Abstract
Conformable scaffold materials capable of rapid vascularization and tissue infiltration would be of value in the therapy of inaccessible wounds. Microporous spheres of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) containing bioactive glass (BG) were prepared using a thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) technique, and the bioactivity, in vitro degradation, and tissue integration of the microporous spheres were assessed. Microporous spheres containing 10% (w/w) BG stimulated a significant increase in vascular endothelial growth factor secretion from myofibroblasts consistently over a 10-day period (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1451-61 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Tissue Engineering: Part A |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2009 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Cell Survival
- Cells, Cultured
- Compressive Strength
- Fibroblasts
- Glass
- Humans
- Implants, Experimental
- Lactic Acid
- Materials Testing
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Microspheres
- Polyglycolic Acid
- Porosity
- Rats
- Regeneration
- Subcutaneous Tissue
- Tissue Engineering
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A