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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 91, Issue 3, Pages 1676-1684Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/app.13323
Keywords
matrix; fibrous scaffolds; tissue engineering; gelation; blends
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Polyblend fibrous scaffolds in mass ratios of 100/0, 90/10, 80/20, and 70/30 from poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) and poly(E-caprolactone) (PCL) for cartilage tissue engineering were prepared in three steps: gelation, solvent exchanging, and freeze-drying. Effects of the blend ratio, the exchange medium, and the operating temperature on the morphology of scaffolds were investigated by SEM. PLLA/PCL scaffolds presented an ultrafine fibrous network with the addition of a small block structure. Smooth and regular fibrous networks were formed when ethanol was used as the exchange medium. Properties of the scaffolds, such as thermal and mechanical properties, were also studied. The results suggested that the compressive modulus declined as PCL amount increased. The incorporation of PCL effectively contributed to reduce the rigidity of PLLA. Bovine chondrocytes were seeded onto PLLA/PCL scaffold. Cells attached onto the fibrous network and their morphology was satisfactory. This polyblend fibrous scaffold will be a potential scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering. (C) 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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