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Self‐assembled rosette nanotubes and poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogels promote skin cell functions
Author(s) -
Sun Linlin,
Li Dongni,
Hemraz Usha D.,
Fenniri Hicham,
Webster Thomas J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1552-4965
pISSN - 1549-3296
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.a.35008
Subject(s) - materials science , self healing hydrogels , regeneration (biology) , methacrylate , ex vivo , fibroblast , adhesion , tissue engineering , wound healing , keratinocyte , cell adhesion , biomedical engineering , in vivo , composite material , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , polymer chemistry , polymerization , medicine , polymer , chemistry , biology , surgery , biochemistry
The next generation skin of wound healing materials should stimulate skin regeneration by actively promoting appropriate cellular adhesion and proliferation. As materials with novel self‐assembling and solidification properties when transitioning from room to body temperatures, rosette nanotubes (RNTs) may be such a proactive material. RNTs resemble naturally occurring nanostructures in the skin (such as collagen and keratin) assembling with noncovalent forces in physiological environments. Presenting desirable bioactive properties, RNTs have been used for various tissue engineering applications including increasing in vivo bone and cartilage regeneration. The objective of the current in vitro study was, for the first time, to improve properties of a commonly used hydrogel (poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) or pHEMA) for skin regeneration by incorporating one type of novel self‐assembled RNTs, called TBL. Results showed for the first time increased keratinocyte and fibroblast proliferation on hydrogels coated with TBLs compared to those not coated with TBL. In this manner, this study provides the first evidence that TBL RNTs are promising for wound healing applications due to their optimal cytocompatibility, solidification, and mechanical properties and, thus, should be further studied for such applications. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 102A: 3446–3451, 2014.