Chinese Journal Of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2011, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 686-689.

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The biocompatibility of the injectable chitosan/nano-hydroxyapatite/ collagen scaffold

CHEN Yan1, YU Bo 2, LI Song-jian2,CHEN Zhong2, LIU Cheng-long2   

  1. 1. Department of Ultrasonic Diagnosis; 2. Department of Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
  • Received:2011-05-03 Online:2011-11-25 Published:2011-12-12

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the biocompatibility of an injectable chitosan (CS) /nano-hydroxyapatite(HA)/collagen (Col) scaffold. Methods rBMSCs was mixed with CS/HA/Col solution and subcutaneously injected into Wistar rats. After 24h, 14d and 28d, the animals were sacrificed and subcutaneous tissues at injecting site were removed. HE, MASSON and immunohistochemical stainings were performed for evaluating the features if scaffolds. Results The liquid CS/HA/Col (room temperature) would form the gel after injecting into the subcutaneous tissue. The mixed rBMSCs survived well in the CS/HA/Col gel at even 28 days in vivo. The CS/HA/Col/rBMSCs gel induced less inflammatory reaction in the host tissue compared to that of simple CS/HA/Col gel. Conclusions Our results suggest that the CS/HA/Col system can be used to load rBMSCs in vitro homogeneously. The CS/HA/Col system can be used in vivo with the minimally invasive manner and feasible biocompatible environment.

Key words: Injectable scaffold, Tissue engineering, Biocompatibility

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