CN117797324A - Plastic filling bracket for cartilage repair and preparation method thereof - Google Patents

Plastic filling bracket for cartilage repair and preparation method thereof Download PDF

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CN117797324A
CN117797324A CN202211211915.8A CN202211211915A CN117797324A CN 117797324 A CN117797324 A CN 117797324A CN 202211211915 A CN202211211915 A CN 202211211915A CN 117797324 A CN117797324 A CN 117797324A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a plastic filling bracket for cartilage repair and a preparation method thereof, wherein the bracket comprises the following components: the cartilage repair layer is of a honeycomb porous structure formed by stacking degradable polymer fibers, the cartilage repair layer is freeze-dried sponge, a gel layer is formed by pouring a gel solution onto the cartilage repair layer, and the gel layer is formed by freeze-drying, wherein the gel solution contains hyaluronic acid and degradable high polymer material nano short fibers; the gel solution is partially filled into pores of a porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer, and is retained in the pores after freeze drying, so that the subchondral bone repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer are interconnected, a channel which is favorable for conveying nutrient substances from the subchondral bone repair layer to the subchondral bone repair layer is formed in the repair process, and sufficient supporting strength can be formed to avoid deformation of the subchondral bone repair layer.

Description

Plastic filling bracket for cartilage repair and preparation method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to a cartilage injury repair material, in particular to a plastic filling bracket for cartilage repair and a preparation method thereof.
Background
Articular cartilage, also called hyaline cartilage, is a dense connective tissue, and plays an important role in absorbing impact force of bones on joint surfaces, reducing friction force between bones, and the like. However, problems such as excessive exercise, aging, excessive obesity, etc. in daily life of people easily cause cartilage damage. Since there are no blood vessels, lymph and nervous systems in the articular cartilage, only a single kind of cells, namely chondrocytes, the growth environment of the chondrocytes is limited, so that the cartilage is difficult to repair by itself after being damaged, even if the cartilage is damaged slightly, progressive degeneration can occur, arthritis is developed, and great pain is caused to patients. Thus, the treatment of cartilage damage is currently a major challenge.
The early repair of articular cartilage is mostly realized by adopting joint debridement, and the method is to resect damaged articular cartilage tissue under an arthroscope, remove worn fragments, relieve pain of patients caused by cartilage defect, but have no effect of repairing cartilage in histology. With the development of tissue engineering, autologous chondrocyte transplantation, bone marrow stimulation, cartilage transplantation, etc. have appeared as cartilage injury repair means. Autologous chondrocyte transplantation treatment refers to a method of taking out normal cartilage tissue from an autologous secondary part of a patient to culture in vitro, multiplying to obtain a sufficient number of chondrocytes, and transplanting the chondrocytes to a cartilage defect site, wherein the cultured new chondrocyte state is similar to the natural cartilage state, but secondary operation is required and the supply area is limited. Bone marrow stimulation refers to a method for drilling holes in bones to bleed the bottom of cartilage defects, stimulating fibrocartilage formation and helping cartilage healing, and the newly generated cartilage at cartilage injuries is fibrocartilage, so that the mechanical properties of hyaline cartilage are difficult to achieve. Cartilage transplantation is limited by the problems of insufficient autologous donor, rejection of foreign bodies and the like.
Based on the problems, a plurality of degradable cartilage repair stent materials are sequentially formed by adding components such as gelatin, bacterial cellulose, modified chitosan, stem cells, growth factors and the like, and play a certain role in cartilage repair, but the materials are fast in degradation speed, short in nutrition supply time, and the cartilage cannot provide nutrition, so that the repair effect is not similar; on the other hand, the defects of the cartilage are usually accompanied with the defects of the subchondral bone, and the defects have different shapes, so that the existing repairing material has slow repairing and insufficient supporting strength on the subchondral bone, and can not meet the personalized difference requirements.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the invention provides a plastic filling bracket for cartilage repair and a preparation method thereof, so as to improve the nutrition conveying problem in the cartilage repair process.
