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Dynamic micro-well biomaterials guide rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (rBMSCs) to differentiate into bone cells, promoting effective tissue regeneration in rabbit mandible defects without induction media.

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  • Biomaterials Science
  • Tissue Engineering
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  • Directing stem cell fate using biomaterial structural cues is key for tissue regeneration.
  • Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are crucial for regenerative medicine due to their differentiation potential.

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  • To evaluate the efficacy of these dynamic substrates in repairing rabbit mandible bone defects.

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  • Fabrication of micro-well substrates with various shapes (triangle, square, hexagon, round) using a biocompatible polymer (6A PEGPCL) with shape memory function.
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  • Implantation of dynamic micro-well substrates into rabbit mandible defects to evaluate bone regeneration.

    • Main Results:

    • Dynamic micro-well substrates significantly regulated rBMSC cytoskeletal structure and tension in vitro without induction media.
    • Cells cultured on different dynamic micro-wells exhibited distinct differentiation pathways (adipogenesis and osteogenesis).
    • Implanted dynamic substrates promoted osteogenic differentiation and efficiently repaired rabbit mandible defects.

    Conclusions:

    • Dynamic geometric shape cues from micro-well substrates can orchestrate mechano-chemical signals to direct MSCs towards specific fates.
    • This approach offers a promising strategy for inducing effective tissue regeneration, particularly osteogenesis.
    • The study highlights the potential of tunable biomaterials for in situ stem cell differentiation and tissue repair.