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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2021

Electrospun Poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate)/Nano-hyDroxyapatite/Graphene Nanoribbon Scaffolds Improved the In Vivo Osteogenesis of the Neoformed Bone.

Luana Marotta Reis Vasconcellos, Gabriela F Santana-Melo, Edmundo Silva, Vanessa Fernandes Pereira, Juliani Caroline Ribeiro Araújo, André Diniz Rosa Silva, André S A Furtado, Conceição de Maria Vaz Elias, Bartolomeu Cruz Viana, Fernanda Roberta Marciano and 1 more

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Article in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Luana Marotta Reis VasconcellosDepartment of Bioscience and Oral Diagnosis, Institute of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University, Sao Paulo 12450-000, Brazil.
Gabriela F Santana-MeloDepartment of Bioscience and Oral Diagnosis, Institute of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University, Sao Paulo 12450-000, Brazil.
Edmundo SilvaDepartment of Bioscience and Oral Diagnosis, Institute of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University, Sao Paulo 12450-000, Brazil.
Vanessa Fernandes PereiraDepartment of Bioscience and Oral Diagnosis, Institute of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University, Sao Paulo 12450-000, Brazil.
Juliani Caroline Ribeiro AraújoDepartment of Bioscience and Oral Diagnosis, Institute of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University, Sao Paulo 12450-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6926-1581
André Diniz Rosa SilvaAir Force Academy, Brazilian Air Force, Pirassununga 13630-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9455-7488
André S A FurtadoLIMAV-Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, UFPI-Federal University of Piaui, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil.
Conceição de Maria Vaz EliasInstituto Científico e Tecnológico, Universidade Brasil, Sao Paulo 12450-000, Brazil.
Bartolomeu Cruz VianaDepartment of Physics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5207-4269
Fernanda Roberta MarcianoDepartment of Physics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil.
Anderson Oliveira LoboLIMAV-Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, UFPI-Federal University of Piaui, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2544-0438
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BRUniversidade Federal do Piauí · BRUniversidade Brasil · BR

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 310883/2020-2Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 311531/2020-2Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 404683/2018Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2016/04618-7
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrospun ultrathin fibrous scaffold filed with synthetic nanohydroxyapatite (nHAp) and graphene nanoribbons (GNR) has bioactive and osteoconductive properties and is a plausible strategy to improve bone regeneration. Poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) has been studied as fibrous scaffolds due to its low crystallinity, faster biodegradability, and good mechanical properties; however, its potential for in vivo applications remains underexplored. We proposed the application of electrospun PBAT with high contents of incorporated nHAp and nHAp/GNR nanoparticles as bone grafts. Ultrathin PBAT, PBAT/nHAp, and PBAT/nHAp/GNR fibers were produced using an electrospinning apparatus. The produced fibers were characterized morphologically and structurally using scanning electron (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron (TEM) microscopies, respectively. Mechanical properties were analyzed using a texturometer. All scaffolds were implanted into critical tibia defects in rats and analyzed after two weeks using radiography, microcomputed tomography, histological, histomorphometric, and biomechanical analyses. The results showed through SEM and high-resolution TEM characterized the average diameters of the fibers (ranged from 0.208 µm ± 0.035 to 0.388 µm ± 0.087) and nHAp (crystallite around 0.28, 0.34, and 0.69 nm) and nHAp/GNR (200-300 nm) nanoparticles distribution into PBAT matrices. Ultrathin fibers were obtained, and the incorporated nHAp and nHAp/GNR nanoparticles were well distributed into PBAT matrices. The addition of nHAp and nHAp/GNR nanoparticles improved the elastic modulus of the ultrathin fibers compared to neat PBAT. High loads of nHAp/GNR (PBATnH5G group) improved the in vivo lamellar bone formation promoting greater radiographic density, trabecular number and stiffness in the defect area 2 weeks after implantation than control and PBAT groups.

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bone regenerationelectrospinninggraphene nanoribbonsnano-hydroxyapatitePBAT

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PMID33562592
PMCPMC7931057
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