Sandra Konopnicki1, Basel Sharaf2, Cory Resnick3, Adam Patenaude4, Tracy Pogal-Sussman5, Kyung-Gyun Hwang6, Harutsugi Abukawa7, Maria J Troulis8. 1. Research Fellow, Skeletal Biology Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France. Electronic address: sandra.konopnicki@gmail.com. 2. Plastic and Facial Surgeon, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. 3. Attending Surgeon, Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Instructor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. 4. Student, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. 5. Former Student, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. Currently, Orthodontist, Lindner Dental Associates, P.C, Bedford, NH. 6. Professor, Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. 7. Instructor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. 8. Associate Professor and Director of Minimally Invasive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Residency Program, Skeletal Biology Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Deep bone penetration into implanted scaffolds remains a challenge in tissue engineering. The purpose of this study was to evaluate bone penetration depth within 3-dimensionally (3D) printed β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) and polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds, seeded with porcine bone marrow progenitor cells (pBMPCs), and implanted early in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Scaffolds were 3D printed with 50% β-TCP and 50% PCL. The pBMPCs were harvested, isolated, expanded, and differentiated into osteoblasts. Cells were seeded into the scaffolds and constructs were incubated in a rotational oxygen-permeable bioreactor system for 14 days. Six 2- × 2-cm defects were created in each mandible (N = 2 minipigs). In total, 6 constructs were placed within defects and 6 defects were used as controls (unseeded scaffolds, n = 3; empty defects, n = 3). Eight weeks after surgery, specimens were harvested and analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), and CD31 staining. Analysis included cell counts, bone penetration, and angiogenesis at the center of the specimens. RESULTS: All specimens (N = 12) showed bone formation similar to native bone at the periphery. Of 6 constructs, 4 exhibited bone formation in the center. Histomorphometric analysis of the H&E-stained sections showed an average of 22.1% of bone in the center of the constructs group compared with 1.87% in the unseeded scaffolds (P < .05). The 2 remaining constructs, which did not display areas of mature bone in the center, showed massive cell penetration depth by DAPI staining, with an average of 2,109 cells/0.57 mm(2) in the center compared with 1,114 cells/0.57 mm(2) in the controls (P < .05). CD31 expression was greater in the center of the constructs compared with the unseeded scaffolds (P < .05). CONCLUSION: 3D printed β-TCP and PCL scaffolds seeded with pBMPCs and implanted early into porcine mandibular defects display good bone penetration depth. Further study with a larger sample and larger bone defects should be performed before human applications.
PURPOSE: Deep bone penetration into implanted scaffolds remains a challenge in tissue engineering. The purpose of this study was to evaluate bone penetration depth within 3-dimensionally (3D) printed β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) and polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds, seeded with porcine bone marrow progenitor cells (pBMPCs), and implanted early in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Scaffolds were 3D printed with 50% β-TCP and 50% PCL. The pBMPCs were harvested, isolated, expanded, and differentiated into osteoblasts. Cells were seeded into the scaffolds and constructs were incubated in a rotational oxygen-permeable bioreactor system for 14 days. Six 2- × 2-cm defects were created in each mandible (N = 2 minipigs). In total, 6 constructs were placed within defects and 6 defects were used as controls (unseeded scaffolds, n = 3; empty defects, n = 3). Eight weeks after surgery, specimens were harvested and analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), and CD31 staining. Analysis included cell counts, bone penetration, and angiogenesis at the center of the specimens. RESULTS: All specimens (N = 12) showed bone formation similar to native bone at the periphery. Of 6 constructs, 4 exhibited bone formation in the center. Histomorphometric analysis of the H&E-stained sections showed an average of 22.1% of bone in the center of the constructs group compared with 1.87% in the unseeded scaffolds (P < .05). The 2 remaining constructs, which did not display areas of mature bone in the center, showed massive cell penetration depth by DAPI staining, with an average of 2,109 cells/0.57 mm(2) in the center compared with 1,114 cells/0.57 mm(2) in the controls (P < .05). CD31 expression was greater in the center of the constructs compared with the unseeded scaffolds (P < .05). CONCLUSION: 3D printed β-TCP and PCL scaffolds seeded with pBMPCs and implanted early into porcine mandibular defects display good bone penetration depth. Further study with a larger sample and larger bone defects should be performed before human applications.
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