Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Result of seeding human chondrocytes onto bioresorbable composite scaffolds (ear-shaped PCL with surface coverage of nanoPGA)(nanoPGA/PCL), cell viability rate was significantly higher in the nanoPGA group than in the PGA group. When the surface of nanoPGA/PCL scaffolds was modified to be hydrophilic by ethanol treatment and the effect on cartilage matrix production was examined. RT-qPCR analyses of chondrocytes grown on ethanol-treated scaffolds showed significantly increased SOX5 and decreased IL-1α expression levels. In addition, both cartilage regeneration area ratio and cartilage coverage rate increased significantly. These results suggest that ethanol-treated nanoPGA/PCL scaffolds promotes chronological cartilage matrix production and is suitable as a scaffold for long-term maintenance of the shape of the auricle.
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