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The preparation of biomineralized PIC/HA hybrid composites with strain-stiffening and the effect on MC3T3-E1 cells.

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The development of biomimetic extracellular matrix (ECM) with fibrous structure and complex nonlinear mechanics has been attracting intensive attention over the past decades both in material science and tissue engineering.… Click to show full abstract

The development of biomimetic extracellular matrix (ECM) with fibrous structure and complex nonlinear mechanics has been attracting intensive attention over the past decades both in material science and tissue engineering. Polyisocyanopeptide (PIC) hydrogels are a class of fully synthetic materials that can mimic biogels, such as fibrin and collagen, in nearly all aspects, particularly the micron-sized gel network and the strong strain-stiffening behavior in the biological regime. Here, we constructed a biomimetic PIC/hydroxyapatite (HA) hybrid composite through an enzymatic biomineralization strategy. HA biominerals grew on PIC bundles in situ catalyzed by the embedded alkaline phosphatase (ALP) which further crosslinked the gel networks and reinforced the mechanical property of PIC hydrogels. Significantly, PIC/HA composites exhibited ultra-responsive nonlinear mechanics with higher sensitivity to mechanical stress compared with those without biomineralization. As a consequence, the presence of HA can provide cell adhesion sites for PIC gels and induce osteogenic differentiation of pre-osteoblasts by virtue of the changes in mechanical properties. With these outstanding properties, therefore, PIC/HA composites present promising prospects in bone tissue engineering as biomimetic ECM. polyisocyanopeptide hydrogel; strain-stiffening; biomimetic extracellular matrix; biomineralization This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keywords: pic; pic hybrid; preparation biomineralized; mechanics; strain stiffening; biomineralized pic

Journal Title: Macromolecular rapid communications
Year Published: 2022

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