Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Publisher : Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier,
Source : Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier, Volume 140, p.144-153 (2016)
Keywords : angiogenesis, Bone regeneration, Calcium sulfate, Fibrin nanoparticles, Injectable chitin gel, Osteo differentiation
Campus : Kochi
School : Center for Nanosciences
Center : Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine Move, Nanosciences
Department : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Nanosciences
Year : 2016
Abstract : Calcium sulfate (CaSO4), an excellent biodegradable bone forming agent that is an ideal choice as additive in gels, however, its disadvantage being poor gel rheology and angiogenesis. Here, we have synthesized chitin-CaSO4-nano-fibrin based injectable gel system which shows improved rheology and angiogenic potential. Rheological studies showed that the composite gel was a shear thinning gel with elastic modulus of 15.4 ± 0.275 kPa; a 1.67 fold increase over chitin control. SEM and XRD analyses revealed the effect of nano-fibrin (nFibrin) in transforming CaSO4 crystal shape from needle to hexagonal. It also masked the retarding effect of CaSO4 towards in vitro early cell attachment and angiogenesis using rabbit adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells (rASCs) and HUVECs, respectively. rASCs osteogenesis was confirmed by spectrophotometric endpoint assay, which showed 6-fold early increase in alkaline phosphatase levels and immuno-cytochemistry analysis. These in vitro results highlight the potential of injectable chitin-CaSO4-nFibrin gel for osteo-regeneration via enhanced angiogenesis.
Cite this Research Publication : A. R. Kumar, Sivashanmugam, A., Deepthi, S., Bumgardner, J. D., Shantikumar V Nair, and Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, “Nano-Fibrin Stabilized CaSO4 Crystals Incorporated Injectable Chitin Composite Hydrogel for Enhanced Angiogenesis & Osteogenesis”, Carbohydrate Polymers, vol. 140, pp. 144-153, 2016.