Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION
Volume 21, Issue 5, Pages 553-562Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1163/156856209X429166
Keywords
Biomedical scaffold; nanofibers; PCL; small intestinal submucosa; nerve cells
Funding
- Korean Grovernment [KRF-2008-521-D00582]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Small intestinal submucosa (SIS) has the potential for use as a natural scaffold material because of the presence of type-I and -III collagen and various cytokines. However, although the presence of growth factors in SIS leads to superior initial cell attachment and proliferation compared to synthetic polymeric scaffolds, the lack of reliable and reproducible shape controllability is a drawback. To overcome this problem, SIS was electrospun with a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer, polycaprolactone (PCL). PCL/SIS fibrous webs were fabricated with an electrospinning process using an auxiliary conical electrode to create stable micro/nanofibrous scaffolds. The hydrophilicity, mechanical properties and cellular behavior of the PCL/SIS fibrous scaffold were analyzed. In addition, aligned PCL/SIS fibrous webs were fabricated using various collector rotation speeds. As the alignment of micro/nanofibers increased, the hydrophilicity, orthotropic mechanical properties, and cellular behavior of PC-12 cells improved. These results show the potential for using PCL/SIS fibrous scaffolds as a good natural biomaterial. (C) Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2010
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available