| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7866735 | Materials Science and Engineering: C | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Inorganic/organic hybrid scaffolds have great potential for tissue engineering applications due to controllable mechanical properties and tailorable biodegradation. Here, silica/chitosan hybrid scaffolds were fabricated through the sol-gel method with a freeze drying process. 3-Glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) were used as the covalent inorganic/organic coupling agent and the separate inorganic source, respectively. Hybrid scaffolds with various inorganic/organic weight ratios (I/Os) and molar ratios of chitosan and GPTMS (GCs) were examined and compared in this study. FTIR showed that higher GPTMS content resulted in the increased covalent cross-linking of the chitosan and the silica network in hybrids. Compression testing indicated that increasing the GPTMS content greatly improved the compressive strength of scaffold. LIVE/DEAD assay showed that enhanced cytocompatibility was obtained as the silica content increased. Therefore, the results confirmed that the two parameters I/O and GC can largely influence the scaffold performance, which can be used to tailor the hybrid properties.
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Authors
Daming Wang, Wei Liu, Qian Feng, Chaoqun Dong, Qisong Liu, Li Duan, Jianghong Huang, Weimin Zhu, Zemeng Li, Jianyi Xiong, Yujie Liang, Jielin Chen, Rong Sun, Liming Bian, Daping Wang,