title: Electrospinning of polysaccharides for regenerative medicine.
abstract: Electrospinning techniques enable the production of continuous fibers with dimensions on the scale of nanometers from a wide range of natural and synthetic polymers. The number of recent studies regarding electrospun polysaccharides and their derivatives, which are potentially useful for regenerative medicine, is increasing dramatically. However, difficulties regarding the processibility of the polysaccharides (e.g., poor solubility and high surface tension) have limited their application. In this review, we summarize the characteristics of various polysaccharides such as alginate, cellulose, chitin, chitosan, hyaluronic acid, starch, dextran, and heparin, which are either currently being used or have potential to be used for electrospinning. The recent progress of nanofiber matrices electrospun from polysaccharides and their biomedical applications in tissue engineering, wound dressings, drug delivery, and enzyme immobilization are discussed.
authors: Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors: Kuen Yong
authors: KY
authors: Lee
authors: Lim
authors: L
authors: Jeong
authors: Yun Ok
authors: YO
authors: Kang
authors: Seung Jin
authors: SJ
authors: Lee
authors: Won Ho
authors: WH
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D004563:Electrochemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D044968:Regenerative Medicine; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides