Abstract
To fabricate a biomimetic nanostructured bicomponent scaffolds, two types of chitin/silk fibroin (SF) nanofibrous scaffolds (blend scaffolds and hybrid scaffolds) were prepared by electrospinning or simultaneous electrospinning of chitin/SF solutions. The chitin/SF bicomponent scaffolds were after-treated with water vapor, and their nanofibrous structures were almost maintained. From the cytocompatibility and cell behavior on the chitin/SF blend or hybrid nanofibrous scaffolds, the hybrid matrix with 25% chitin and 75% SF as well as the chitin/SF blend nanofibers could be a potential candidate for tissue engineering scaffolds.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 324-334 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a grant from the Korean Science and Engineering Foundation through the Intellectual Biointerface Engineering Center at Seoul National University and by a grant from the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy.
Keywords
- Electrospinning
- Human epidermal keratinocytes
- Nanofibrous scaffolds