Journal: Bio-Design and Manufacturing
Article Title: Biofabrication of nanocomposite-based scaffolds containing human bone extracellular matrix for the differentiation of skeletal stem and progenitor cells
doi: 10.1007/s42242-023-00265-z
Figure Lengend Snippet: Nanocomposite bone-ECM scaffolds support mineralization ex vivo. a Macro- and micro-graphs of empty control. Implanted and explanted b LAP-free and c LAP-loaded 3D (i) material (drug- and cell-free) control, (ii) BMP-2 loaded, (iii) cell-loaded, and (iv) BMP-2 and cell loaded scaffolds. d Chalkley score of implanted samples and control after 7 d of culture. e Quantitative analysis of afferent vascular supply to implanted scaffolds before extraction. f Micro-CT analysis of implanted scaffolds following 7 d of incubation in a CAM model. Scale bars: a – c 10 mm. Statistical significance was assessed by one-way ANOVA. Data are presented as mean±standard deviation, n =4, * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, *** p <0.001, **** p <0.0001. LAP: Laponite; 3D: three-dimensional; BMP-2: bone morphogenetic protein-2; micro-CT: microcomputed tomography; CAM: chick chorioallantoic membrane; ANOVA: analysis of variance; HBMSCs: human bone marrow stromal cells
Article Snippet: Following 2 h stirring at room temperature, alginate (A, alginic acid sodium salt from brown algae, Sigma, UK) was added to the Laponite-bone-ECM (LB) suspension and homogenized with a spatula for 8–10 min to allow alginate inclusion.
Techniques: Ex Vivo, Extraction, Micro-CT, Incubation, Standard Deviation, Tomography, Membrane