In a first aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a plastically-filled scaffold for cartilage repair comprising:
a subchondral bone repair layer having a cellular porous structure formed by stacking degradable polymer fibers;
the cartilage repair layer is freeze-dried sponge, is formed by pouring a gel solution onto the subchondral bone repair layer and freeze-drying, and the gel solution contains hyaluronic acid and degradable high polymer material nano short fibers;
the gel solution is partially filled into the pores of the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer, and is retained in the pores after freeze drying, so that the subchondral bone repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer are interconnected, and a channel which is beneficial to the transmission of nutrients from the subchondral bone repair layer to the subchondral bone repair layer is formed in the repair process.
In some embodiments of the invention, the degradable polymer in the subchondral bone repair layer comprises a polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer.
In some embodiments of the invention, the subchondral bone repair layer is prepared by 3D printing, and the receiving medium for the 3D printing is a hydrochloric acid solution of hydroxyapatite, so that the subchondral bone repair layer forms a rough surface modified by the hydroxyapatite.
In some embodiments of the invention, the porosity of the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer is interpenetrating with the porosity of the subchondral bone repair layer formed by lyophilization, the subchondral bone repair layer having a pore size of 50-100 μm and the cartilage repair layer having a pore size of 100-500 μm.
In some embodiments of the invention, the subchondral bone repair layer has a modulus of elasticity in compression of greater than 52Mpa.
In some embodiments of the invention, the degradable polymer material nano short fiber is formed by crushing a combination of animal collagen and polycaprolactone after forming a film by an electrostatic spinning process.
In some embodiments of the invention, the water absorption capacity of the cartilage repair layer is 14-16 and the water absorption capacity of the subchondral bone repair layer is 5-6.
In some embodiments of the invention, the subchondral bone repair layer has a tapered structure at a surface facing away from the cartilage repair layer.
In some embodiments of the invention, the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer has a molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid of 45:55 to 70:30.
In another aspect, the present invention also provides a method of preparing a filled scaffold for repairing cartilage damage, the method comprising the steps of:
forming a subchondral bone repair layer comprising: preparing polycaprolactone/polylactic acid copolymer fibers by 3D printing, and stacking the fibers layer by layer to form a subchondral bone repair layer with a honeycomb porous structure;
forming a cartilage repair layer comprising: placing the formed subchondral bone repair layer in a freeze drying mould, pouring a gel solution containing hyaluronic acid and degradable high polymer material nanometer short fibers into the freeze drying mould, forming a gel layer on the subchondral bone repair layer, filling the gel solution into the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer, and then freeze drying to obtain the filling bracket.
In some embodiments of the invention, the receiving medium for 3D printing is a hydrochloric acid solution of hydroxyapatite, such that the subchondral bone repair layer forms a surface modified with hydroxyapatite.
In some embodiments of the invention, the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer has a molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid of 45:55 to 70:30.
In some embodiments of the invention, the degradable polymer material nano short fiber is formed by crushing a combination of animal collagen and polycaprolactone after forming a film by an electrostatic spinning process.
In some embodiments of the invention, the hyaluronic acid has a weight average molecular weight of 80KD to 220KD.
In addition, the invention also provides application of the plastic filling stent in repairing cartilage defect, which comprises the following steps:
a) Removing surrounding fibrotic tissue from the damaged cartilage and subchondral layer;
b) Cutting the cartilage repair scaffold according to the shape of damaged tissues;
c) After trimming is completed, the scaffold is inserted into the damaged tissue.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
in the plastic filling bracket, the gel solution for forming the cartilage repair layer is partially filled into the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer, and nutrient components hyaluronic acid and degradable polymer material nanometer short fibers contained in the gel solution are reserved in pores after freeze drying, so that the cartilage repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer are interconnected, the cartilage repair layer is partially fused in the subchondral bone repair bracket, and the pores of the upper layer and the lower layer are mutually communicated. In the cartilage repair process, the cartilage repair layer can continuously absorb nutrition from the subchondral bone layer, so that better transmission of cartilage tissue repair nutrition substances is realized, and therefore, the cartilage tissue regeneration difficulty is reduced.
