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Polymeric scaffolds in tissue engineering : a literature review
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Abstract
The tissue engineering scaffold acts as an extracellular matrix that interacts to the cells prior to forming new tissues. The chemical and structural characteristics of scaffolds are major concerns in fabricating of ideal three-dimensional structure for tissue engineering applications. The polymer scaffolds used for tissue engineering should possess proper architecture and mechanical properties in addition to supporting cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. Much research has been done on the topic of polymeric scaffold properties such as surface topographic features (roughness and hydrophilicity) and scaffold microstructures (pore size, porosity, pore interconnectivity, and pore and fiber architec-tures) that influence the cell-scaffold interactions. In this review, efforts were given to evaluate the effect of both chemical and structural characteristics of scaffolds on cell behaviors such as adhesion, proliferation, migration, and differentiation. This review would provide the fundamental information which would be beneficial for scaffold design in future. (C) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of biomedical materials research: part B : applied biomaterials. - New York
Publication
Hoboken : Wiley-blackwell , 2017
ISSN
1552-4973 [print]
1552-4981 [online]
DOI
10.1002/JBM.B.33547
Volume/pages
105 :2 (2017) , p. 431-459
ISI
000391806300019
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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