PMID- 35267680 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220316 IS - 2073-4360 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4360 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 5 DP - 2022 Feb 22 TI - 3D Printed Scaffold Based on Type I Collagen/PLGA_TGF-beta1 Nanoparticles Mimicking the Growth Factor Footprint of Human Bone Tissue. LID - 10.3390/polym14050857 [doi] LID - 857 AB - In bone regenerative strategies, the controlled release of growth factors is one of the main aspects for successful tissue regeneration. Recent trends in the drug delivery field increased the interest in the development of biodegradable systems able to protect and transport active agents. In the present study, we designed degradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid (PLGA) nanocarriers suitable for the release of Transforming Growth Factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1), a key molecule in the management of bone cells behaviour. Spherical TGF-beta1-containing PLGA (PLGA_TGF-beta1) nanoparticles (ca.250 nm) exhibiting high encapsulation efficiency (ca.64%) were successfully synthesized. The TGF-beta1 nanocarriers were subsequently combined with type I collagen for the fabrication of nanostructured 3D printed scaffolds able to mimic the TGF-beta1 presence in the human bone extracellular matrix (ECM). The homogeneous hybrid formulation underwent a comprehensive rheological characterisation in view of 3D printing. The 3D printed collagen-based scaffolds (10 mm x 10 mm x 1 mm) successfully mimicked the TGF-beta1 presence in human bone ECM as assessed by immunohistochemical TGF-beta1 staining, covering ca.3.4% of the whole scaffold area. Moreover, the collagenous matrix was able to reduce the initial burst release observed in the first 24 h from about 38% for the PLGA_TGF-beta1 alone to 14.5%, proving that the nanocarriers incorporation into collagen allows achieving sustained release kinetics. FAU - Banche-Niclot, Federica AU - Banche-Niclot F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5855-4490 AD - Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy. FAU - Licini, Caterina AU - Licini C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0018-8096 AD - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences (DISCLIMO), Universita Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy. FAU - Montalbano, Giorgia AU - Montalbano G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2348-2949 AD - Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy. FAU - Fiorilli, Sonia AU - Fiorilli S AD - Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy. AD - National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, RU Politecnico di Torino, 50121 Firenze, Italy. FAU - Mattioli-Belmonte, Monica AU - Mattioli-Belmonte M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2087-2776 AD - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences (DISCLIMO), Universita Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy. FAU - Vitale-Brovarone, Chiara AU - Vitale-Brovarone C AD - Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy. AD - National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, RU Politecnico di Torino, 50121 Firenze, Italy. LA - eng GR - 681798-BOOST/ERC_/European Research Council/International GR - R16L8T5F8T-GRACE/Italian Minister of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR), Progetto FARE Ricerca in Italia/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220222 PL - Switzerland TA - Polymers (Basel) JT - Polymers JID - 101545357 PMC - PMC8912467 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 3D printed scaffolds OT - TGF-beta1 OT - bone OT - drug delivery OT - polymeric nanoparticles OT - tissue regeneration OT - type I collagen COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/03/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/11 06:01 PMCR- 2022/02/22 CRDT- 2022/03/10 15:25 PHST- 2022/01/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/02/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/10 15:25 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/11 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - polym14050857 [pii] AID - polymers-14-00857 [pii] AID - 10.3390/polym14050857 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Polymers (Basel). 2022 Feb 22;14(5):857. doi: 10.3390/polym14050857.