On the other hand, in the cartilage repair process, the subchondral bone repair layer can provide enough supporting strength while continuously conveying nutrient substances to the cartilage repair layer, so that the cartilage repair layer is prevented from deforming, and the degradation rate can be adjusted through the material design of the subchondral bone repair layer, so that the subchondral bone repair layer meets the requirements of supporting and nutrient conveying in the cartilage repair process, and is suitable for cartilage repair of people of different ages. When the degradable polymer of the subchondral bone repair layer is polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer, the degradation rate and the supporting strength of the polymer can be controlled by adjusting the ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid, so that the conveying speed of nutrient substances and the supporting of the subchondral bone repair layer can be controlled.
The plastic filling bracket has good plasticity, can be cut randomly, and is flexible and convenient to use in cooperation with arthroscope operation.
The plastic filling stent does not need secondary operation, wherein hyaluronic acid becomes a nutrient component in cartilage and subchondral bone repair, and the degradable material is degraded along with cartilage regeneration.
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Fig. 1A shows SEM microtopography of cartilage repair layers in a plastically-filled scaffold of example 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 1B shows SEM microtopography of subchondral bone repair layers in a plastically-filled stent of example 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 1C shows the SEM micro morphology of the subchondral bone repair layer of example 1 of the present invention when the plastically-filled stent is in an incompletely lyophilized state.
Fig. 2A shows SEM microtopography of cartilage repair layers in a plastically-filled scaffold of example 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 2B shows SEM microtopography of subchondral bone repair layers in a plastically-filled stent of example 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 2C shows the SEM micro morphology of the subchondral bone repair layer of example 2 of the present invention when the plastically-filled stent is in an incompletely lyophilized state.
Fig. 3A shows SEM micro morphology of the cartilage repair layer in the plastically-filled scaffold of example 3 of the present invention.
Fig. 3B shows SEM microtopography of subchondral bone repair layers in a plastically-filled stent of example 3 of the present invention.
Fig. 3C shows the SEM micro morphology of the subchondral bone repair layer of example 3 of the present invention when the plastically-filled stent is in an incompletely lyophilized state.
Fig. 4A shows SEM micro morphology of the cartilage repair layer in the plastically-filled scaffold of example 4 of the present invention.
Fig. 4B shows SEM microtopography of subchondral bone repair layer in a plastically-filled stent of example 4 of the present invention.
Fig. 4C shows the SEM micro morphology of the subchondral bone repair layer of example 4 of the present invention when the plastically-filled stent is in an incompletely lyophilized state.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, various aspects related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following specific embodiments, but these specific embodiments are only for illustrating the present invention, and do not limit the scope and spirit of the present invention in any way.
In order to complete the support of the cartilage repair layer and the nutrition transmission required by cartilage repair, the subchondral bone repair layer of the plastic filling bracket has a honeycomb porous structure formed by stacking degradable polymer fibers, the degradable polymer can be selected to have good biocompatibility and degrading performance meeting the requirements of cartilage repair period, in the specific embodiment of the invention, polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer is selected as the material of the subchondral bone repair layer, the mechanical property and degrading performance of the subchondral bone repair layer can be further regulated by changing the ratio of polycaprolactone and polylactic acid in the copolymer, and the requirement of cartilage repair is further met, wherein the molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid in the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer is preferably 45:55 to 70:30, and numerical values in the molar ratio range are respectively selected in the specific embodiment described later.
The subchondral bone repair layer in the invention is preferably formed into a honeycomb porous structure formed by stacking degradable polymer fibers by adopting a 3D printing technology, and the porous structure should meet the strength requirement of supporting the subchondral bone repair layer. In addition, through the selection of 3D printing medium, can carry out the modification treatment to the surface of the lower bone repair layer that the 3D printing formed, in the concrete embodiment of the invention, select the hydroxyapatite solution that has osteogenesis activity as printing medium, form the rough surface that is modified by hydroxyapatite at the lower bone repair layer, be favorable to the restoration of subchondral bone. Wherein the hydroxyapatite is selected from bioceramic bone or animal extracted bone or a combination thereof.
