Medical applications of porous biomaterials: features of porosity and tissue‐specific implications for biocompatibility

JL Hernandez, KA Woodrow - Advanced healthcare materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Porosity is an important material feature commonly employed in implants and tissue
scaffolds. The presence of material voids permits the infiltration of cells, mechanical …

A review of key challenges of electrospun scaffolds for tissue‐engineering applications

S Khorshidi, A Solouk, H Mirzadeh… - Journal of tissue …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineering holds great promise to develop functional constructs resembling the
structural organization of native tissues to improve or replace biological functions, with the …

Electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering of vascular grafts

A Hasan, A Memic, N Annabi, M Hossain, A Paul… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for off-the-shelf tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) for
the replacement or bypass of damaged arteries in various cardiovascular diseases …

Recent advancements in electrospinning design for tissue engineering applications: A review

AP Kishan… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning, a technique used to fabricate fibrous scaffolds, has gained popularity in
recent years as a method to produce tissue engineered grafts with architectural similarities …

Strategies to tune electrospun scaffold porosity for effective cell response in tissue engineering

JM Ameer, AK Pr, N Kasoju - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering aims to develop artificial human tissues by culturing cells on a scaffold in
the presence of biochemical cues. Properties of scaffold such as architecture and …

Electrospun fibers for tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wound dressing

YF Goh, I Shakir, R Hussain - Journal of Materials Science, 2013 - Springer
Electrospinning, a technique well known for fabricating nanoscale fibers, has recently been
studied extensively due to its various advantages such as high surface-to-volume ratio …

The influence of electrospinning parameters on the morphology and diameter of poly (vinyledene fluoride) nanofibers-effect of sodium chloride

KP Matabola, RM Moutloali - Journal of Materials Science, 2013 - Springer
Electrospinning was used to produce PVDF nonwoven fiber mats under varying parameters
of polymer concentration, applied voltage, salt content, and spinning distance. The results …

Fabrication aspects of porous biomaterials in orthopedic applications: A review

E Babaie, SB Bhaduri - ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2018 - ACS Publications
Porous biomaterials have been widely used in a variety of orthopedic applications. Porous
scaffolds stimulate the cellular responses and accelerate osteogenesis. The porous …

Increasing the pore sizes of bone-mimetic electrospun scaffolds comprised of polycaprolactone, collagen I and hydroxyapatite to enhance cell infiltration

MC Phipps, WC Clem, JM Grunda, GA Clines, SL Bellis - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Bone-mimetic electrospun scaffolds consisting of polycaprolactone (PCL), collagen I and
nanoparticulate hydroxyapatite (HA) have previously been shown to support the adhesion …

Improved cellular infiltration in electrospun fiber via engineered porosity

J Nam, Y Huang, S Agarwal, J Lannutti - Tissue engineering, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Small pore sizes inherent to electrospun matrices can hinder efficient cellular ingrowth. To
facilitate infiltration while retaining its extracellular matrix-like character, electrospinning was …