title: Fabrication of electrospun poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)/collagen nanoyarn network as a novel, three-dimensional, macroporous, aligned scaffold for tendon tissue engineering.
abstract: Tissue engineering techniques using novel scaffolding materials offer potential alternatives for managing tendon disorders. An ideal tendon tissue engineered scaffold should mimic the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) of the native tendon. Here, we propose a novel electrospun nanoyarn network that is morphologically and structurally similar to the ECM of native tendon tissues. The nanoyarn, random nanofiber, and aligned nanofiber scaffolds of a synthetic biodegradable polymer, poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) [P(LLA-CL)], and natural collagen I complex were fabricated using electrospinning. These scaffolds were characterized in terms of fiber morphology, pore size, porosity, and chemical and mechanical properties for the purpose of culturing tendon cells (TCs) for tendon tissue engineering. The results indicated a fiber diameter of 632 ± 81 nm for the random nanofiber scaffold, 643 ± 97 nm for the aligned nanofiber scaffold, and 641 ± 68 nm for the nanoyarn scaffold. The yarn in the nanoyarn scaffold was twisted by many nanofibers similar to the structure and inherent nanoscale organization of tendons, indicating an increase in the diameter of 9.51 ± 3.62 μm. The nanoyarn scaffold also contained 3D aligned microstructures with large interconnected pores and high porosity. Fourier transform infrared analyses revealed the presence of collagen in the three scaffolds. The mechanical properties of the sample scaffolds indicated that the scaffolds had desirable mechanical properties for tissue regeneration. Further, the results revealed that TC proliferation and infiltration, and the expression of tendon-related ECM genes, were significantly enhanced on the nanoyarn scaffold compared with that on the random nanofiber and aligned nanofiber scaffolds. This study demonstrates that electrospun P(LLA-CL)/collagen nanoyarn is a novel, 3D, macroporous, aligned scaffold that has potential application in tendon tissue engineering.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University , Chongqing, China .
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jinglei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Haoming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hanqin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Sontao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dianwei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiumei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*; D011817:Rabbits; D013710:Tendons / Q000166:cytology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; C062968:lactide-caprolactone copolymer; D003094:Collagen
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