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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2014

Properties and in vitro characterization of polyhydroxybutyrate-chitosan scaffolds prepared by modified precipitation method.

Lubomir Medvecky, Maria Giretova, Radoslava Stulajterova

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lubomir MedveckyInstitute of Materials Research, Slovak Academy of Science, Watsonova 47, 040 01, Kosice, Slovak Republic, lmedvecky@imr.saske.sk.
Maria Giretova
Radoslava Stulajterova
Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences · SKSlovak Academy of Sciences · SK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porous polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)-chitosan biopolymer scaffolds were prepared by co-precipitation from biopolymer solutions with propylene carbonate and acetic acid as solvents. A change of the fibrous character of chitosan precipitates to globular shaped forms with a polyhydroxybutyrate addition was found in suspensions. Scaffolds differ by porosity and morphology of polymers in microstructures, while chitosan represented more compact plate-like fibers and PHB characterized mainly fine fibrous globular agglomerates. Two structurally dissimilar phase regions were verified in blended scaffolds. A rise in the number of smaller pores, and fine structured polymer forms with PHB content were observed in the scaffolds. A significant reduction in the average molecular weight of biopolymers was found in pure chitosan scaffold, this after precipitation of the chitosan in the presence of propylene carbonate and in blends after mutual biopolymer mixing. Interactions between shortened chitosan chains, PHB and chitosan biopolymers in the blends were observed. An excellent fibroblast proliferation was found in scaffolds prepared from biopolymer blends.

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Tissue ScaffoldsAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCell LineCell ProliferationChitosanEquipment Failure AnalysisFibroblastsFractional PrecipitationHydroxybutyratesMaterials TestingMicePolyestersPolyhydroxybutyratesProsthesis DesignSurface PropertiesBiocompatible MaterialsChitosanHydroxybutyratespoly-beta-hydroxybutyratePolyestersPolyhydroxybutyrates

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PMID24297513
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