Electrospinning for regenerative medicine: a review of the main topics.
Electrospun fibers are promising tissue engineering scaffolds that offer the cells an environment that mimics the native extracellular matrix. Fibers with different characteristics can be produced by the electrospinning technique according to the needs of the tissue to be repaired. In this review, the process of electrospinning was examined, providing a description of the common techniques used for the physicochemical and biological characterization of electrospun fibers. The review also discusses the potential applications of electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering, based on scientific literature.
Hematology and Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Physiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90010-170, Brazil.
Daikelly I
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Braghirolli
Hematology and Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Physiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90010-170, Brazil.
Daniela
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Steffens
Hematology and Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90610-000, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Physiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90010-170, Brazil; Stem Cell Research Institute, Porto Alegre 90020-010, Brazil. Electronic address: patriciapranke@ufrgs.br.
Patricia
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Pranke
D000818:Animals; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds