title: Rapid-prototyped and salt-leached PLGA scaffolds condition cell morpho-functional behavior.
abstract: Three dimensional scaffolds microfabricated using pressure-assisted microsyringe (PAM) with controlled geometry and porous membranes obtained using salt leaching were both tested with three different cell types to identify an optimal microstructural architecture for tissue engineering. MG63 (osteoblast-like cells) were used as models of mesenchymal bone tissue and human endothelial cells and NCTC2544 (keratinocytes) represented two epithelial tissues. Both porosity and stiffness of PLGA structures were measured, and cell morphology and cytoskeletal organization analyzed using SEM and actin labeling. The results show that overall the PAM scaffolds, which have a repeated and regular microstructure, are more biocompatible than the random pore salt-leached membranes, and that surface morphology as well as substrate stiffness modulates cell behavior.
authors.affiliation: Institue of Normal Human Morphology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mattioli-Belmonte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vozzi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kyriakidou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pulieri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lucarini
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vinci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pugnaloni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biagini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
mesh_terms: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D002460:Cell Line; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008954:Models, Biological; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016062:Porosity; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; C045866:peptide-Gly-Leu-amide