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ArticlePolymers2023

Effect of Gelatin Coating and GO Incorporation on the Properties and Degradability of Electrospun PCL Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration.

Carlos Loyo, Alexander Cordoba, Humberto Palza, Daniel Canales, Francisco Melo, Juan F Vivanco, Raúl Vallejos Baier, Carola Millán, Teresa Corrales, Paula A Zapata

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Carlos LoyoDepartamento de Ciencias del Ambiente, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Grupo Polímeros, Santiago 9160000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4177-2958
Alexander CordobaDepartamento de Ciencias del Ambiente, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Grupo Polímeros, Santiago 9160000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-0750-467X
Humberto PalzaDepartamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Beauchef 851, Casilla 277, Santiago 8370459, Chile.
Daniel CanalesDepartamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 9160000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-2691-6864
Francisco MeloDepartamento de Física y Soft Matter Research Center (SMAT-C), Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Av. Victor Jara 3493, Santiago 9160000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-6818-5476
Juan F VivancoFacultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Viña del Mar 2580335, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-2659-368X
Raúl Vallejos BaierFacultad Artes Liberales, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago 7911328, Chile.
Carola MillánFacultad Artes Liberales, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Viña del Mar 2580335, Chile.
Teresa CorralesGrupo de Fotoquímica, Departamento de Química Macromolecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, C.S.I.C., Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0171-2283
Paula A ZapataDepartamento de Ciencias del Ambiente, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Grupo Polímeros, Santiago 9160000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-3361-6226
Universidad de Santiago de Chile · CLAdolfo Ibáñez University · CLInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros · ESUniversity of Chile · CL

Funding

Dirección de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica 052241ZR_DAS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymer-based nanocomposites such as polycaprolactone/graphene oxide (PCL/GO) have emerged as alternatives for bone tissue engineering (BTE) applications. The objective of this research was to investigate the impact of a gelatin (Gt) coating on the degradability and different properties of PCL nanofibrous scaffolds fabricated by an electrospinning technique with 1 and 2 wt% GO. Uniform PCL/GO fibers were obtained with a beadless structure and rough surface. PCL/GO scaffolds exhibited an increase in their crystallization temperature (Tc), attributed to GO, which acted as a nucleation agent. Young's modulus increased by 32 and 63% for the incorporation of 1 and 2 wt% GO, respectively, in comparison with neat PCL. A homogeneous Gt coating was further applied to these fibers, with incorporations as high as 24.7 wt%. The introduction of the Gt coating improved the hydrophilicity and degradability of the scaffolds. Bioactivity analysis revealed that the hydroxyapatite crystals were deposited on the Gt-coated scaffolds, which made them different from their uncoated counterparts. Our results showed the synergic effect of Gt and GO in enhancing the multifunctionality of the PCL, in particular the degradability rate, bioactivity, and cell adhesion and proliferation of hGMSC cells, making it an interesting biomaterial for BTE.

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electrospinninggelatin coating degradabilitygraphene oxidepolycaprolactone

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PMID38201794
PMCPMC10780398
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