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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic translation2015

Novel nanocomposite biomaterial to differentiate bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to the osteogenic lineage for bone restoration.

Arun Kumar, Chelsea Young, Juliana Farina, Ashley Witzl, Edward D Marks

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic translation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biomaterials as a Vital Frontier for Stem Cell-Based Tissue Regeneration.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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5 authors.

Arun KumarNanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Chelsea YoungDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Juliana FarinaDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Ashley WitzlDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Edward D MarksNanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectiveAs the bone engineering field moves away from nonviable implants to more biocompatible and natural structures, nanomedicine has emerged as a superior tool for developing implantable materials.

methodsHere, we describe the fabrication and testing of a nanocomposite structure composed of chitosan and a biocompatible thermoplastic (PMMA).

resultsOur nanocomposite material displayed morphologically similar characteristics to an extracted murine femur during microscopic and spectroscopic analysis as seen through SEM and FTIR. Crosslinking our nanocomposite enhanced structural and strength characteristics significantly above the noncrosslinked sample, mimicking the strength of an extracted mammalian bone. When cocultured with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, the composite material proved to be osteoinductive and osteogenic via DAPI and actin staining, differentiating BMSCs into the osteogenic lineage and promoting mineral deposition. Nodule formation, indicative of mineralization during BMSC differentiation, was confirmed spectroscopically via FTIR and autofluorescence of the nodule.

conclusionThese encouraging results show promise for

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chitosancrosslinkingmineralizationnanocompositethree-point analysis

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PMID30035047
PMCPMC5982386

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