Table 1.
Summary of the effect of PEMF and PVDF coating on osteogenesis of MC3T3-E1 cells as compared with the control group of PCL-TCP scaffolds.
| PCLTCP + PEMF | PCLTCP + PVDF | PCLTCP + PEMF + PVDF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Metabolic Activity | + | 0 | + | |
| Cell Proliferation | ++ | 0 | ++ | |
| Alkaline Phosphatase Activity | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cell Mineralization | 0 | + | + | |
| Osteogenic Gene expression | RUNX2 | + | 0 | + |
| BSP | + | + | + | |
| OC | ++ | ++ | +++ | |
| OP | + | 0 | ++ | |
Table legend: 0 = no significant effect; + = greatest effect smaller than twofold enhancement; ++ = greatest effect is between two- to fivefold enhancement; +++ = greatest effect greater than fivefold enhancement.