title: Fabrication of nano-fibrous PLLA scaffold reinforced with chitosan fibers.
abstract: In this study, a nano-fibrous PLLA scaffold reinforced by micro-scale chitosan fibers was fabricated using thermally-induced phase separation (TIPS). The morphology, porosity, mechanical performance and pH changes in in vitro degradation of the scaffold were also investigated. Results showed that the mechanical properties of the scaffold increased with the amount of chitosan fibers embedded, and the pH in in vitro degradation of the scaffold changed more slowly than that of the pure nano-fibrous PLLA scaffold without chitosan fibers. The new composite scaffold might be a very promising scaffold for tissue engineering.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Polymer Materials, Qingdao University, Qingdao, PR China. wangxjlt@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Xuejun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guojun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Wenjuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D036103:Nanotechnology; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide); D048271:Chitosan