壳聚糖/磷酸三钙复合组织工程支架材料的制备及其性能

Preparation and properties of chitosan/tricalcium phosphate composite scaffolds

背景：通过适当的工艺混合、加工来制备复合支架材料,可以弥补单一材料的不足,最大限度地满足组织工程的需要。目的：制备壳聚糖/磷酸三钙复合支架,探讨其作为牙髓组织工程支架材料的可行性。方法：壳聚糖粉末溶于微量冰醋酸溶液中,搅拌均匀,静置脱泡,预冷冻,交联,再次冷冻制成海绵状多孔壳聚糖/磷酸三钙支架。结果与结论：冻干法制备的壳聚糖/磷酸三钙多孔支架平均孔隙率达85.78%,最高孔隙率达90%以上,孔径在100~300μm,复合后的支架材料具有良好的韧性,当轴向压缩变形量超过5mm时,材料仍然没有发生破坏。材料浸提液与牙髓细胞复合培养后,细胞毒性均为0级,由此可见壳聚糖/磷酸三钙复合材料具有良好的生物相容性、细胞亲和性和一定的力学性能,满足生物材料基本要求。

BACKGROUND： Composite scaffolds prepared with appropriate mixing process can make up the insufficient of single material and satisfy the needs of tissue engineering in maximum. OBJECTIVE： To prepare the chitosan/tricalcium phosphate composite scaffold and explore its feasibility of serving as scaffold for pulp tissue engineering. METHODS： Chitosan powder was dissolved in small amount of acetic acid solution. The mixture was stirred to uniform, stilled to deaeration. Then pre-cooling and cross-linking were performed. Sponge-like chitosan/tricalcium phosphate composite scaffold was prepared after anther pre-cooling and cross-linking. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION： Average porosity of the chitosan/tricalcium phosphate composite scaffold prepared by freeze-drying method was 85.78% and the highest porosity was over 90%. The aperture was 100-300 μm. The composite scaffold had a good toughness, and could not be damaged at over 5 mm of axial compression deformation. The cell toxicity was below grade 0 after cultured in the extracts of the materials. The chitosan/tricalcium phosphate composite scaffold can satisfy the basic needs of biomaterials based on its good biocompatibility, cell affinity, and some mechanical properties.