Issue 29, 2023

Biodegradable composites of poly(propylene carbonate) mixed with silicon nitride for osteogenic activity of adipose-derived stem cells and repair of bone defects

Abstract

Absorbable polymers have attracted increasing attention in the field of bone regeneration in recent years for their degradation. Compared with other degradable polymers, polypropylene carbonate (PPC) has several advantages such as biodegradation and relatively cheap raw materials. Most importantly, PPC can degrade into water and carbon dioxide totally which does not give rise to local inflammation and bone resorption in vivo. However, pure PPC has not presented excellent osteoinductivity properties. In order to enhance the osteoinductivity of PPC, silicon nitride (SiN) was employed due to its excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility and osteogenesis compared with the other common materials such as hydroxyapatite and calcium phosphate ceramics. In this study, composites of PPC mixed with different contents of SiN were prepared successfully (PSN10 with 10 wt% SiN content, and PSN20 with 20 wt% SiN content). The characterization of the composites suggested that PPC mixed with SiN evenly and PSN composites presented stable properties. The results in vitro revealed that the PSN20 composite possessed satisfactory biocompatibility and exerted better osteogenic differentiation effects on adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs). In particular, the PSN20 composite accelerated the healing of bone defects better and degraded with the process of bone healing in vivo. Overall, the PSN20 composite exhibited better biocompatibility, induced osteogenic differentiation of ADSCs and promoted healing of bone defects, due to which the PSN composite is considered as a potential candidate for treating bone defects in the field of bone tissue engineering.

Graphical abstract: Biodegradable composites of poly(propylene carbonate) mixed with silicon nitride for osteogenic activity of adipose-derived stem cells and repair of bone defects

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Jan 2023
Accepted
23 May 2023
First published
15 Jun 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 6922-6933

Biodegradable composites of poly(propylene carbonate) mixed with silicon nitride for osteogenic activity of adipose-derived stem cells and repair of bone defects

H. Zhang, Q. Wei, R. Ji, E. Xie, A. Sun, B. Xiao, C. Huang, S. Ma, J. Wei, X. Yang, S. Xu and Y. Niu, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 6922 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB00017F

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