Preparation of aligned poly (glycerol sebacate) fibrous membranes for anisotropic tissue engineering

HJ Wu, MH Hu, HY Tuan-Mu, JJ Hu - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of fibrous scaffolds for tissue repair or regeneration is advantageous for its
microstructure similar to that of the native ECM. Aligned fibrous scaffold, in particular, can be …

Highly aligned and geometrically structured poly (glycerol sebacate)-polyethylene oxide composite fiber matrices towards bioscaffolding applications

D O'Brien, A Hankins, N Golestaneh… - Biomedical …, 2019 - Springer
The biocompatible and biodegradable polymer poly (glycerol sebacate), or PGS, is a rubber-
like material that finds use in several biomedical applications. PGS is often cast into a mold …

Fabrication of a mechanically anisotropic poly (glycerol sebacate) membrane for tissue engineering

CN Hsu, PY Lee, HY Tuan‐Mu, CY Li… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) has been used successfully as a scaffolding material
for soft tissue engineering. PGS scaffolds, however, are usually mechanically isotropic …

Fabrication of poly (glycerol sebacate) fibrous membranes by coaxial electrospinning: Influence of shell and core solutions

ZR You, MH Hu, HY Tuan-Mu, JJ Hu - journal of the mechanical behavior …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) has enjoyed great success in soft tissue
engineering, it remains challenging to fabricate PGS fibers. In this study, coaxial …

Poly (glycerol sebacate) nanofiber scaffolds by core/shell electrospinning

F Yi, DA LaVan - Macromolecular bioscience, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The novel biomaterial poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) holds great promise for tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine. PGS is a rubbery, degradable polymer much like …

[PDF][PDF] Tuning fiber alignment to achieve mechanical anisotropy on polymeric electrospun scaffolds for cardiovascular tissue engineering

DN Markatos, A Sarakinis, D Mavrilas - J. Mater. Sci. Eng, 2018 - researchgate.net
Background: Soft tissues are characterized by strong mechanical anisotropy, as a result of
internal fiber architecture, matching the needs of mechanical function in each body part …

Electrospun three-dimensional aligned nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering

G Jin, R He, B Sha, W Li, H Qing, R Teng… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Engineered tissue constructs rely on biomaterials as support structures for tissue repair and
regeneration. Among these biomaterials, polyester biomaterials have been widely used for …

Use of aligned microscale sacrificial fibers in creating biomimetic, anisotropic poly (glycerol sebacate) scaffolds

CY Li, MH Hu, JJ Hu - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) is a biocompatible, biodegradable elastomer that has been
shown promise as a scaffolding material for tissue engineering; it is still challenging …

Design strategies of tissue engineering scaffolds with controlled fiber orientation

R Murugan, S Ramakrishna - Tissue engineering, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Tissue engineering is an emerging area of applied research with a goal of repairing or
regenerating the functions of damaged tissue that fails to heal spontaneously by using cells …

Comparative study of aligned and nonaligned poly (ε‐caprolactone) fibrous scaffolds prepared by solution blow spinning

MMO Simbara, AR Santos Jr… - … Research Part B …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fibrous scaffolds have become popular in tissue engineering (TE) due to their
morphological resemblance to extracellular matrix components. While electrospinning is the …