The cartilage repair layer is formed by pouring a gel solution into the subchondral bone repair layer to form a gel layer and freeze-drying the gel layer, wherein the gel solution contains hyaluronic acid and degradable high polymer material nano short fibers, and the degradable high polymer material preferably comprises animal collagen and polycaprolactone. The invention can adjust the fluidity of the gel solution by micro-crosslinking by using a crosslinking agent (such as glyoxal), so that the fluidity is suitable for forming a cartilage repair layer on the lower bone repair layer, and partial gel can be filled into the pores of the lower bone repair layer, so that the upper repair layer and the lower repair layer are interconnected by filling the gel into the through holes. The fluidity of the gel solution may also be regulated by other means known in the art. The nanometer short fiber in the cartilage repair layer is preferably made by electrostatic spinning, can also be made by other processes known in the art, and is crushed after film formation according to the use requirement to obtain the nanometer short fiber with proper size.
The pore diameter of the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer is smaller than that of the cartilage repair layer, the relative compactness of the subchondral bone repair layer enables the subchondral bone repair layer to have enough supporting strength, the pore diameter of the cartilage repair layer meets the requirements of adhesion, climbing and the like of chondrocytes, and the pore diameter of the subchondral bone repair layer is similar to that of a conventional cartilage repair bracket. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the subchondral bone repair layer has a pore size in the range of 50-100 μm and the cartilage repair layer has a pore size in the range of 100-500 μm.
The molecular weight of the hyaluronic acid contained in the gel solution is selected to be in a proper range as a nutrient for cartilage repair, and in the specific embodiment of the invention, the weight average molecular weight of the hyaluronic acid is 80 KD-220 KD, the fluidity of the gel is affected by the too high molecular weight, and the formation of the freeze-dried sponge formed by freeze-drying the gel layer is affected by the too low molecular weight. In the cartilage repair process, hyaluronic acid filled in the pores of the lower bone repair layer is transported from the lower bone repair layer to the cartilage repair layer through the interpenetrated pores, thereby promoting cartilage repair. In order to improve the transmission of nutrients, the water absorption of the cartilage repair layer is higher than that of the subchondral bone repair layer, and in the specific embodiment of the invention, the water absorption rate of the cartilage repair layer is 14-16, and the water absorption rate of the subchondral bone repair layer is 5-6, so that the continuous transmission of nutrients from the subchondral bone repair layer with lower water absorption rate to the cartilage repair layer with higher water absorption rate is facilitated in the cartilage repair process.
In addition, according to the actual situation of the subchondral bone defect, the invention can form the surface corresponding to the subchondral bone defect on the surface of the subchondral bone layer facing away from the cartilage repair layer through 3D printing. For example, a roughened surface may be formed on the surface of the subchondral bone layer facing away from the cartilage repair layer that is adapted to contact the subchondral bone defect cavity to be repaired. In addition, depending on the condition of the subchondral bone defect to be repaired, a tapered structure may also be formed on the surface of the subchondral bone repair layer facing away from the cartilage repair layer.
Example 1
The preparation method of the filling bracket of the embodiment is as follows:
1. preparation of subchondral bone repair layer
The subchondral bone repair layer of this embodiment is prepared by adopting a 3D printing technology, the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer fiber formed by melt extrusion is stacked layer by layer at different angles to form a bracket with a cellular porous structure, wherein the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer is obtained by market, the molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid in the copolymer is 68/32, the intrinsic viscosity is 1.7-2.6dL/g, 3%wt of hydrochloric acid aqueous solution of hydroxyapatite biological ceramic particles (with the particle size of 0.25-1 mm) is adopted as a receiving medium for printing the bracket, the bracket is printed in the receiving medium, the temperature of the receiving solution is set to be 50-80 ℃, the receiving solution is cooled to 25 ℃ after printing is completed, then the bracket is taken out, the bracket is washed to be neutral by using a hydrochloride buffer solution, and then is placed in a vacuum oven at 45 ℃ for drying for 4-24 hours, and the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer fiber bracket with the surface modified by hydroxyapatite is provided with the cellular porous structure, the pore size is 50-100 μm, and the size is about 3cm.
