Controlling the pore sizes and related properties of inverse opal scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.
Macromol Rapid Commun
; 34(6): 485-91, 2013 Mar 25.
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| ID: mdl-23365045
ABSTRACT
Inverse opal scaffolds are finding widespread use in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Herein, the way in which the pore sizes and related physical properties of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) inverse opal scaffolds are affected by the fabrication conditions is systematically investigated. It is found that the window size of an inverse opal scaffold is mainly determined by the annealing temperature rather than the duration of time, and the surface pore size is largely determined by the concentration of the infiltration solution. Although scaffolds with larger pore or window sizes facilitate faster migration of cells, they show slightly lower compressive moduli than scaffolds with smaller pore or window sizes.
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Assunto principal:
Ácido Poliglicólico
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Ácido Láctico
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Engenharia Tecidual
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Células Endoteliais da Veia Umbilical Humana
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article