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ArticleBioMed research international2014

Nanofibrous chitosan-polyethylene oxide engineered scaffolds: a comparative study between simulated structural characteristics and cells viability.

Mohammad Kazemi Pilehrood, Mandana Dilamian, Mina Mirian, Hojjat Sadeghi-Aliabadi, Laleh Maleknia, Pertti Nousiainen, Ali Harlin

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammad Kazemi PilehroodDepartment of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 589, 33101 Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-9797-5634
Mandana DilamianDepartment of Textile Engineering, Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, P.O. Box 11365-4435, Tehran, Iran.
Mina MirianDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 81745-359, Isfahan, Iran.
Hojjat Sadeghi-AliabadiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 81745-359, Isfahan, Iran.
Laleh MalekniaDepartment of Textile Engineering, Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, P.O. Box 11365-4435, Tehran, Iran.
Pertti NousiainenDepartment of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 589, 33101 Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8718-8752
Ali HarlinVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, P.O. Box 1000, 02044 VTT, Finland.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University South Tehran Branch · IRTampere University · FIVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

3D nanofibrous chitosan-polyethylene oxide (PEO) scaffolds were fabricated by electrospinning at different processing parameters. The structural characteristics, such as pore size, overall porosity, pore interconnectivity, and scaffold percolative efficiency (SPE), were simulated by a robust image analysis. Mouse fibroblast cells (L929) were cultured in RPMI for 2 days in the presence of various samples of nanofibrous chitosan/PEO scaffolds. Cell attachments and corresponding mean viability were enhanced from 50% to 110% compared to that belonging to a control even at packed morphologies of scaffolds constituted from pores with nanoscale diameter. To elucidate the correlation between structural characteristics within the depth of the scaffolds' profile and cell viability, a comparative analysis was proposed. This analysis revealed that larger fiber diameters and pore sizes can enhance cell viability. On the contrary, increasing the other structural elements such as overall porosity and interconnectivity due to a simultaneous reduction in fiber diameter and pore size through the electrospinning process can reduce the viability of cells. In addition, it was found that manipulation of the processing parameters in electrospinning can compensate for the effects of packed morphologies of nanofibrous scaffolds and can thus potentially improve the infiltration and viability of cells.

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Tissue EngineeringAnimalsCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalChitosanFibroblastsHumansMiceNanofibersPolyethylene GlycolsPorosityTissue ScaffoldsChitosanPolyethylene Glycols

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PMID24995296
PMCPMC4065727
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