2. Preparation of cartilage repair layer
The cartilage repair layer in this example is a freeze-dried sponge containing Polycaprolactone (PCL) electrostatic nanofibers, which connects the cartilage repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer by way of gel filling using the cellular porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer. Therefore, in the cartilage repair process, nutrition can be continuously absorbed through the subchondral bone repair layer and tissues, and cartilage repair is promoted. The cartilage repair layer in this example was prepared as follows:
2.1 preparation of PCL nanometer staple Using Electrostatic spinning
Dissolving natural collagen and PCL extracted from bovine Achilles tendon in chloroform, and performing electrostatic spinning according to a receiving distance of 10-20cm, a voltage of 15-20kv, a solution flow rate of 0.5-1ml/h, and a receiving device as a directional fiber yarn-grafting device to obtain a biomembrane capable of guiding cartilage regeneration. And crushing the obtained electrospun biomembrane to obtain the PCL nanometer short fiber.
2.2 preparation of cartilage repair layer
And (3) selecting hyaluronic acid with the weight average molecular weight of 80-120KD, preparing 125g of aqueous solution of hyaluronic acid with the weight percentage concentration of 2.5%, adding 0.06g of glyoxal, stirring at 60 ℃ until the hyaluronic acid is fully dissolved, immediately adding 0.6g of broken electrostatic PCL nano short fibers prepared in the step (2.1), and continuing stirring for 5 minutes to uniformly disperse the broken electrostatic PCL nano short fibers to form gel solution.
And (3) placing the subchondral bone repair layer formed by 3D printing on the lower layer of a freeze-drying mold, after fixing, pouring the gel solution prepared in the step (2.2) into the freeze-drying mold to form a gel layer, ensuring that the pores of the subchondral bone repair layer are filled with gel, and then performing freeze-drying for 34 hours to obtain the cartilage repair plastic filling bracket. Wherein the cartilage repair layer has a thickness of about 5mm.
3. Sterilization of stent
And (3) filling the cartilage repair filling support obtained according to the steps into a bubble cap and a white card paper box, and performing irradiation sterilization by using a dosage of 18-24kGy to obtain a finished product.
Example 2
Example 2 differs from example 1 in that: the molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid in the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer for forming the subchondral bone repair layer is 66/34, the hydroxyapatite used for modifying the surface of the subchondral bone repair layer is extracted from animals, and the weight average molecular weight of hyaluronic acid contained in gel for forming the subchondral bone repair layer is 100-180KD.
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Example 3 differs from example 1 in that: the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer forming the subchondral bone repair layer has a molar ratio of 58/42 of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid, and the hyaluronic acid contained in the gel forming the subchondral bone repair layer has a weight average molecular weight of 140-200KD.
Example 4
Example 4 differs from example 1 in that: the molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid in the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer for forming the subchondral bone repair layer is 47/53, the hydroxyapatite used for surface modification of the subchondral bone repair layer is extracted from animals, and the gel for forming the subchondral bone repair layer is hyaluronic acid with weight average molecular weight of 180-220 KD.
The molar ratios of hydroxyapatite, hyaluronic acid molecular weight and polycaprolactone/polylactic acid used in examples 1-4 are summarized in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1
The physicochemical properties of the cartilage repair scaffolds obtained in examples 1 to 4 were examined as follows.
