Ultrasound stimulated piezoelectric barium titanate and boron nitride nanotubes in nonconductive poly-ϵ-caprolactone nanofibrous scaffold for bone tissue engineering

Çobandede, Zehra and Çulha, Mustafa (2024) Ultrasound stimulated piezoelectric barium titanate and boron nitride nanotubes in nonconductive poly-ϵ-caprolactone nanofibrous scaffold for bone tissue engineering. Nanotechnology, 35 (13). ISSN 0957-4484 (Print) 1361-6528 (Online)

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Abstract

Nanomaterials can provide unique solutions for the problems experienced in tissue engineering by improving a scaffold’s physico-bio-chemical properties. With its piezoelectric property, bone is an active tissue with easy adaptation and remodeling through complicated mechanisms of electromechanical operations. Although poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL) is an excellent polymer for bone tissue engineering, it is lack of conductivity. In this study, piezoelectric barium titanates (BaTiO3) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are used as ultrasound (US) stimulated piezoelectric components in PCL to mimic piezoelectric nature of bone tissue. Electric-responsive Human Osteoblast cells on the scaffolds were stimulated by applying low-frequency US during cell growth. Biocompatibility, cell adhesion, alkaline phosphatase activities and mineralization of osteoblast cells on piezo-composite scaffolds were investigated. BaTiO3 or BNNTs as reinforcement agents improved physical and mechanical properties of PCL scaffolds. In vitro studies show that the use of BaTiO3 or BNNTs as additives in non-conductive scaffolds significantly induces and increases the osteogenic activities even without US stimulation. Although BaTiO3 is one of the best piezoelectric materials, the improvement is more dramatic in the case of BNNTs with the increased mineralization, and excellent chemical and mechanical properties.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: barium titanate; bone tissue engineering; boron nitride nanotube; nanofibrous scaffold; piezoelectricity; scaffold; ultrasound stimulation
Divisions: Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Depositing User: Zehra Çobandede
Date Deposited: 07 Jun 2024 22:35
Last Modified: 07 Jun 2024 22:35
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/49036

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