简介:OBJECTIVEPoly-L-lactide(PLLA)isthemainmaterialmakingforbiodegradableosteosynthesis.ButthecommonlyusedprocessesmakethePLLA'sinitialmechanicalpropertiestoolowtosufficientfortheneedforclinicalosteosynthesis.Thenitmustbetodevelopsomespecialprocesstoenhancethemechanicalproperties.
简介:Cellaffinityisanimportantfactortobeconcernedwhenbiodegradablepolymericmaterialsareutilizedascellscaffoldintissueengineering.Manystudieshaveprovedthathydrophilicity,surfaceenergy,chargeandroughnessofthematerialsurfacegreatlyinfluencethecellattachmentandcellgrowthonthematerial.
简介:Thecruxoftissueengineeringistoconstructhighlyporousthree-dimensionalscaffoldwithdesiredcellsonit.Becausethescaffoldservesasbothaphysicalsupportandanadhesivesubstrateforisolatedcellsduringinvitrocultureandsubsequentimplantation,thematerialsforscaffoldshouldbenon-toxicandbiocompatible,highlyporousandprocessableintodevicesofvariousshapes.
简介:Oneofthechallengesinthefieldoftissueengineeringisthedevelopmentofbiomaterial/cellinteractions.Forthispurpose,theuseofbiologicalmaterialsintissueengineeringrequirestheapplicationofdifferentchemicalorphysicalproceduresforsurfacemodificationinordertoimprovethecellaffinityofbiomaterials.Wehavestudiedtheeffectsofonechemicaltreatmentandonephysicaltreatment:1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide(WSC)andentrapment.