Preparation and characterization of electrospun rGO-poly(ester amide) conductive scaffolds

Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications
Hilary StoneKibret Mequanint

Abstract

Tissue engineering scaffolds should support tissue maturation through exposure to relevant stimuli and through successful cell infiltration. External electrical stimulation is particularly relevant for cardiac and neural applications, and requires conductive scaffolds to propagate electrical signals; cell infiltration is only possible with scaffolds that have sufficient porosity. The aim of this study was to impart conductivity and increased porosity of electrospun poly(ester amide) (PEA) scaffolds. Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was incorporated into PEA and PEA-chitosan fibrous scaffolds, which increased scaffold conductivity and supported cardiac differentiation. The novel combination of ultrasonication and leaching of a sacrificial polymer was used to modify scaffold porosity, and resulted in an increase in pore area evaluated through image analysis. This approach aims to potentially promote tissue maturation with electrospun PEA scaffolds, by modifying both scaffold conductivity and porosity. This extends the relevance of electrospun PEA scaffolds to cardiac tissue engineering for the first time.

Citations

May 20, 2020·Advanced Healthcare Materials·Fan Zhang, Martin W King
Jan 8, 2020·Materials·Tomasz Blachowicz, Andrea Ehrmann
Apr 23, 2021·Acta Biomaterialia·Yimeng LiLu Wang
Aug 30, 2021·Acta Biomaterialia·Hamid EsmaeiliMehdi Nikkhah

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