Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 6, 00457(2024)

Remodeling Electrophysiological Microenvironment for Promoting Bone Defect Repair via Electret Hybrid Electrospun Fibrous Mat

Jinjie Cui1,†... Bin Yu2,†, Dejian Li1,†, Zeyu Fu1, Xiuyi Yang3, Lingyong Jiang1,*, Xudong Wang1,** and Kaili Lin1,*** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai 200011, China
  • 2State Key Lab for Modification of Chemical Fibers & Polymer Materials, College of Material Science & Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
  • 3Department of Orthodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Stomatological Hospital, Suzhou 215005, China
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    Improving the osteogenic properties of bone grafts plays a critical role in the repair and functional restoration of critical-sized bone defects. The endogenous electric field, one of the most crucial physiological signals, has been confirmed to maintain physiological function and reconstruct the structure of bone, which is inadequate in bone defect sites. Strategies for the development of electroactive osteogenic biomaterials arise to remodel and promote the electrophysiological microenvironment. Among the electroactive materials, electret biomaterials can provide a stable and persistent endogenous electrical stimulation, which better conforms to the physiological microenvironment and has long-term effectiveness in the bone repair process. Herein, an electret hybrid electrospun fibrous mat (EHFM) was developed to mimic the structure of the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) with a suitable and persistent electrophysiological microenvironment. The EHFM was constructed with a core–shell structure, in which silicon dioxide electrets were loaded in the core-layer to remodel and maintain the electrical microenvironment over the long term. The EHFM significantly promoted the osteogenesis of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in vitro and showed remarkable ability in bone repair, which was three times better than that of the control group in a critical-sized rat calvarial defect model. Furthermore, it was verified that EHFM-derived osteogenesis was related to the activation of the calcium ion-sensing receptor (CaSR), while increasing intracellular calcium ion concentration of BMSCs. This study puts forward a novel engineering strategy to promote bone defect repair by remodeling a stable and persistent electrophysiological microenvironment, showing potential for clinical applications.

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    Jinjie Cui, Bin Yu, Dejian Li, Zeyu Fu, Xiuyi Yang, Lingyong Jiang, Xudong Wang, Kaili Lin. Remodeling Electrophysiological Microenvironment for Promoting Bone Defect Repair via Electret Hybrid Electrospun Fibrous Mat[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(6): 00457

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 20, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 16, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Jiang Lingyong (jianglingyong@sjtu.edu.cn), Wang Xudong (xudongwang70@hotmail.com), Lin Kaili (lklecnu@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00457-x

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