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Preparation of biodegradable gelatin/PVA porous scaffolds for skin regeneration

Mahnama, H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2016

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2016.1193025
  3. Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd , 2016
  4. Abstract:
  5. 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. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
  6. Keywords:
  7. Freeze gelation-drying ; Gelatin ; PVA ; Skin cell ; Biodegradable polymers ; Biodegradation ; Cell culture ; Cells ; Cytology ; Gelation ; Pore size ; Freeze drying method ; Freeze-gelation ; Human dermal fibroblasts ; Polymer concentrations ; Porous scaffold ; Preparation conditions ; Skin regeneration ; Scaffolds (biology)
  8. Source: Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology ; 2016 , Pages 1-8 ; 21691401 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21691401.2016.1193025