Laser microfabrication of hydroxyapatite-osteoblast-like cell composites.
We have developed a novel approach for layer-by-layer growth of tissue-engineered materials using a direct writing process known as matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation direct write (MAPLE DW). Unlike conventional cell-seeding methods, this technique provides the possibility for cell-material integration prior to artificial tissue fabrication. This process also provides greater flexibility in selection and processing of scaffold materials. In addition, MAPLE DW offers rapid computer-controlled deposition of mesoscopic voxels at high spatial resolutions. We have examined MAPLE DW processing of zirconia and hydroxyapatite scaffold materials that can provide a medical device with nearly inert and bioactive implant-tissue interfaces, respectively. We have also demonstrated codeposition of hydroxyapatite, MG 63 osteoblast-like cells, and extracellular matrix using MAPLE DW. We have shown that osteoblast-like cells remain viable and retain the capacity for proliferation when codeposited with bioceramic scaffold materials. Our results on MG 63-hydroxyapatite composites can be extended to develop other integrated cell-scaffold structures for medical and dental applications.
Doraiswamy
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Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Narayan
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Harris
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Qadri
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Modi
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Chrisey
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D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D003188:Composite Resins; D005109:Extracellular Matrix; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007834:Lasers; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology*; D010012:Osteogenesis; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D015040:Zirconium
D003188:Composite Resins; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide