Musculoskeletal injuries are the leading contributor to disability globally, yet current treatments do not offer complete restoration of the tissue. This has resulted in the exploration of novel interventions based on tissue engineering as a therapeutic solution. This study aimed to explore novel collagen sponges as scaffolds for bone tissue engineering as an initial step in the construction of tendon-bone co-culture constructs Collagen sponges (Jellagen, UK), manufactured from Jellyfish collagen were seeded with 10,000 rat osteoblast cells (dROBs) and maintained in culture for 6 days (37°C, 5% CO2). Qualitative viability was assessed by a fluorescent Calcein-AM live cell stain and quantitively via the CYQUANT cell viability assay (Invitrogen, UK) on days 0, 1, 4 and 6 in culture (n=3 per time point). Digital imaging was also used to assess size and shape changes to the collagen sponge in culture.Abstract
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