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Assessment of Cellular Responses in Non-Twisted and Twisted Scaffolds Using a Multiscale Computational Approach.

Abhishek Rajput¹, Abhisek Gupta², Bagathi Prem¹

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah, Shibpur, India.

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

|August 22, 2025

Summary

Twisted scaffolds in bone tissue engineering (BTE) can enhance cell stimulation up to an optimal angle. Beyond this, increased scaffold twisting reduces permeability and mechanical stimulation effectiveness for bone regeneration.

Keywords:

bone regeneration fluid shear stress strain energy density twisted scaffold

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Area of Science:

Biomaterials Science
Tissue Engineering
Computational Mechanics

Background:

Mechanical stimulation is crucial for bone regeneration within tissue engineering scaffolds.
Scaffold deformation under physiological loading affects fluid flow and cellular mechanobiology.
Understanding mechanobiological responses to scaffold geometry is essential for optimizing bone tissue engineering (BTE).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of scaffold twisting on cellular mechanical stimulation in bone tissue engineering.
To determine how different scaffold geometries influence fluid dynamics and mechanical responses of bone cells.
To identify optimal twist angles and cell placement locations for enhanced bone regeneration.

Main Methods:

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to predict scaffold permeability and fluid shear stress (FSS).
Finite element analysis (FEA) modeled osteoblast mechanical responses to CFD-derived pressure data.
Twisted and non-twisted face-centered cubic scaffolds were computationally modeled.

Main Results:

Scaffold permeability decreased with increasing twist angles.
Mechanobiological stimulation improved with moderate twisting but decreased beyond an optimal twist angle.
Cellular mechanical stimulation varied significantly based on scaffold location and twist angle.

Conclusions:

Scaffold twisting influences fluid flow and mechanical stimulation in bone tissue engineering scaffolds.
An optimal twist angle exists for maximizing mechanobiological stimulation; excessive twisting is detrimental.
Findings guide scaffold design and cell seeding strategies to improve bone regeneration outcomes.