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Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Plla/Collagen Nanofibrous Scaffold Coated With Chitosan to Sustain Release of Aloe Vera Gel for Skin Tissue Engineering Publisher



Salehi M1 ; Farzamfar S2 ; Bastami F3 ; Tajerian R4
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  1. 1. Department of Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, International Campus (TUMS-IC), Tehran, Iran

Source: Biomedical Engineering - Applications# Basis and Communications Published:2016


Abstract

Background and aim: Healing of fire-induced wounds has been still a challenge in clinical issues. The aim of this study was to fabricate a nanofibrous poly (L-lactic acid)/collagen (PLLA/COL) scaffold with sustained release of aloe vera (AV) gel using a chitosan (CT)-coated layer for skin tissue engineering applications. Material and methods: Morphology, porosity, tensile strength, hydrophilicity, degradation rate, water vapor permeability and water uptake ratio of the scaffold were characterized. The behaviors of mouse fibroblasts (L929) were evaluated on the scaffold. Results: We observed that although the porosity of the scaffold was decreased, other characteristics were enhanced by coating a CT layer. The scaffold supports attachment, viability and proliferation of mouse fibroblasts. Conclusion: Consequently, the PLLA/COL scaffold coated with CT for sustained release of AV gel can be considered as a desirable scaffold for skin tissue engineering. © 2016 National Taiwan University.
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