In vitro degradation of a chitosan-based osteochondral construct points to a transient effect on cellular viability
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Authors | Pitrolino, K, Felfel, R., Roberts, G., Scotchford, C., Grant, D. and Sottile, V. |
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Abstract | Bioresorbable chitosan scaffolds have shown potential for osteochondral repair applications. The in vivo degradation of chitosan, mediated by lysozyme and releasing glucosamine, enables progressive replacement by ingrowing tissue. Here the degradation process of a chitosan-nHA based bioresorbable scaffold was investigated for mass loss, mechanical properties and degradation products released from the scaffold when subjected to clinically relevant enzyme concentrations. The scaffold showed accelerated mass loss during the early stages of degradation but without substantial reduction in mechanical strength or structure deterioration. Although not cytotoxic, the medium in which the scaffold was degraded for over 2 weeks showed a transient decrease in mesenchymal stem cell viability, and the main degradation product (glucosamine) demonstrated a possible adverse effect on viability when added at its peak concentration. This study has implications for the design and biomedical application of chitosan scaffolds, underlining the importance of modelling degradation products to determine suitability for clinical translation. |
Keywords | Bioresorbable chitosan scaffolds; in vivo degradation; clinical translation |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | Biomedical Materials |
Journal citation | 19 (5), pp. 1-16 |
Publisher | IOP Publishing Ltd |
ISSN | 1748-605X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ad6547 |
Web address (URL) | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-605X/ad6547/meta |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 06 Aug 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 19 Aug 2024 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q7vy7/in-vitro-degradation-of-a-chitosan-based-osteochondral-construct-points-to-a-transient-effect-on-cellular-viability
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