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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Injectable Alginate-Peptide Composite Hydrogel as a Scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration.

Moumita Ghosh, Michal Halperin-Sternfeld, Itzhak Grinberg, Lihi Adler-Abramovich

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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4 authors.

Moumita GhoshDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. moumita.ghosh1986@gmail.com.
Michal Halperin-SternfeldDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. michal4@mail.tau.ac.il.
Itzhak GrinbergDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. tzakhi@gmail.com.
Lihi Adler-AbramovichDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel. lihiA@tauex.tau.ac.il.ORCID 0000-0003-3433-0625

Funding

ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION grant No. 1732/17
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The high demand for tissue engineering scaffolds capable of inducing bone regeneration using minimally invasive techniques prompts the need for the development of new biomaterials. Herein, we investigate the ability of Alginate incorporated with the fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-diphenylalanine (FmocFF) peptide composite hydrogel to serve as a potential biomaterial for bone regeneration. We demonstrate that the incorporation of the self-assembling peptide, FmocFF, in sodium alginate leads to the production of a rigid, yet injectable, hydrogel without the addition of cross-linking agents. Scanning electron microscopy reveals a nanofibrous structure which mimics the natural bone extracellular matrix. The formed composite hydrogel exhibits thixotropic behavior and a high storage modulus of approximately 10 kPA, as observed in rheological measurements. The in vitro biocompatibility tests carried out with MC3T3-E1 preosteoblast cells demonstrate good cell viability and adhesion to the hydrogel fibers. This composite scaffold can induce osteogenic differentiation and facilitate calcium mineralization, as shown by Alizarin red staining, alkaline phosphatase activity and RT-PCR analysis. The high biocompatibility, excellent mechanical properties and similarity to the native extracellular matrix suggest the utilization of this hydrogel as a temporary three-dimensional cellular microenvironment promoting bone regeneration.

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extracellular matrixhydrogelsnanomaterialsregenerative medicinescaffoldsself-assembly

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PMID30939729
PMCPMC6523611

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