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Controlled release of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7 in nanoscaffolds

    Ken Jin Tan

    National University of Singapore, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore

    ,
    Susan Liao

    National University of Singapore, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore

    National University of Singapore, Division of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore

    &
    Casey K Chan

    † Author for correspondence

    National University of Singapore, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore

    National University of Singapore, Division of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore

    National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore Nanoscience and Technology Initiative (NUSNNI), Faculty of Engineering, 2 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117576, Singapore.

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/17435889.2.3.385

    Evaluation of: Wei GB, Jin Q, Giannobile WV, Ma PX: The enhancement of osteogenesis by nano-fibrous scaffolds incorporating rhBMP-7 nanospheres. Biomaterials 28, 2087–2096 (2007) [1]. This publication is one of several recent articles that propose the use of nanotextured material for the delivery of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP). Wei and colleagues propose a poly(L-lactic acid) scaffold of interconnecting macropores with a nanofibrous architecture. Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanospheres encapsulating recombinant human BMP-7 were attached to the scaffold poly(L-lactic acid) for the controlled delivery of recombinant human BMP-7. This novel construct was tested in a rodent model for subcutaneous ectopic bone formation. In this proposed construct, parameters for the scaffold design and drug delivery can be manipulated independently. We review the clinical need for the controlled delivery of BMPs and discuss how the clinical need could be met based on the methods and results of Wei and colleagues. We also discuss the future challenges as well as the significance of this construct as a possible means of BMP delivery in clinical practice in the future.

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