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Fabrication and Characterization of Nanofibrous Poly (L-Lactic Acid)/Chitosan-Based Scaffold by Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Technique for Nerve Tissue Engineering

Journal

MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 63, Issue 9, Pages 818-827

Publisher

SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-021-00346-3

Keywords

Thermally induced phase separation (TIPS); Poly (l-lactic acid); Chitosan; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Nerve tissue engineering

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The study developed a highly porous scaffold by PLLA/chitosan blend using LLPS method for nerve tissue engineering, showing good structural properties, hydrophilicity, and mechanical properties. Polymeric concentration in blend fabrication influences scaffold characteristics and cell responses.
Fabrication method is one of the essential factors which directly affect on the properties of scaffold. Several techniques have been well established to fabricate nanofibrous scaffolds such as electrospinning. However, preparing a three-dimensional (3-D) interconnected macro-pore scaffold essential for transporting the cell metabolites and nutrients is difficult using the electrospinning method. The main aim of this study was developing a highly porous scaffold by poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA)/chitosan blend using liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) technique, a fast and cost-benefit method, in order to use in nerve tissue engineering. In addition, the effect of different polymeric concentrations on morphology, mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, in vitro degradation rate and pH alteration of the scaffolds were evaluated. Moreover, cell attachment, cell viability and cell proliferation of scaffolds as candidates for nerve tissue engineering was investigated. PLLA/chitosan blend not only had desirable structural properties, porosity, hydrophilicity, mechanical properties, degradation rate and pH alteration but also provided a favorable environment for attachment, viability, and proliferation of human neuroblastoma cells, exhibiting significant potential for nerve tissue engineering applications. However, the polymeric concentration in blend fabrication had influence on both characteristics and cell responses. It concluded that PLLA/chitosan nanofibrous 3-D scaffold fabricated by LLPS method as a suitable candidate for nerve tissue engineering.

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