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. 2020 Jun 20:28:51-62.
doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2020.06.014. eCollection 2021 Feb.

New biodegradable nanoparticles-in-nanofibers based membranes for guided periodontal tissue and bone regeneration with enhanced antibacterial activity

Dina Abdelaziz  1   2 , Amr Hefnawy  1 , Essam Al-Wakeel  2 , Abeer El-Fallal  2   3 , Ibrahim M El-Sherbiny  1
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New biodegradable nanoparticles-in-nanofibers based membranes for guided periodontal tissue and bone regeneration with enhanced antibacterial activity

Dina Abdelaziz et al. J Adv Res. .

Abstract

Introduction: Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) and guided bone regeneration (GBR) are commonly used surgical procedures for the repair of damaged periodontal tissues. These procedures include the use of a membrane as barrier to prevent soft tissue ingrowth and to create space for slowly regenerating periodontium and bone. Recent approaches involve the use of membranes/scaffolds based on resorbable materials. These materials provide the advantage of dissolving by time without the need of surgical intervention to remove the scaffolds.

Objectives: This study aimed at preparing a new series of nanofibrous scaffolds for GTR/GBR applications with enhanced mechanical properties, cell adhesion, biocompatibility and antibacterial properties.

Methods: Electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds based on polylactic acid/cellulose acetate (PLA/CA) or poly(caprolactone) (PCL) polymers were prepared and characterized. Different concentrations of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles, AgNPs (1-2% w/v) and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, HANPs (10-20% w/v) were incorporated into the scaffolds to enhance the antibacterial and bone regeneration activity.

Results: In-vitro studies showed that addition of HANPs improved the cell viability by around 50% for both types of nanofibrous scaffolds. The tensile properties were also improved through addition of 10% HANPs but deteriorated upon increasing the concentration to 20%. AgNPs significantly improved the antibacterial activity with 40 mm inhibition zone after 32 days. Additionally, the nanofibrous scaffolds showed a desirable degradation profile with losing around 40-70% of its mass in 8 weeks.

Conclusions: The obtained results show that the developed nanofibrous membranes are promising scaffolds for both GTR and GBR applications.

Keywords: GBR; GTR; Nanofibers; Nanoparticles; Periodontal.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Development of a new series of electrospun nanoparticles-in-nanofibrous scaffolds for GTR/GBR applications with enhanced antibacterial and bone regeneration activity.
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SEM micrographs of the developed PCL nanofibers after immersion in SBF for 2 and 8 weeks, respectively. (a, b) PCL, (c, d) PCL with 10% HANPs and 2% AgNPs and (e, f) PCL with 20% HANPs and 1% AgNPs.
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SEM micrographs of PLA/CA-based nanofibers after immersion in SBF for 2 and 8 weeks, respectively. (a, b) PLA/CA, (c, d) PLA/CA with 10% HANPs and 2% AgNPs and (e, f) PLA/CA with 20% HANPs and 1% AgNPs.
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Fig. 3
Rate of biodegradation (measured as weight loss) and water absorption of the developed nanofibers after immersion in SBF for 8 weeks.
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Fig. 4
Release profiles of Ag+ from the electrospun nanofibers composites in PBS.
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Fig. 5
Mean and standard deviations of inhibition zones (mm) against (a) E. faecalis and (b) E. Coli.
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