrophages. PLGA/PCL/MgMNBG scaffolds have good osteogenic and angiogenic effects, and the composite scaffolds have excellent bone repair performance and potential application value.
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Biomaterials Advances
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2025
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Ying Sun,Yining Cai,Shanshan Xu,Ningning Zhai,Zirui Wang,Zongpu Qiu,Shuying Han,Yuanqing Wei,Rui Liu,Hao Wu
While the regulatory roles of biomaterial topology in bone regeneration are recognized, the specific osteogenic mechanisms driven by distinct morphological features, particularly without biochemical cues, remain poorly understood. This study aimed to independently elucidate the osteogenic potential and underlying mechanisms solely attributable to the distinctive “S”-grooved topology derived from cuttlebone. Inspired by cuttlebone, we successfully fabricated a biomimetic polycaprolactone (PCL) membranes sheet with “S”-grooved topology using liquid silicone mold replication combined with PCL recasting techniques. Comprehensive characterization (SEM, CLSM) confirmed precise replication of the native “S”-grooved morphology (width: 100 ± 30 μm, depth: 20 ± 6 μm). In vitro studies revealed that these grooves promoted directional adhesion and proliferation of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (rBMSCs) via contact guidance, as evidenced by cytoskeleton alignment. Furthermore, the “S”-grooved topology significantly enhanced osteogenic differentiation of mouse pre-osteoblasts (MC3T3-E1), demonstrated by increased alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and mineralized nodule formation. Mechanistic investigations using RT-qPCR, Western blot, and dimethyl labeling-based quantitative proteomics on rBMSCs identified key involvement of the Rap1-ERK signaling pathway. Specifically, the “S”-grooved topology upregulated Rap1 expression and enhanced ERK phosphorylation, leading to increased expression of osteogenic markers (e.g., Runx2, OPN). These findings demonstrate that the biomimetic “S”-grooved topology alone, through contact guidance and activation of the Rap1-ERK mechanotransduction pathway, significantly enhances osteogenic differentiation, providing a foundation for designing topologically optimized biomaterials for bone regeneration biomimetic PCL membranes sheet with the “S”-grooved topology.
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Science China-Chemistry
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2015
·Vol. 58
·期 7
·1159-1168
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Song Zhiming,Shi Bo,Ding Jianxun,Zhuang Xiuli,Zhang Xiaonan,Fu Changfeng,Chen Xuesi
Complications arising from tendon injury include tendon sheath infection and peritendinous adhesion, in which tendon adhesion often leads to serious motor dysfunction. In this work, the electrospun membranes of poly( L -lactide) (PLA) and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) with different degradation kinetics were used to investigate their efficacy for anti-adhesion toward Achilles tendon repair. Compared with the PCL membrane, the PLA sample showed a faster rate of degradation in 42 d, and all the degradation media (i.e., phosphate-buffered saline) maintained at a constant pH of around 7.4. Meanwhile, the superior biocompatibility of both the PLA and PCL membranes were proved by the in vitro cellular adhesion tests and in vivo histopathological assays. Simultaneously, the PLA membrane was more effective than the PCL sample in decreasing adhesion and promoting functional recovery. Furthermore, the experiment result was further confirmed by hematoxylin-eosin and Masson’s trichrome staining, and type I collagen immunohistochemical analysis. All results revealed that the model treated with the electrospun PLA membrane was obviously better with regard to both anti-adhesion and tendon repair than that in the PCL membrane group. Considering the results of degradation and adhesion prevention efficacy, the electrospun polyester membranes, especially the PLA one, would be applied with fascinating potential in clinical prevention of postoperative tendon adhesion.
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