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ArticleBioMed research international2013

Biocompatibility assessment of novel collagen-sericin scaffolds improved with hyaluronic Acid and chondroitin sulfate for cartilage regeneration.

Sorina Dinescu, Bianca Gălăţeanu, Mădălina Albu, Adriana Lungu, Eugen Radu, Anca Hermenean, Marieta Costache

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Article in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 16 papers.

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7 authors.

Sorina DinescuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania.
Bianca Gălăţeanu
Mădălina Albu
Adriana Lungu
Eugen Radu
Anca Hermenean
Marieta Costache

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cartilage tissue engineering (CTE) applications are focused towards the use of implantable biohybrids consisting of biodegradable scaffolds combined with in vitro cultured cells. Hyaluronic acid (HA) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) were identified as the most potent prochondrogenic factors used to design new biomaterials for CTE, while human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) were proved to display high chondrogenic potential. In this context, our aim was not only to build novel 3D porous scaffolds based on natural compounds but also to evaluate their in vitro biological performances. Therefore, for prospective CTE, collagen-sericin (Coll-SS) scaffolds improved with HA (5% or 10%) and CS (5% or 10%) were used as temporary physical supports for ASCs and were analyzed in terms of structural, thermal, morphological, and swelling properties and cytotoxic potential. To complete biocompatibility data, ASCs viability and proliferation potential were also assessed. Our studies revealed that Coll-SS hydrogels improved with 10% HA and 5% CS displayed the best biological performances in terms of cell viability, proliferation, morphology, and distribution. Thus, further work will address a novel 3D system including both HA 10% and CS 5% glycoproteins, which will probably be exposed to prochondrogenic conditions in order to assess its potential use in CTE applications.

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Materials TestingAdipose TissueCartilageCells, CulturedChondroitin SulfatesCollagenHumansHyaluronic AcidSericinsStem CellsTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsChondroitin SulfatesCollagenHyaluronic AcidSericins

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PMCPMC3838800

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