Graphene oxide (GO) materials have been extensively employed in mesenchymal stem cell (MSCs) research due to its unique nano topography. Herein, various concentrations of GO flakes were used to fabricate different thickness of multilayer graphene oxide (m-GO) films using a simple drop casting method and characterized by FTIR and AFM. The biocompatibility of m-GO films in culturing WJ-MSCs was investigated based on cell morphology, cell viability and osteogenic differentiation ability. Importantly, WJ-MSCs adhered and proliferated successfully on the m-GO films (6.25 µg, 12.5 µg and 25 µg) and showed no difference in cell morphology and viability after 5 days culture. Moreover, the WJ-MSCs growth on GO films (6.25 µg, 12.5 µg and 25 µg) enhanced the osteogenic differentiation as compared to the control (glass coverslip). Hence, the simple and inexpensive drop-casted fabrication strategy could provide biocompatible m-GO films to unlock the wider potential of WJ-MCSs in tissue engineering application.

Background: A nifty propagating of mesenchymal stem cell (MSCs) diligence has germinated all over the world by innovative investigators. However, the clinical and basic research applications of MSC requires novel finding biomaterials interfacial interaction especially in sustainable the morphology, physiology, multipotent and phenotypically in long-term cultivation. A prominent of biomaterials benefit to MSCs culture has triggered the multitudinous field especially in regenerative medicine. In order to hinder the deprivation of MSCs in purity and potency, the alternative cell-substrate materials of MSCs culture is essentially to be discovered. This has instigated the idea to encountered the method of screening libraries organic and inorganics biomaterials in bio-adhesively, free ethically, and sustainability to support the morphologically, physiologically, multi-potent and phenotypically of substrates coating cover slip.