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Preparation of a Biomimetic Composite Scaffold From Gelatin/Collagen and Bioactive Glass Fibers for Bone Tissue Engineering Publisher Pubmed



Sharifi E1 ; Azami M1 ; Kajbafzadeh AM1, 2 ; Moztarzadeh F3 ; Faridimajidi R4 ; Shamousi A1 ; Karimi R1 ; Ai J1, 5
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Source: Materials Science and Engineering C Published:2016


Abstract

Bone tissue is a composite material made of organic and inorganic components. Bone tissue engineering requires scaffolds that mimic bone nature in chemical and mechanical properties. This study proposes a novel method for preparing composite scaffolds that uses sub-micron bioglass fibers as the organic phase and gelatin/collagen as the inorganic phase. The scaffolds were constructed by using freeze drying and electro spinning methods and their mechanical properties were enhanced by using genipin crosslinking agent. Electron microscopy micrographs showed that the structure of composite scaffolds were porous with pore diameters of approximately 70-200 μm, this was again confirmed by mercury porosimetery. These pores are suitable for osteoblast growth. The diameters of the fibers were approximately 150-450 nm. Structural analysis confirmed the formation of desirable phases of sub-micron bioglass fibers. Cellular biocompatibility tests illustrated that scaffolds containing copper ion in the bioglass structure had more cell growth and osteoblast attachment in comparison to copper-free scaffolds. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
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