title: In vivo biocompatibility of PLGA-polyhexylthiophene nanofiber scaffolds in a rat model.
abstract: Electroactive polymers have applications in tissue engineering as a physical template for cell adhesion and carry electrical signals to improve tissue regeneration. Present study demonstrated the biocompatibility and biodegradability of poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-poly(3-hexylthiophene) (PLGA-PHT) blend electrospun scaffolds in a subcutaneous rat model. The biocompatibility of PLGA-undoped PHT, PLGA-doped PHT, and aligned PLGA-doped PHT nanofibers was evaluated and compared with random PLGA fibers. The animals were sacrificed at 2, 4, and 8 weeks; the surrounding tissue along with the implant was removed to evaluate biocompatibility and biodegradability by histologic analysis and GPC, respectively. Histology results demonstrated that all scaffolds except PLGA-undoped PHT showed decrease in inflammation over time. It was observed that the aligned PLGA-doped PHT fibers elicited moderate response at 2 weeks, which further reduced to a mild response over time with well-organized tissue structure and collagen deposition. The degradation of aligned nanofibers was found to be very slow when compared to random fibers. Further, there was no reduction in the molecular weight of undoped form of PHT throughout the study. These experiments revealed the biocompatibility and biodegradability of PLGA-PHT nanofibers that potentiate it to be used as a biomaterial for various applications.
authors: Center for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Anuradha
authors: A
authors: Subramanian
authors: Uma Maheswari
authors: UM
authors: Krishnan
authors: Swaminathan
authors: S
authors: Sethuraman
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D013876:Thiophenes; C507295:poly(3-hexylthiophene); D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid
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