Thepurposeofthepresentstudywastosynthesizeanewcompositesscaffoldcontainingpoly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)modifiedhydroxyapatite/(poly(L-lacticacid))(PBLG-g-HA/PLLA)andtoinvestigatetheirinvitrobehaviouronbonemesenchymalstromalcells(BMSCs).TheresultsdemonstratedthatBMSCproliferationwassignificantlyincreasedonPBLG-g-HA/PLLAscaffoldsafter3and7dayspostseedingwhencomparedtoPLLAandHA/PLLAscaffolds.TheinvitroosteogenicdifferentiationalsofavouredthecompositePBLG-g-HA/PLLAscaffoldswhencomparedtocontrolsbysignificantlyincreasingRunx2,ALPorosteocalcinmRNAexpressionasassessedbyreal-timePCR.TheresultsillustratethepotentialofPBLG-g-HA/PLLAscaffoldsforbonetissueengineeringapplications.AndtheinvivotestingfurtherconfirmsthePBLG-gHA/PLLAscaffolds'potentioalforhealingcriticalbonedefects.
