Enhancing biocompatibility of PCL/PU nano-structures to control the water wettability by NaOH hydrolysis treatment for tissue engineering applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 152808372096326
Author(s):  
Nafiseh Jirofti ◽  
Davod Mohebbi-Kalhori ◽  
Ramin Masoumi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Aqueous Sodium Hydroxide ◽  
Tissue Growth ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Nano Structures ◽  
Water Wettability ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Nano-structures due to their unique properties can provide a biomimetic structure for cell attachment and proliferation in tissue engineering (TE) applications. But sometimes, their surface properties are not particularly suitable for directed tissue growth. In this regard, present study has focused on fabrication and hydrolysis of Poly ( ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/Polyurethane (PU) by aqueous sodium hydroxide (NaOH) with a view to modify the surface and hydrophilicity of the structures. The characterizations and mechanical properties of non-hydrolyzed and hydrolyzed nano-structures were evaluated by SEM, FESEM, FTIR, water contact angle and tensile stress. The all hydrolyzed nano-structures showed improvement in contact angle after 2h at all concentrations of NaOH. The PCL, PU, PCL75%:PU25%, and PCL25%:PU75% structures have shown 3.8%, 12.5%, 4.1% and 7%, respectively, of shrinkage at hydrolysis at 3 M NaOH and 3 h. The PCL25%:PU75% structure indicated the greatest reduction in stress and strain at 3 M NaOH and 3 h (1.1 ± 0.06 MPa with 52% decreases) and (156 ± 5% with 49% decreases), respectively. Also, the structure with 75% of PCL showed 28% reduction in Young's Modulus (4.33 ± 0.45 MPa) at 3 M NaOH after 2 h. It is noted that the hydrolysis treatment with 3 M of NaOH concentration at 2 h is optimum condition for hydrolysis hybrid nan-structures for TE applications. Also, the results of this study proposed that hydrolyzed PCL75%:PU25% hybrid nano-structures due to its unique mechanical properties and optimum surface modification could be promising candidate for TE applications.

scholarly journals Adhesion and Proliferation of Osteoblast-Like Cells on Porous Polyetherimide Scaffolds

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanbo Zhang ◽  
Ruiyan Li ◽  
Wenzheng Wu ◽  
Yun’an Qing ◽  
Xiongfeng Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Phase Composition ◽  
Cell Morphology ◽  
Solvent Casting ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Particulate Leaching ◽  
Cell Adhesion And Proliferation ◽  
Better Than

The purpose of this work was to investigate the porous polyetherimide scaffold (P-PEIs) as an alternative biopolymer for bone tissue engineering. The P-PEIs was fabricated via solvent casting and particulate leaching technique. The morphology, phase composition, roughness, hydrophilicity, and biocompatibility of P-PEIs were evaluated and compared with polyetherimide (PEI) and Ti6Al4V disks. P-PEIs showed a biomimetic porous structure with a modulus of 78.95 ± 2.30 MPa. The water contact angle of P-PEIs was 75.4 ± 3.39°, which suggested that P-PEIs had a wettability surface. Moreover, P-PEIs provides a feasible environment for cell adhesion and proliferation. The relative cell adhesion capability and the cell morphology on P-PEIs were better than PEI and Ti6Al4V samples. Furthermore, the MC3T3-E1 cells on P-PEIs showed faster proliferation rate than other groups. It was revealed that the P-PEIs could be a potential material for the application of bone regeneration.

scholarly journals Effect of ethanol post-treatment on the bubble-electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofiber

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1353-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang-Hui Zhao ◽  
Lan Xu ◽  
Qixia Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Water Contact Angle ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Angle Change ◽  
Potential Benefits

Poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers were prepared by bubble electrospinning. After the ethanol post-treatment, poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers showed enhanced hydrophobicity with water contact angle change from 0 to 78.9?, and the break strength of poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers was dramatically improved from 8.23 MPa to 17.36 MPa. The facile strategy with improved hydrophobicity and mechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers will provide potential benefits for applications of this material, especially in filtration field.

