Fabrication of porous synthetic polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering
Fabrication of porous synthetic polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering
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DOI:
10.1177/0021955x14531002
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发表时间:
2015-03-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Turng, Lih-Sheng
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作者:
Mi, Hao-Yang;Jing, Xin;Turng, Lih-Sheng
Tissue engineering provides a novel and promising approach to replace damaged tissue with an artificial substitute. Porous synthetic biodegradable polymers are the preferred materials for this substitution due to their microstructure, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low cost. As a crucial element in tissue engineering, a scaffold acts as an artificial extracellular matrix (ECM) and provides support for cell migration, differentiation, and reproduction. The fabrication of viable scaffolds, however, has been a challenge in both clinical and academic settings. Methods such as solvent casting/particle leaching, thermally induced phase separation (TIPS), electrospinning, gas foaming, and rapid prototyping (additive manufacturing) have been developed or introduced for scaffold fabrication. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. In this review, the commonly used synthetic polymer scaffold fabrication methods will be introduced and discussed in detail, and recent progress regarding scaffold fabricationsuch as combining different scaffold fabrication methods, combining various materials, and improving current scaffold fabrication methodswill be reviewed as well.