The Influence of Patterned Nanofiber Meshes on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Osteogenesis

A specially designed electroconductive collector enables the electrospinning of P-NFM com- posed of areas of parallel/uniaxially aligned fibers and areas of random/orthogonal nanofiber distribution. The biological relevance of P-NFM is demonstrated using hBMSCs as an auto- logous cell source. The structures induce cell orientation along the uniaxially aligned fibers, mainly during earlier culturing periods under basal and osteogenic differentiation conditions. The microtopography of the P-NFM also controls the depo- sition of mineralized extracellu- lar matrix along the pre-defined fiber direction. Genotypic characterization confirms the successful differentiation into the osteogenic lineage.