A braided
multiscale fibrous scaffold consisting of aligned PCL
micro/collagen-bFGFnano fibers was fabricated (mPCL-nCol-bFGF) to
mimic native tendon tissue architecture which was further coated with
alginate to aid in prevention of peritendinous adhesion. The bFGF
release kinetics showed a sustained release of growth factors for
a period of 20 days. Further, in vitro cell viability,
attachment, and proliferation were performed using rabbit tenocytes
under static and dynamic conditions. mPCL-nCol-bFGF showed a higher
cell proliferation and enhanced expression of tenogenic markers compared
to mPCL-nCol (braided scaffold without bFGF). When subjected to dynamic
stimulation in a bioreactor, mPCL-nCol-bFGF-DS (braided scaffold with
bFGF after dynamic stimulation) showed enhanced cellular proliferation
and tenogenic marker expression, compared to mPCL-nCol-bFGF. The in vivo studies of the cell seeded scaffold after dynamic
stimulation in Achilles tendon defect model showed tendon tissue regeneration
with aligned collagen morphology within 12 weeks of implantation.
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