Issue 41, 2017

Pristine carbon nanotube scaffolds for the growth of chondrocytes

Abstract

The effective growth of chondrocytes and the formation of cartilage is demonstrated on scaffolds of aligned carbon nanotubes; as two dimensional sheets and on three dimensional textiles. Raman spectroscopy is used to confirm the presence of chondroitin sulfate, which is critical in light of the unreliability of traditional dye based assays for carbon nanomaterial substrates. The textile exhibits a very high affinity for chondrocyte growth and could present a route to implantable, flexible cartilage scaffolds with tuneable mechanical properties.

Graphical abstract: Pristine carbon nanotube scaffolds for the growth of chondrocytes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Aug. 2017
Accepted
05 Okt. 2017
First published
09 Okt. 2017

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2017,5, 8178-8182

Pristine carbon nanotube scaffolds for the growth of chondrocytes

A. A. K. King, B. Matta-Domjan, M. J. Large, C. Matta, S. P. Ogilvie, N. Bardi, H. J. Byrne, A. Zakhidov, I. Jurewicz, E. Velliou, R. Lewis, R. La Ragione and A. B. Dalton, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2017, 5, 8178 DOI: 10.1039/C7TB02065A

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