Preparation of biodegradable gelatin/PVA porous scaffolds for skin regeneration.
Porous scaffolds composed of gelatin/poly (vinyl alcohol), (Gel/PVA), were prepared using combination of freeze gelation and freeze drying methods. The effect of polymer concentration, gelatin/PVA ratio, and glutaraldehyde/gelatin ratio (GA/Gel) was investigated on morphology of pores, swelling ratio, biodegradation, and skin cell culture. At optimum preparation conditions the scaffolds had uniform pore size distributions showing high swelling ratio of 23.6. The scaffolds were of biodegradable nature and almost degraded in 28 days. Human dermal fibroblast cells (HDF) were cultured on the scaffolds and MTS assay was conducted to evaluate the influence of PVA on growth and proliferation of the cells.
a Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering , Sharif University of Technology , Tehran , Iran.
Hossein
H
Mahnama
b Radiation Applications Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute , Tehran , Iran.
Susan
S
Dadbin
a Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering , Sharif University of Technology , Tehran , Iran.
Masoud
M
Frounchi
c Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology at Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology , ACECR , Tehran , Iran.
Sareh
S
Rajabi
D065966:Absorption, Physicochemical; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D005780:Gelatin / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D012038:Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects*; D013552:Swine; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D014867:Water; D005780:Gelatin; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol
Freeze gelation-drying; PVA; gelatin; porous scaffold; skin cell