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Yuichi Ohya1, Hideaki Matsunami, Tatsuro Ouchi
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering & High Technology Research Center, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan. yohya@ipcku.kansai-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
In tissue engineering, excellent biodegradable materials are desired as temporary scaffolds to support cell growth and disappear with the progress of tissue regeneration. We previously synthesized biodegradable poly(depsipeptide-co-lactide), poly[(Glc-Asp)-co-LA] and poly[(Glc-Lys)-co-LA], having reactive side-chain groups. Then, the effects of reactive and ionic side-chain groups on cell attachment and growth were investigated using co-polymer films with various amounts of carboxyl or amino groups. In this study, to evaluate the utility of these co-polymers as functional scaffolds for tissue regeneration, 3-dimensional porous sponges were prepared by freeze-drying method and the effects of reactive and ionic side-chain groups on cell growth and degradation behavior were investigated using co-polymer sponges with various amounts of carboxyl or amino groups. Good cell growth was observed on the co-polymer sponges. During cell culture, the co-polymer sponges exhibited various degradation rates related to the depsipeptide unit content. Three-dimensional biodegradable polymer matrices with reactive surface, controllable degradation behavior and good cell growth were successfully prepared using these co-polymers. Such kinds of co-polymer matrices are good candidate for scaffold for tissue engineering.
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