1. SEM observations of examples 1-4 are as follows:
in order to observe the microscopic morphology of the cartilage repair scaffolds prepared in examples 1 to 4, appropriate amounts of the scaffold samples of examples 1 to 4 were cut according to the size of the loading device, fixed on a conductive adhesive tape, and the microscopic structures inside the samples were observed by SEM scanning electron microscopy, and the SEM morphologies of the cartilage repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer of each example were observed, respectively.
1.1 SEM characterization of cartilage repair layers
SEM microtopography of cartilage repair layers of the scaffold samples of examples 1-4 are shown in fig. 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A, respectively.
1.2 SEM characterization of subchondral bone repair layer
SEM microtopography of subchondral bone repair layers of the scaffold samples of examples 1-4 are shown in fig. 1B, 2B, 3B, and 4B.
1.3 SEM characterization of subchondral bone repair layer during lyophilization (not completely lyophilized state)
In order to clearly observe that the gel solution for forming the cartilage repair layer is filled into the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer, after the gel for forming the cartilage repair layer is poured into the freeze-drying mold to form the gel layer, sampling is carried out in the freeze-drying process to observe microscopic morphology, in the embodiment 1-4, the subchondral bone repair layer is respectively sampled about 20 hours after freeze-drying, at this time, the sample is in a state of incomplete freeze-drying, the SEM microscopic morphology of the subchondral bone repair layer of the bracket sample of the embodiment 1-4 is as shown in fig. 1C, fig. 2C, fig. 3C and fig. 4C, from these figures, a part of the unvaporized gel solution is still reserved in the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer with a slower drying speed, the gel solution for forming the cartilage repair layer is filled into the pores of the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer, the cartilage repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer are interconnected, the cartilage repair layer is partially fused in the subchondral bone repair bracket, the pores of the upper layer and the lower layer are mutually communicated, and the moisture in the pores of the complete transparent nutrient substances are reserved after the gel solution is evaporated.
As can be seen from the SEM microcosmic morphology, the pores formed by freeze drying in the cartilage repair layer are mutually communicated with the pores of the subchondral bone repair layer, which is beneficial to the migration of cells and the transportation of nutrient substances and the like.
The pore diameter of the subchondral bone repair layer is between 50 and 100 mu m, and is more compact than that of the subchondral bone repair layer, so that the subchondral bone repair layer can provide better mechanical strength.
The aperture of the cartilage repair layer is between 100 and 500 mu m, and the cartilage repair layer is in an elastic spongy shape, so that the cartilage repair layer has plasticity, is more comfortable for user experience, and can be cut as required.
2. Modulus of elasticity under compression
The cartilage repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer of each of the scaffolds of examples 1 to 4 were cut as two test samples, compressive load was applied to the end surfaces of the test samples in the main axis direction at a deformation rate of (1.+ -. 0.5)% per minute, respectively, and compressive deformation within the specific limits was measured, and the ratio of the increase in compressive stress to the corresponding increase in compressive strain was the compressive elastic modulus. The compressive elastic modulus of the cartilage repair layer and subchondral bone repair layer of each of the scaffolds of examples 1 to 4 was thus obtained as shown in Table 2 below.
TABLE 2
Detecting items Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4
Cartilage repair layer compression modulus/Mpa 5 6 5 5
Subchondral bone repair layer compression modulus/Mpa 54 61 57 64
The compression elastic modulus of the natural bone is generally 52-318Mpa, and as can be seen from table 2, the compression modulus of the subchondral bone repair layer of the scaffold of examples 1-4 can reach more than 52, and the scaffold has good mechanical properties, and can meet the requirement of mechanical support in the cartilage repair process.
3. Water absorption rate
The cartilage repair layer and subchondral bone repair layer of each of the scaffolds of examples 1 to 4 were cut as two test samples, 5 samples were taken for each test sample, their mass was precisely weighed, then immersed in a beaker containing purified water for 1min, the samples were gently held with forceps and lifted out of the water surface, slightly inclined to one side for several seconds, and the mass was precisely weighed again until no liquid was dropped out, and the water absorption capacity was calculated from the mass. The water absorption capacities of the cartilage repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer of each of the scaffolds of examples 1 to 4 are shown in Table 3 below.