scholarly journals Biomimicry in Bio-Manufacturing: Developments in Melt Electrospinning Writing Technology Towards Hybrid Biomanufacturing

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 3540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdows Afghah ◽  
Caner Dikyol ◽  
Mine Altunbek ◽  
Bahattin Koc
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Melt Electrospinning ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Homogeneous Cell

Melt electrospinning writing has been emerged as a promising technique in the field of tissue engineering, with the capability of fabricating controllable and highly ordered complex three-dimensional geometries from a wide range of polymers. This three-dimensional (3D) printing method can be used to fabricate scaffolds biomimicking extracellular matrix of replaced tissue with the required mechanical properties. However, controlled and homogeneous cell attachment on melt electrospun fibers is a challenge. The combination of melt electrospinning writing with other tissue engineering approaches, called hybrid biomanufacturing, has introduced new perspectives and increased its potential applications in tissue engineering. In this review, principles and key parameters, challenges, and opportunities of melt electrospinning writing, and particularly, recent approaches and materials in this field are introduced. Subsequently, hybrid biomanufacturing strategies are presented for improved biological and mechanical properties of the manufactured porous structures. An overview of the possible hybrid setups and applications, future perspective of hybrid processes, guidelines, and opportunities in different areas of tissue/organ engineering are also highlighted.

Modified Poly-ε-Caprolactone (PCL) with Phosphorous Containing Compounds for Biomineralization

2007 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 451-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mervi Puska ◽  
Joni Korventausta ◽  
Allan Aho ◽  
Jukka Seppälä
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Compression Strength ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Fabrication Technique ◽  
Biomimetic Mineralization ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Structure And Morphology ◽  
Composite Fabrication ◽  
Phosphate Salts

Biodegradable polymers (e.g. poly-ε-caprolactone, PCL) have been studied largely for tissue engineering applications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the composite fabrication technique on PCL modified with the phosphate salts (i.e. NaH2PO4, Na2HPO4, KH2PO4, or K2HPO4) as well as to determine the compression strengths thereof. The chemical structure and morphology of composites were analyzed using FTIR and SEM/EDX. The influence of a plain phosphate salt in different quantities on the hydrophilic properties of PCL was evaluated by measuring the water contact angle. The results of this study indicated that the addition of phosphate salts led to an improvement in compression strength of PCL composites. According to the results of preliminary biomimetic mineralization, Na2HPO4 seems to increase the bioactivity of PCL.

Nanofibrous Scaffold Engineering Using Electrospinning

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 4595-4603 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Murugan ◽  
Z. M. Huang ◽  
F. Yang ◽  
S. Ramakrishna
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Tissue Growth ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Fibrous Scaffold

Scaffold plays a critical role in tissue engineering where it provides necessary structural support for the cells to accommodate and to guide their growth in the three dimensional space into a specific tissue. Therefore, engineering scaffolds favorable for cell/tissue growth is of great importance and a pre-requisite for scaffold-based tissue engineering. Electrospinning is a versatile method that has been recently adapted in engineering nano-fibrous scaffolds that mimic the structural features of biological extracellular matrix (ECM). It offers many advantages over conventional scaffold methodologies, for example, capable of producing ultra-fine fibers with high porosity, high spatial orientation, high aspect ratio, and high surface area, which are highly required for the initial cell attachment, tissue formation, and continued function. Considering these astonishing merits, this article emphasis on nano-fibrous scaffold engineering by electrospinning.

Preparation and Characterization of Heparin-Immobilized Poly(Ether Urethanes)

2011 ◽  
Vol 393-395 ◽  
pp. 236-239
Author(s):  
Li Ming Lian ◽  
Bing Leng ◽  
Xiao Hua Ma
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Toluidine Blue ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
The Fourier Transform ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Heparin (Hep)-immobilized poly(ether urethanes) (PU) was prepared by a unique preparation procedure. Firstly, the poly(ether urethanes)(PU) containing diester groups in the side chains were synthesized. Then, PU was dispersed in aqueous solutions and immobilized with heparin after the hydrolysis of diester groups and carboxylation. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and water contact angle (WCA) were used to characterize the heparin-bonded PU. The amount of heparin grafted on the PU was determined to be 0.57wt.% by the toluidine blue method. The heparin-immobilized PU could release just 12% of the immobilized heparin in the early 10 hours of the 70 hours immobilized heparin stability test.

