Establishment of nerve growth factor gradients on aligned chitosan-polylactide /alginate fibers for neural tissue engineering applications.
Establishment of nerve growth factor gradients on aligned chitosan-polylactide /alginate fibers for neural tissue engineering applications.
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10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.10.017
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2017-12
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Hua Wu;Jiaoyan Liu;Qing Fang;Bo Xiao;Ying Wan
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Hua Wu;Jiaoyan Liu;Qing Fang;Bo Xiao;Ying Wan
Nerve conduits containing aligned fibrous fillers with gradiently distributed signal molecules are essential for long-gap nerve repair. This study was to develop an approach for establishing nerve growth factor (NGF) gradients onto the aligned chitosan-polylactide (CH-PLA) fibers. CH-PLA containing 37 wt% of PLA was spun into fibers using a wet-spinning technique. CH-PLA fibers showed much higher wet-state tensile strength, enhanced degradation tolerance and significantly lower swelling degree in comparison to chitosan fibers. The CH-PLA fibers with diameters from 40 to 60 μm were selected and segmentally coated in bundles using NGF-contained alginate solutions to establish NGF gradients lengthwise along fibers. The diameter of resulting NGF-loaded CH-PLA/alginate fibers was well controlled within a range between 60 and 120 μm. Calcium ion crosslinked alginate coating layers on fibers showed abilities to administer the sustainable NGF release in a gradient distribution manner for at least 5 weeks. NGF-induced neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells confirmed that bioactivity of NGF released from fibers was well retained.