TABLE 3 Table 3
Detecting items Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4
Cartilage repair layer water absorption rate 14 16 14 15
Subchondral bone repair layer water absorption rate 5 6 5 5
As can be seen from the values of the water absorption ratios shown in table 3, in the scaffold of the present invention, the water absorption ratio of the subchondral bone repair layer is far lower than that of the cartilage repair layer, thereby ensuring that the cartilage repair layer can continuously absorb nutrients from the subchondral bone repair layer and promote cartilage repair.
4. Simulated degradation test
The scaffolds obtained in examples 1 to 4 were sampled using phosphate buffer solution to prepare a protease solution of 2U/ml, the weights of the respective samples were kept uniform, the protease solutions prepared above were added to the samples, respectively, and the samples were placed in a shaking table at 37℃to replace the protease solutions once a day. Degradation of each of the samples of examples 1-4 is shown in Table 4 below.
TABLE 4 Table 4
Examples Period of in vitro protease solution degradation
Example 1 The degradation amount can reach 50% after 13 weeks, and only the fragment structure of the hydroxyapatite remains after 24 weeks
Example 2 The degradation amount can reach 50% after 14 weeks, and only the fragment structure of the hydroxyapatite remains after 23 weeks
Example 3 The degradation amount can reach 50% after 11 weeks, and only the fragment structure of the hydroxyapatite remains after 19 weeks
Example 4 The degradation amount can reach 50% after 8 weeks, and only the fragment structure of the hydroxyapatite remains after 15 weeks
Typically, the cartilage repair cycle is typically 3-6 months, with the cartilage repair cycle increasing as the patient ages.
From table 4, it can be seen that the degradation of each of the scaffolds of examples 1-4 can meet the supply requirements and the support strength requirements of cartilage repair for nutrients throughout the entire cycle of cartilage and subchondral bone repair.
In addition, the polycaprolactone/polylactic acid ratio in the subchondral bone repair layer can be adjusted to meet different degradation period requirements, so that the subchondral bone repair layer can be used for selecting products of patients with different ages.
From examples 1 to 4, it is understood that the degradation rate is accelerated as the molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid is decreased, the molar ratio of caprolactone to polylactic acid in example 4 is 47/53, the degradation rate has reached 15 weeks, and further lowering the polycaprolactone/polylactic acid ratio has not satisfied the whole cycle of cartilage repair well, therefore, the polycaprolactone/polylactic acid molar ratio in the polycaprolactone/polylactic acid copolymer in the subchondral bone repair layer of the present invention is preferably in the range of 45:55 to 70:30.
The biological properties of the scaffolds of examples 1-4 were evaluated as follows.
1. Pyrogenic reaction
For the stent sampling of examples 1-4, 3 New Zealand rabbits were used for injection leaching solutions for each example, and test solutions were prepared according to the following procedure: 0.1g sample: 1mL of leaching medium, wherein the leaching medium is 0.9% sodium chloride injection, (37+ -1) DEG C, (72+ -2) hours, test solution is prepared, and the test solution is taken according to the method specified in GB/T16886.11-2011.
The whole process is carried out in an ultra-clean bench in a sterile environment. The test vessel in contact with the sample should be sterile and pyrogen free. The pyrogen is removed by a wet heat sterilization method. The results of the pyrogen examination of examples 1 to 4 are shown in tables 5 to 8, respectively, below.
TABLE 5
TABLE 6
TABLE 7
TABLE 8
12 New Zealand rabbits injected with the sample leaching solution in the pyrogen test have the body temperature rise lower than 0.6 ℃ and the total body temperature rise of each group of New Zealand rabbits is lower than 1.3 ℃; according to the fourth pyrogen examination technical requirement of the Chinese pharmacopoeia 2020 edition, the pyrogen examination of each stent of examples 1 to 4 is judged to be in accordance with the regulations.