scholarly journals Design of graphene oxide/gelatin electrospun nanocomposite fibers for tissue engineering applications

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (110) ◽  
pp. 109150-109156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakthivel Nagarajan ◽  
Céline Pochat-Bohatier ◽  
Catherine Teyssier ◽  
Sébastien Balme ◽  
Philippe Miele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Cell Viability ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Electrospun Fibers ◽  
Engineering Applications ◽  
Nanocomposite Fibers

2D graphene oxide (GO) is used to enhance the mechanical properties of gelatin electrospun fibers. The GO does not show any significant influence on cell viability and cell attachment even though the expression of osteoblast gene is affected.

scholarly journals Chitosan/ biphasic calcium phosphate nanofibrous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Truong Le Bich Tram Truong
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Osteogenic Differentiation ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Biphasic Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Osteogenic Cells ◽  
Nanofibrous Scaffolds

In this article, chitosan/biphasic calcium phosphate (CS/BCP)nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning. From the culture of osteogenic cells, the biocompatibility of CS/BCP nanofibrous substrates was identified and increased by the photocrosslinking. The enhancement in cell attachment and proliferation was caused by the improvement in nanofibers’ mechanical properties. The biocompatibility to osteoblasts was also promoted with the content of BCP. The osteogenic differentiation in early, middle and late stage was encouraged by the addition of BCP on nanofibrous substrates. The CS/BCP nanofibers were highly specific to osteogenic cells, revealed by difficulties in the growth of non-osteogenic cells on this composite nanofibrous scaffold. The novel nanofibrous scaffolds showed great potential in the tissue engineering of bones.

scholarly journals Fabrication of Electrospun Membranes based on Poly(caprolactone) (PCL) and PCL/Chitosan Layer by Layer for Tissue Engineering

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Choi Yee Foong ◽  
Naznin Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Water Contact Angle ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Solution Concentration ◽  
Layered Composite ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Electrospun Membrane ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Electrospun Membranes

Recently, in the field of tissue engineering, fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) electrospun scaffold or membrane is much emphasized. In this study, layered composite scaffolds or membranes were fabricated using two biodegradable polymers, polycaprolactone (PCL) and Chitosan layer-by-layer with multilayer electrospinning method. Characterizations of membranes were done using several techniques. Electrospun composite membrane’s surface morphology was examined using a Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and the wettability of the material’s surface was determined using water contact angle measuring measurement (WCA). Water uptake properties of electrospun membrane were also determined. Using optimized solution concentration and electrospinning processing parameters, the composite PCL/Chitosan and PCL layer-by-layer were successfully fabricated. It was observed from SEM that the composite electrospun membranes produced consisted microfibers and nanofibers within single scaffold. The water contact angle for the double-layered composite electrospun membranes was lower than the pure PCL. The double-layered composite membrane also had higher water uptake properties compared to pure PCL scaffold.

Effect of PEO on the Hydrophilicity of PLLA Ultrafine Fibers

2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 2390-2393
Author(s):  
Jia Xu ◽  
Jin Xian Wang ◽  
Xiang Ting Dong ◽  
Gui Xia Liu ◽  
Wen Sheng Yu
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Polyethylene Oxide ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Ultrafine Fibers ◽  
Scanning Electron

The Polyethylene oxide (PEO) / Poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) ultrafine blend fibers have been prepared by electrospinning. The hybrid solvent of trichloromethane and ethanol was found to be the co-solvent for electrospinning. The PEO/PLLA blend solutions in various ratios were studied for electrospinning into ultrafine fibers. The morphology of the fibers was shown by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The hydrophilicity of fiber samples was characterized by determining their water contact angle. The spun ultrafine fibers are expected to be used in the native extracellular matrix for tissue engineering.

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