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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Combined Effects of HA Concentration and Unit Cell Geometry on the Biomechanical Behavior of PCL/HA Scaffold for Tissue Engineering Applications Produced by LPBF.

Maria Laura Gatto, Michele Furlani, Alessandra Giuliani, Marcello Cabibbo, Nora Bloise, Lorenzo Fassina, Marlena Petruczuk, Livia Visai, Paolo Mengucci

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Laura GattoDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, Italy.
Michele FurlaniDepartment of Clinical Science, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9261-2682
Alessandra GiulianiDepartment of Clinical Science, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4177-7441
Marcello CabibboDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0159-3974
Nora BloiseDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Centre for Health Technologies (CHT), INSTM UdR of Pavia, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 3/b, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6000-5036
Lorenzo FassinaDepartment of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Centre for Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 5, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5587-4632
Marlena PetruczukFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 141 Woloska Str., 02-507 Warsaw, Poland.
Livia VisaiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Centre for Health Technologies (CHT), INSTM UdR of Pavia, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 3/b, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1181-3632
Paolo MengucciDepartment of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning, INSTM UdR of Ancona, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9049-8524
Marche Polytechnic University · ITUniversity of Pavia · ITWarsaw University of Technology · PL

Funding

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) Dipartimenti di eccellenza (2023-2027)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This experimental study aims at filling the gap in the literature concerning the combined effects of hydroxyapatite (HA) concentration and elementary unit cell geometry on the biomechanical performances of additively manufactured polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite (PCL/HA) scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. Scaffolds produced by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) with diamond (DO) and rhombic dodecahedron (RD) elementary unit cells and HA concentrations of 5, 30 and 50 wt.% were subjected to structural, mechanical and biological characterization to investigate the biomechanical and degradative behavior from the perspective of bone tissue regeneration. Haralick's features describing surface pattern, correlation between micro- and macro-structural properties and human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) viability and proliferation have been considered. Experimental results showed that HA has negative influence on scaffold compaction under compression, while on the contrary it has a positive effect on hMSC adhesion. The unit cell geometry influences the mechanical response in the plastic regime and also has an effect on the cell proliferation. Finally, both HA concentration and elementary unit cell geometry affect the scaffold elastic deformation behavior as well as the amount of micro-porosity which, in turn, influences the scaffold degradation rate.

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Haralick texture analysishuman mesenchymal stem cellshydroxyapatite concentrationlaser powder bed fusionmechanical performancespolycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite scaffoldtissue engineeringunit cell geometry

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PMID37512225
PMCPMC10381722
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