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- Title
Submicrofiber‐Incorporated 3D Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibrous Scaffolds with Enhanced Cell Performance.
- Authors
Wan, Yizao; Cui, Teng; Zhang, Quanchao; Yang, Zhiwei; Yao, Fanglian; Luo, Honglin
- Abstract
Combining nanofibers with submicrofibers is an effective way to design morphologically biomimetic tissue engineering scaffolds that imitate natural fibrous extracellular matrix (ECM) with varying lengths from nano‐ to submicrometer scales. Herein, the preparation of ECM‐mimetic scaffolds by conjugating electrospun cellulose acetate (CA) submicrofibers with bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers via a facile and scalable dispersion freeze‐drying process is reported. The morphology, structure, mechanical properties, and cell behavior of the as‐prepared nano/submicrofibrous BC/CA scaffolds are assessed. It is found that that the nano/submicrofibrous BC/CA scaffolds have 3D porous network structure with larger pores than the bare BC scaffold. Although the BC/CA scaffolds show decreased mechanical properties and porosity than their BC counterparts, they exhibit improved cell behavior over the bare BC scaffold. Moreover, the submicrofibers enable cell infiltration into the scaffolds. This suggests that the coexistence of nano‐ and submicrometer fibers enhances the attachment and spreading of cells on the nano/submicrofibrous scaffolds. This novel nano/submicrofibrous scaffold has great potential in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Nano/submicrofibrous BC/CA scaffolds with the controlled ratios of BC and CA are successfully fabricated by a facile and scalable dispersion freeze‐drying strategy. Nano/submicrofibrous scaffolds display similar structure to natural extracellular matrix and exhibit the enhanced cell proliferation and migration, indicating their immense potential for applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
- Subjects
MICROFIBERS; CELLULOSE acetate; FIBROUS composites; EXTRACELLULAR matrix; TISSUE engineering
- Publication
Macromolecular Materials & Engineering, 2018, Vol 303, Issue 11, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1438-7492
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mame.201800316