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  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Pharmaceutical research 17 (2000), S. 497-504 
    ISSN: 1573-904X
    Keywords: tissue engineering ; growth factors ; controlled release ; bone ; nerve ; liver
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract A tissue-engineered implant is a biologic-biomaterial combination in which some component of tissuehas been combined with a biomaterial to create a device for the restoration or modification of tissue ororgan function. Specific growth factors, released from a delivery device or from co-transplanted cells,would aid in the induction of host paraenchymal cell infiltration and improve engraftment of co-deliveredcells for more efficient tissue regeneration or ameliorate disease states. The characteristic properties ofgrowth factors are described to provide a biological basis for their use in tissue engineered devices. Theprinciples of polymeric device development for therapeutic growth factor delivery in the context of tissueengineering are outlined. A review of experimental evidence illustrates examples of growth factor deliveryfrom devices such as micropaticles, scaffolds, and encapsulated cells, for their use in the applicationareas of musculoskeletal tissue, neural tissue, and hepatic tissue.
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  • 2
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    Electronic Resource
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering 50 (1996), S. 443-451 
    ISSN: 0006-3592
    Keywords: osteoblast ; migration ; poly(αhydroxy esters) ; poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) ; PLGA ; biodegradable polymers ; tissue engineering ; Chemistry ; Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: We investigated the migration of rat calvaria osteoblast populations on poly(α-hydroxy ester) films for up to 14 days to determine effects of substrate composition and culture conditions on the migratory characteristics of osteoblasts. Initial osteoblast culture conditions included cell colonies formed by seeding a high (84,000 cells/cm2) or low (42,000 cells/cm2) density of isolated osteoblasts on the polymer films, and bone tissue cultures formed by plating bone chips directly on the substrates. High density osteoblast colonies cultured and allowed to migrate and proliferate radially on 85:15 poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) films, 75:25 PLGA films, and tissue culture polystyrene controls demonstrated that the copolymer ratio in the polymer films did not affect the rate of increase in substrate surface area (or culture area) covered by the growing cell colony. However, the rate of increase in culture area was dependent on the initial osteoblast seeding density. Initial cell colonies formed with a lower osteoblast seeding density on 75:25 PLGA resulted in a lower rate of increase in culture area, specifically 4.9 ± 0.3 mm2/day, versus 14.1 ± 0.7 mm2/day for colonies seeded with a higher density of cells on the same polymer films. The proliferation rate for osteoblasts in the high and low density seeded osteoblast colonies did not differ, whereas the proliferation rate for the osteoblasts arising from the bone chips was lower than either of these isolated cell colonies. Confocal and light microscopy revealed that the osteoblast migration occurred as a monolayer of individual osteoblasts and not a calcified tissue front. These results demonstrated that cell seeding conditions strongly affect the rates of osteoblast migration and proliferation on biodegradable poly(α-hydroxy esters). © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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  • 3
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    Electronic Resource
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering 42 (1993), S. 716-723 
    ISSN: 0006-3592
    Keywords: prevascularization ; cell transplantation ; biodegradable polymers ; organ regeneration ; tissue engineering ; Chemistry ; Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Highly porous biocompatible and biodegradable polymers in the form of cylindrical disks of 13.5 mm diameter were implanted in the mesentery of male syngeneic Fischer rats for a period of 35 days to study the dynamics of tissue ingrowth and the extent of tissue vascularity, and to explore their potential use as substrates for cell transplantation. The advancing fibrovascular tissue was characterized from histological sections of harvested devices by image analysis techniques. The rate of tissue ingrowth increased as the porosity and/or the pore size of the implanted devices increased. The time required for the tissue to fill the device depended on the polymer crystallinity and was smaller for amorphous polymers. The vascularity of the advancing tissue was consistent with time and independent of the biomaterial composition and morphology. Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) devices of 5 mm thickness, 24.5% crystallinity, 83% porosity, and 166 μm median pore diameter were filled by tissue after 25 days. However, the void volume of prevascularized devices (4%) was minimal and not practical for cell transplantation. In contrast, for amporphous PLLA devices of the same dimensions, and the similar porosity of 87% and median pore diameter of 179 μm, the tissue did not fill completely prevascularized devices, and an appreciable percentage (21%) of device volume was still available for cell engraftment after 25 days of implantation. These studies demonstrate the feasibility of creating vascularized templates of amorphous biodegradable polymers for the transplantation of isolated or encapsulated cell populations to regenerate metabolic organs and tissues. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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  • 4
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    Electronic Resource
    Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 41 (1998), S. 1-7 
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: bone tissue engineering ; poly(propylene fumarate) ; biodegradable polymer ; unsaturated polymer ; in situ polymerizable biomaterials ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: This study was designed to investigate the in vivo biodegration and biocompatibility of a poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF)-based orthopedic biomaterial. The effects of varying the PPF to N-vinyl pyrrolidinone ratio and PPF to β-tricalcium phosphate content were studied. The composite mechanical properties and local tissue interactions were analyzed over 12 weeks. An initial increase in both compressive modulus and strength was seen for composite formulations that incorporated β-tricalcium phosphate. The samples incorporating a higher PPF to N-vinyl pyrrolidinone ratio reached a maximal compressive strength of 7.7 MPa and a maximal compressive modulus of 191.4 MPa at 3 weeks. The lower PPF to N-vinyl pyrrolidinone ratio samples gained a maximum compressive strength of 7.5 MPa initially and a compressive modulus of 134.0 MPa at 1 week. At 6 weeks, all samples for formulations incorporating β-tricalcium phosphate crumbled upon removal and were not mechanically tested. Samples that did not incorporate β-tricalcium phosphate were very weak and insufficient for bone replacement at the 4-day time point and beyond. Tissue interactions resulted in a mild inflammatory response at the initial time points and mature fibrous encapsulation by 12 weeks. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Biomed Mater Res, 41, 1-7, 1998.
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