Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic disease caused by the deterioration of the knee joint due to various factors such as aging,trauma,and obesity,and the nonrenewable nature of the injured cartilage makes the treatment o...Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic disease caused by the deterioration of the knee joint due to various factors such as aging,trauma,and obesity,and the nonrenewable nature of the injured cartilage makes the treatment of osteoarthritis challenging.Here,we present a three-dimensional(3D)printed porous multilayer scaffold based on cold-water fish skin gelatin for osteoarticular cartilage regeneration.To make the scaffold,cold-water fish skin gelatin was combined with sodium alginate to increase viscosity,printability,and mechanical strength,and the hybrid hydrogel was printed according to a pre-designed specific structure using 3D printing technology.Then,the printed scaffolds underwent a double-crosslinking process to enhance their mechanical strength even further.These scaffolds mimic the structure of the original cartilage network in a way that allows chondrocytes to adhere,proliferate,and communicate with each other,transport nutrients,and prevent further damage to the joint.More importantly,we found that cold-water fish gelatin scaffolds were nonimmunogenic,nontoxic,and biodegradable.We also implanted the scaffold into defective rat cartilage for 12 weeks and achieved satisfactory repair results in this animal model.Thus,cold-water fish skin gelatin scaffolds may have broad application potential in regenerative medicine.展开更多
文摘对巴沙鱼皮制备明胶工艺过程中,硫酸质量分数、硫酸处理时间、明胶提取料液比、提取温度、提取时间等因素进行了系统研究,在此基础上通过正交试验确定最佳工艺为1%浓度的硫酸处理12 h,提取时间为4 h,料液比为1∶6,提取温度为50℃.在此工艺条件下,明胶得率为75.15%,明胶粘度为3.66 mPa.s,凝胶强度为234 g.
基金supported by the Key Program of NSFC(81730067)Major Project of NSFC(81991514)+3 种基金Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Center Foundation,Jiangsu Provincial Medical Outstanding Talent Foundation,Jiangsu Provincial Medical Youth Talent Foundation,and Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Talent Foundation.The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(14380493,14380494)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82102511)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu(BK20210021)Research Project of Jiangsu Province Health Committee(M2021031).
文摘Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic disease caused by the deterioration of the knee joint due to various factors such as aging,trauma,and obesity,and the nonrenewable nature of the injured cartilage makes the treatment of osteoarthritis challenging.Here,we present a three-dimensional(3D)printed porous multilayer scaffold based on cold-water fish skin gelatin for osteoarticular cartilage regeneration.To make the scaffold,cold-water fish skin gelatin was combined with sodium alginate to increase viscosity,printability,and mechanical strength,and the hybrid hydrogel was printed according to a pre-designed specific structure using 3D printing technology.Then,the printed scaffolds underwent a double-crosslinking process to enhance their mechanical strength even further.These scaffolds mimic the structure of the original cartilage network in a way that allows chondrocytes to adhere,proliferate,and communicate with each other,transport nutrients,and prevent further damage to the joint.More importantly,we found that cold-water fish gelatin scaffolds were nonimmunogenic,nontoxic,and biodegradable.We also implanted the scaffold into defective rat cartilage for 12 weeks and achieved satisfactory repair results in this animal model.Thus,cold-water fish skin gelatin scaffolds may have broad application potential in regenerative medicine.
