Previous studies have proved that dynamic culture could facilitate nutrients transport and apply mechanical stimulation to the cells within three-dimensional scaffolds, thus enhancing the differentiation of stem cells towards the osteogenic phenotype. However, the effects of macropore size on osteogenic differentiation of stem cells under dynamic condition are still unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of macropore size of hydroxyapatite (HAp) scaffolds on osteogenic differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells under static and perfusion culture conditions. cell culture results showed that cell proliferation, alkaline phosphate (ALP) activity, mRNA expression of ALP, collagen-I (Col-I), osteocalcin (OCN) and osteopontin (OPN) were enhanced when cultured under perfusion condition in comparison to static culture. Under perfusion culture condition, the ALP activity and the gene expression of ALP, Col-I, OCN and OPN were enhanced with the macropore size decreasing from 1300 to 800 µm. However, with the further decrease in macropore size from 800 to 500 µm, the osteogenic related gene expression and protein secretion were reduced. Computational fluid dynamics analysis showed that the distribution areas of medium- and high-speed flow increased with the decrease in macropore size, accompanied by the increase of the fluid shear stress within the scaffolds. These results confirm the effects of macropore size on fluid flow stimuli and cell differentiation, and also help optimize the macropore size of HAp scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.
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