Abstract:
Objective:To prepare PCL/GEL@PUE nanofiber membrane with polycaprolactone (PCL), gelatin(GEL), and puerarin (PUE) by electrospinning technology, and to verify its biocompatibility, mechanical properties, osteogenesis and antibacterial properties.
Methods:PCL/GEL, PCL/GEL@0.1% PUE and PCL/GEL@0.2% PUE nanofiber membranes were prepared by adding 0% (w/v), 0.1% (w/v), and 0.2% (w/v)of PUE into the preelectrospinning solution.The structures of nanofiber membranes were observed by scanning electron microscope(SEM); the preparation was confirmed by Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); mechanical properties tested the mechanical strength of nanofiber membranes.The bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were inoculated on the nanofiber membranes and the cell compatibility was tested by CCK-8 test and Calcein-AM/PI staining; alizarin red S staining was used to detect the osteogenic properties.Methicillin-resistant Staph-ylococcus aureus was co-cultured with nanofiber membranes of each group and coated with agar plates to count the colonies and test the bacteriostasis rate.
Results:The results of SEM showed that the fibers became thinner, the pore diameter became smaller, and the surface became rougher after adding PUE; FTIR results showed that PCL/GEL@PUE nanofiber membrane was successfully constructed; the mechanical test results showed that the mechanical properties of nanofiber membranes were enhanced after adding PUE.The results of CCK-8 and Calcein-AM/PI staining showed that the nanofiber membranes in each group could significantly promote the proliferation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on the 7th day, and the PCL/GEL@0.2% PUE group had the best cytocompatibility.Alizarin red S staining showed that polycaprolactone/gelatin nanofiber membrane had no obvious osteogenic effect, while PCL/GEL@0.1% PUE and PCL/GEL@0.2% PUE nanofiber membranes had increasing osteogenic effect.The results of the antibacterial experiment showed that PCL/GEL nanofiber membrane had no antibacterial effect, while PCL/GEL@0.1% PUE and PCL/GEL@0.2% PUE nanofiber membranes had 48% and 86% antibacterial rates, respectively.
Conclusion:PCL/GEL nanofiber membranes loaded with PUE 0.1% (w/v), 0.2% (w/v)show good osteogenic and antibacterial properties, and PCL/GEL@0.2% PUE group shows the best effect.