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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Volume 96, Issue -, Pages 539-551Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.11.054
Keywords
PDLLA; PU; Scaffolds; Supercritical fluid; Cytotoxicity
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- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES) [001]
- Ministerio do Trabalho e Emprego - Brasil (MTE)
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Biomaterials can be applied in tissue engineering as scaffolds that resemble the extracellular matrix functioning as a temporary structure for cell proliferation and reconstruction of new organs and tissues. To evaluate the potential use of scaffolds as a biomaterial, this work proposes the development and characterization of polyurethane (PU), poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PDLLA) and polyurethane/poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PU/PDLLA) scaffolds produced by gas foaming technique. The neat polymers and the blends were characterized, in film form, by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), thermogravimetry (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and field emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEG-SEM). After supercritical fluid technology, in scaffolds form, the samples were characterized by FEG-SEM, pore size, density, cytotoxicity and cell adhesion. For film characterization the PU/PDLLA sample presented intermediate characteristics compared to the neat polymers, exhibiting the behavior of both polymers in the sample without phase separation in the FEG-SEM micrograph and bimodal molar weight distribution by GPC. The scaffolds showed interconnectivity and pore size of 141 mu m +/- 108 mu m for PUsc and 52 mu m +/- 32 mu m for PDLLAsc. The PU/PDLLAsc exhibited a bimodal structure in which the PU in the mixture revealed pores of 75 mu m +/- 57 mu m, while for PDLLA, the pore size was 19 mu m +/- 12 mu m. In vitro tests confirmed the adhesion of L929 cells to PUsc, PDLLAsc and PU/PDLLAsc, showing no cytotoxic effect. Finally, it can be concluded that it is possible to produce PU, PDLLA and PU/PDLLA scaffolds by supercritical fluid, which may be applied as biomaterials.
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