PREPARATION OF POLY(GLYCOLIC ACID) BONDED FIBER STRUCTURES FOR CELL ATTACHMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION
PREPARATION OF POLY(GLYCOLIC ACID) BONDED FIBER STRUCTURES FOR CELL ATTACHMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION
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DOI:
10.1002/jbm.820270207
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发表时间:
1993-02-01
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LANGER, R
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作者:
MIKOS, AG;BAO, Y;LANGER, R
A novel method was developed to prepare three-dimensional structures with desired shapes used as templates for cell transplantation. The produced bio-materials are highly porous with large surface/volume and provide the necessary space for attachment and proliferation of the transplanted cells. The processing technique calls for the formation of a composite material with nonbonded fibers embedded in a matrix followed by thermal treatment and the selective dissolution of the matrix. To evaluate the technique, poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) fiber meshes were bonded using poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) as a matrix. The bonded structures were highly porous with values of porosity up to 0.81 and area/volume ratios as high as 0.05 mum-1.