Preparation of chitosan scaffolds with a hierarchical porous structure
Preparation of chitosan scaffolds with a hierarchical porous structure
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DOI:
10.1002/jbm.b.31586
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发表时间:
2010-05-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Chen, Guoping
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作者:
Ko, Young-Gwang;Kawazoe, Naoki;Chen, Guoping
Development of porous scaffolds with open surface pore structures is required for tissue engineering to deliver cells into the three-dimensional spaces in the scaffolds and improve cell distribution This study demonstrated a new type of funnel-like chitosan sponge prepared using ice particulates as a template The funnel-like chitosan sponges had a hierarchical bilayer porous structure of a surface layer and an interconnected bulk porous layer The top surface porous layer consisted mainly of large open pores The bulk porous layer was beneath the large surface pores and consisted of small pores that were connected with the large surface pores The large surface pores were dependent on the shape, dimension, and den-say of the embossing ice particulates, while the bulk pores were dependent on the freezing temperature The large open surface pores and interconnected bulk pores in the funnel-like chitosan sponges facilitated cell seeding and cell distribution from the surface into the inner bulk pores Cells cultured in the funnel-like chitosan sponges showed high viability, high proliferation, and homogenous tissue formation Such funnel-like chitosan sponges will be useful for tissue engineering (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc J Biomed Mater Res Part B Appl Biomater 93B 341-350, 2010