The effect of pore geometry on the in vitro biological behavior of human periosteum-derived cells seeded on selective laser-melted Ti6Al4V bone scaffolds.
[en] The specific aim of this study was to gain insight into the influence of scaffold pore size, pore shape and permeability on the in vitro proliferation and differentiation of three-dimensional (3-D) human periosteum-derived cell (hPDC) cultures. Selective laser melting (SLM) was used to produce six distinct designed geometries of Ti6Al4V scaffolds in three different pore shapes (triangular, hexagonal and rectangular) and two different pore sizes (500 mum and 1000 mum). All scaffolds were characterized by means of two-dimensional optical microscopy, 3-D microfocus X-ray computed tomography (micro-CT) image analysis, mechanical compression testing and computational fluid dynamical analysis. The results showed that SLM was capable of producing Ti6Al4V scaffolds with a broad range of morphological and mechanical properties. The in vitro study showed that scaffolds with a lower permeability gave rise to a significantly higher number of cells attached to the scaffolds after seeding. Qualitative analysis by means of live/dead staining and scanning electron micrography showed a circular cell growth pattern which was independent of the pore size and shape. This resulted in pore occlusion which was found to be the highest on scaffolds with 500 mum hexagonal pores. Interestingly, pore size but not pore shape was found to significantly influence the growth of hPDC on the scaffolds, whereas the differentiation of hPDC was dependent on both pore shape and pore size. The results showed that, for SLM-produced Ti6Al4V scaffolds with specific morphological and mechanical properties, a functional graded scaffold will contribute to enhanced cell seeding and at the same time can maintain nutrient transport throughout the whole scaffold during in vitro culturing by avoiding pore occlusion.
Disciplines :
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Van Bael, S.
Chai, Y. C.
Truscello, S.
Moesen, M.
Kerckhofs, Greet ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Génie biomécanique
Van Oosterwyck, H.
Kruth, J.-P.
Schrooten, J.
Language :
English
Title :
The effect of pore geometry on the in vitro biological behavior of human periosteum-derived cells seeded on selective laser-melted Ti6Al4V bone scaffolds.
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
Acta Biomaterialia
ISSN :
1742-7061
eISSN :
1878-7568
Publisher :
Elsevier, Netherlands
Volume :
8
Issue :
7
Pages :
2824-34
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
Copyright (c) 2012 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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