Synthesis of biodegradable and electroactive tetraaniline grafted poly(ester amide) copolymers for bone tissue engineering

Biomacromolecules. 2012 Sep 10;13(9):2881-9. doi: 10.1021/bm300897j. Epub 2012 Aug 29.

Abstract

Biodegradable poly(ester amide)s have recently been used as biomaterials due to their desirable chemical and biological characteristics as well as their mechanical properties, which are amendable for material processing. In this study, electroactive tetraaniline (TA) grafted poly(ester amide)s were successfully synthesized and characterized. The poly(ester amide)s-graft-tetraaniline copolymers (PEA-g-TA) exhibited good electroactivity, mechanical properties, and biodegradability. The biocompatibility of the PEA-g-TA copolymers in vitro was systematically studied, which demonstrated that they were nontoxic and led to favorable adhesion and proliferation of mouse preosteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Moreover, the PEA-g-TA copolymers stimulated by pulsed electrical signal could serve to promote the differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells compared with TCPs. Hence, the biodegradable and electroactive PEA-g-TA copolymers possessed the properties in favor of the long-time potential application in vivo (electrical stimulation directly to the desired area) as bone repair scaffold materials in tissue engineering.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amides
  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemical synthesis*
  • Biocompatible Materials / pharmacology
  • Bone and Bones / cytology
  • Bone and Bones / drug effects
  • Cell Adhesion / drug effects
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Electricity
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Osteoblasts / cytology
  • Osteoblasts / drug effects*
  • Polyesters / chemical synthesis*
  • Polyesters / pharmacology
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Tissue Scaffolds

Substances

  • Amides
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Oligopeptides
  • Polyesters
  • alanyl-alanyl-alanyl-alanine