2. Cytotoxicity detection
The effect of 100%, 80%, 40% and 20% concentration of the test sample on the relative proliferation rate of mouse fibroblast L929 cells in 24 hours was examined by MTT colorimetric method, and cytotoxicity was evaluated, and the results of the cytotoxicity test for each scaffold of examples 1 to 4 are shown in Table 9 below.
TABLE 9
Examples Survival rate
Example 1 84%
Example 2 86%
Example 3 79%
Example 4 82%
Under the experimental conditions, the cell viability of examples 1-4 is greater than 70%, and no potential cytotoxicity is observed
The present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative, and not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications, changes or substitutions without departing from the spirit of the invention. Thus, various equivalent changes may be made according to this invention, which still fall within the scope of the invention.

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1. A plastically-filled scaffold for cartilage repair, comprising:
a subchondral bone repair layer having a cellular porous structure formed by stacking degradable polymer fibers;
the cartilage repair layer is freeze-dried sponge, a gel layer is formed by pouring a gel solution onto the subchondral bone repair layer, and the gel layer is formed by freeze-drying, wherein the gel solution contains hyaluronic acid and degradable high polymer material nano short fibers;
the gel solution is partially filled into the pores of the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer, and is retained in the pores after freeze drying, so that the subchondral bone repair layer and the subchondral bone repair layer are interconnected, and a channel which is beneficial to the transmission of nutrients from the subchondral bone repair layer to the subchondral bone repair layer is formed in the repair process.
2. The filled scaffold of claim 1, the degradable polymer in the subchondral bone repair layer comprising a polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer.
3. The filled scaffold of claim 2, wherein the subchondral bone repair layer is prepared using 3D printing, and the receiving medium for the 3D printing is a hydrochloric acid solution of hydroxyapatite, such that the subchondral bone repair layer forms a roughened surface modified with the hydroxyapatite.
4. The filled scaffold of claim 1, wherein pores of the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer are interpenetrated with pores formed by freeze drying in the subchondral bone repair layer, the pore size of the subchondral bone repair layer is 50-100 μm, and the pore size of the cartilage repair layer is 100-500 μm.
5. The filled scaffold of claim 4, wherein the subchondral bone repair layer has a modulus of elasticity in compression greater than 52Mpa.
6. The filled stent of claim 1, wherein the degradable polymeric material nano-staple fibers are formed by crushing a combination of animal collagen and polycaprolactone after a film is formed by an electrospinning process.
7. The filled scaffold of claim 1, wherein the water absorption rate of the cartilage repair layer is 14-16 and the water absorption rate of the subchondral bone repair layer is 5-6.
8. The filled scaffold of claim 1, wherein the subchondral bone repair layer has a tapered structure at a surface facing away from the cartilage repair layer.
9. The filled stent of claim 2, wherein the molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid in the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer is from 45:55 to 70:30.
10. A method of preparing a plastically-filled scaffold for cartilage repair, comprising the steps of:
forming a subchondral bone repair layer comprising: preparing polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer fibers by 3D printing, and stacking the fibers layer by layer to form a subchondral bone repair layer with a honeycomb porous structure;
forming a cartilage repair layer comprising: placing the formed subchondral bone repair layer in a freeze drying mould, pouring a gel solution containing hyaluronic acid and degradable high polymer material nanometer short fibers into the freeze drying mould, forming a gel layer on the subchondral bone repair layer, filling the gel solution into the porous structure of the subchondral bone repair layer, and then freeze drying to obtain the filling bracket.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the receiving medium for 3D printing is a hydrochloric acid solution of hydroxyapatite, such that the subchondral bone repair layer forms a surface modified with hydroxyapatite.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the polycaprolactone-polylactic acid copolymer has a molar ratio of polycaprolactone to polylactic acid of 45:55 to 70:30.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the degradable polymer material nano-staple fiber is formed by crushing a combination of animal collagen and polycaprolactone after forming a film by an electrostatic spinning process.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the weight average molecular weight of the hyaluronic acid is 80KD to 220KD.
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