Effect of the fiber diameter and porosity of non-woven PET fabrics on the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

• Published in: Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer ed. Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 41 - 57
• Main Authors: Takahashi, Yoshitake, Tabata, Yasuhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2004
• Subjects: 3D culture; Alkaline Phosphatase - metabolism; Animals; Cell Adhesion - drug effects; Cell Count; Cell Differentiation - drug effects; Cell Division - drug effects; Culture Media - pharmacology; fiber diameter; Male; Mesenchymal stem cells; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells - cytology; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells - drug effects; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells - ultrastructure; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; non-woven fabric; Osteoblasts - cytology; Osteoblasts - metabolism; Osteocalcin - metabolism; osteogenic differentiation; Polyethylene Terephthalates - chemistry; Polyethylene Terephthalates - pharmacology; Porosity; Rats; Rats, Inbred F344; Tissue Engineering - methods
• ISSN: 0920-5063; 1568-5624
• DOI: 10.1163/156856204322752228

The proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) was investigated in three-dimensional non-woven fabrics prepared from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber with different diameters. When seeded into the fabrics of cell scaffold, more MSC attached in the fabric of thicker PET fibers than that of thinner ones, irrespective of the fabric porosity. The morphology of cells attached became more spreaded with an increase in the fiber diameter of fabrics. The rate of MSC proliferation depended on the PET fiber diameter and porosity of fabrics: the bigger the fiber diameter of fabrics with higher porosity, the higher their proliferation rate. When the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and osteocalcin content of MSC cultured in different types of fabrics was measured to evaluate the ostegenic differentiation, they became maximum for the non-woven fabrics with a fiber diameter of 9.0 μm, although the values of low-porous fabrics were significantly high compared with those of high porous fabrics. We concluded that the attachment, proliferation and bone differentiation of MSC was influenced by the fiber diameter and porosity of non-woven fabrics as the scaffold.