Human Mesenchymal Stem-Cell Behaviour On Direct Laser Micropatterned Electrospun Scaffolds with Hierarchical Structures

Huaqiong Li, Yee Shan Wong, Feng Wen, Kee Woei Ng, Gary Ka Lai Ng, Subbu S. Venkatraman, Freddy Yin Chiang Boey, Lay Poh Tan*

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Abstract

Direct laser machining and electrospinning are utilized to obtain a bi-layered hybrid scaffold with hierarchical topographical features to mimic extracellular matrix-like microenvironment of cells. Adult bone marrow derived human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are cultured in vitro in these hybrid scaffolds, and cell orientation, proliferation, viability, and differentiation are evaluated. The results show that this novel hybrid scaffold not only supports cell growth like traditional scaffolds, but also elicits positive responses from the cells, like lineage commitment and alignment, which are essential features of future scaffolds. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)299-310
JournalMacromolecular Bioscience
Volume13
Issue number3
Online published11 Dec 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Electrospinning
  • High cell viability
  • Hybrid structures
  • Laser machining
  • Stem-cell differentiation

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