Incorporation of vitamin E in poly(3hydroxybutyrate)/Bioglass composite films: effect on surface properties and cell attachment

J R Soc Interface. 2009 Apr 6;6(33):401-9. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0278. Epub 2008 Sep 2.

Abstract

This study investigated the possibility of incorporating alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) into poly(3hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HB))/Bioglass composites, which are being developed for bone tissue engineering matrices. P(3HB) films with 20 wt% Bioglass and 10 wt% vitamin E were prepared using the solvent casting technique. Addition of vitamin E significantly improved the hydrophilicity of the composites along with increasing the total protein adsorption. The presence of protein adsorbed on the composite surface was further confirmed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. Preliminary cell culture studies using MG-63 human osteoblasts showed that the addition of vitamin E in the P(3HB)/20 wt% Bioglass films significantly increased cell proliferation. The results achieved in this study confirmed the possibility of incorporating vitamin E as a suitable additive in P(3HB)/Bioglass composites to engineer the surface of the composites by promoting higher protein adsorption and increasing the hydrophilicity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Blood Proteins / chemistry
  • Cattle
  • Cell Adhesion / drug effects
  • Cell Growth Processes / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Ceramics / chemistry*
  • Ceramics / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Hydroxybutyrates / chemistry*
  • Hydroxybutyrates / pharmacology
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Osteoblasts / cytology
  • Osteoblasts / drug effects
  • Polyesters / chemistry*
  • Polyesters / pharmacology
  • Surface Properties
  • Tissue Engineering / methods
  • Vitamin E / chemistry*
  • Vitamin E / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Bioglass
  • Blood Proteins
  • Hydroxybutyrates
  • Polyesters
  • Vitamin E
  • poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate