Issue 11, 2024

Bioactive microgel-coated electrospun membrane with cell-instructive interfaces and topology for abdominal wall defect repair

Abstract

Current mesh materials used for the clinical treatment of abdominal defects struggle to balance mechanical properties and bioactivity to support tissue remodeling. Therefore, a bioactive microgel-coated electrospinning membrane was designed with the superiority of cell-instructive topology in guiding cell behavior and function for abdominal wall defect reconstruction. The electrostatic spinning technique was employed to prepare a bioabsorbable PLCL fiber membrane with an effective mechanical support. Additionally, decellularized matrix (dECM)-derived bioactive microgels were further coated on the fiber membrane through co-precipitation with dopamine, which was expected to endow cell-instructive hydrophilic interfaces and topological morphologies for cell adhesion. Moreover, the introduction of the dECM into the microgel promoted the myogenic proliferation and differentiation of C2C12 cells. Subsequently, in vivo experiments using a rat abdominal wall defect model demonstrated that the bioactive microgel coating significantly contributed to the reconstruction of intact abdominal wall structures, highlighting its potential for clinical application in promoting the repair of soft tissue defects associated with abdominal wall damage. This study presented an effective mesh material for facilitating the reconstruction of abdominal wall defects and contributed novel design concepts for the surface modification of scaffolds with cell-instructive interfaces and topology.

Graphical abstract: Bioactive microgel-coated electrospun membrane with cell-instructive interfaces and topology for abdominal wall defect repair

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Feb 2024
Accepted
08 Apr 2024
First published
10 Apr 2024

Biomater. Sci., 2024,12, 2930-2942

Bioactive microgel-coated electrospun membrane with cell-instructive interfaces and topology for abdominal wall defect repair

R. Xing, R. Gao, Y. Huangfu, Y. Zhang, S. Li, C. Zhang, P. Huang, W. Wang, A. Dong and Z. Feng, Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12, 2930 DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00182F

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