Osteoblasts and fibroblasts attachment to poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-3-hydrovaleric acid) (PHBV) film and electrospun scaffolds.

The cellular response is the most crucial in vitro research. Materials' biocompatibility is determined based on cell proliferation and growth. Moreover, the topography of the scaffold surface is the key to enhance cell attachment and anchoring that importantly control further tissue development. Individual cell types have specific preferences regarding the type of surface and its geometry. In our research, we used poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-3-hydrovaleric acid) PHBV to produce two types of substrate: a 3D structure of electrospun fibers and 2D flat films. The PHBV products were morphologically characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The cytocompatibility was evaluated with cell viability and proliferation using two different types of cells: human osteoblast-like cells (MG-63) and NIH 3 T3 murine fibroblast cells. The behaviour of both cell types was compared on the similar PHBV fiber scaffolds and films using two types of polystyrene (PS) based substrate for the cell culture study: unmodified PS that is not favourable for the attachment of cells and on tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS) plates, which are chemically modify to enhance cells attachment. The results clearly showed high biocompatibility of PHBV as both types of cells showed similar proliferation. These results indicated that PHBV scaffolds are suitable for the development of multifunctional substrates facilitating the growth of different types of tissue regardless of the 3D and 2D designed structures for regeneration purposes.