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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 484, Issue 1-2, Pages 57-74Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.02.043
Keywords
Nanotechnology; Nanomedicine; Electrospinning; Controlled release; Regenerative medicine; Polymers
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- Slovenian Research Agency [P1-0189, J1-4326, J1-6749, 1000-11-310213]
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The electrospinning technique for nanofiber production has opened new and interesting opportunities for tissue regeneration and treatment, because they allow biomimetic supports for cell growth to be designed and enable simultaneous delivery of diverse drugs in a controlled manner. In this review the process of electrospinning itself and the parameters affecting the electrospinning outcome are presented in detail. Critical issues related to nanofiber composition and drug loading and analytical tools for characterization and quality assurance of electrospun nanofibers are described. Recent findings about the response of cells grown on nanofibrillar supports, including cell adhesion, morphology, proliferation, and mobility, are also introduced. This reviewsummarizes the progress that has been made in recent years on nanofibers for biomedical use and highlights the major challenges that still remain to be solved. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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