Glucosamine grafting on poly(epsilon-caprolactone): a novel glycated polyester as a substrate for tissue engineering

Poly(epsilon-caprolactone), PCL, has been functionalized with a biologically relevant monosaccharide, i.e. glucosamine, in a single step process after material fabrication. Glucosamine-functionalised PCL showed enhanced cell density and spreading over the non-functionalised samples.