Polymeric scaffolds in tissue engineering: a literature review. Issue 2 (23rd October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jafari, Maissa; Paknejad, Zahrasadat; Rad, Maryam Rezai; Motamedian, Saeed Reza; Eghbal, Mohammad Jafar; Nadjmi, Nasser; Khojasteh, Arash
• Is Part Of: Journal of biomedical materials research. Volume 105:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 431
• Page End: 459
• Publication Date: 2015-10-23
• Subjects: tissue engineering -- polymeric scaffolds -- cell adhesion -- proliferation -- differentiation; Biomedical materials -- Periodicals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33547
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1552-4973

Abstract

Abstract: The tissue engineering scaffold acts as an extracellular matrix that interacts to the cells prior to forming new tissues. The chemical and structural characteristics of scaffolds are major concerns in fabricating of ideal three‐dimensional structure for tissue engineering applications. The polymer scaffolds used for tissue engineering should possess proper architecture and mechanical properties in addition to supporting cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. Much research has been done on the topic of polymeric scaffold properties such as surface topographic features (roughness and hydrophilicity) and scaffold microstructures (pore size, porosity, pore interconnectivity, and pore and fiber architectures) that influence the cell–scaffold interactions. In this review, efforts were given to evaluate the effect of both chemical and structural characteristics of scaffolds on cell behaviors such as adhesion, proliferation, migration, and differentiation. This review would provide the fundamental information which would be beneficial for scaffold design in future. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 105B: 431–459, 2017.