Title :
Cell encapsulation into alginate/octacalcium phosphate hydrogel beads for bone regenerative therapy
Author :
Endo, Kazuhiro ; Anada, Takahisa ; Yamada, Makoto ; Seki, Morihiro ; Sasaki, Kazuhiko ; Suzuki, Osamu
Author_Institution :
Div. of Craniofacial Function Eng., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
The present study was designed to investigate whether octacalcium phosphate (OCP) in alginate beads promote mouse osteoblastic differentiation of mouse bone marrow stromal cells. The result suggested that OCP/alginate beads could be a better composite used in bone regenerative therapy.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; bone; calcium compounds; cellular biophysics; composite materials; hydrogels; materials preparation; patient treatment; Ca8H2(PO4)6·5H2O; Ca8H2(PO4)6H2O; OCP-alginate bead; alginate-octacalcium phosphate hydrogel bead; bone regenerative therapy; cell encapsulation; composite material; mouse bone marrow stromal cell; mouse osteoblastic differentiation; Barium; Bones; Crystals; Dentistry; Educational institutions;
Conference_Titel :
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2013 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1527-9
DOI :
10.1109/MHS.2013.6710477