Electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering of vascular grafts

A Hasan, A Memic, N Annabi, M Hossain, A Paul… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for off-the-shelf tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) for
the replacement or bypass of damaged arteries in various cardiovascular diseases …

Biopolymer-based hydrogels as scaffolds for tissue engineering applications: a review

S Van Vlierberghe, P Dubruel, E Schacht - Biomacromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are physically or chemically cross-linked polymer networks that are able to
absorb large amounts of water. They can be classified into different categories depending …

[HTML][HTML] Relationships between mechanical properties and drug release from electrospun fibers of PCL and PLGA blends

SF Chou, KA Woodrow - Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibers have the potential to achieve high drug loading and the ability to
sustain drug release. Mechanical properties of the drug-incorporated fibers suggest the …

Stimuli-responsive electrospun fibers and their applications

C Huang, SJ Soenen, J Rejman, B Lucas… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive electrospun nanofibers are gaining considerable attention as highly
versatile tools which offer great potential in the biomedical field. In this critical review, an …

Superhydrophobic PVDF and PVDF-HFP nanofibrous mats with antibacterial and anti-biofouling properties

M Spasova, N Manolova, N Markova, I Rashkov - Applied Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic nanofibrous materials of poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and poly
(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)(PVDF-HFP) were prepared by one-pot …

Mechanical biocompatibility of highly deformable biomedical materials

E Mazza, AE Ehret - Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Mismatch of mechanical properties between highly deformable biomedical materials and
adjacent native tissue might lead to short and long term health impairment. The capability of …

Highly aligned electrospun nanofibers by elimination of the whipping motion

P Kiselev, J Rosell‐Llompart - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This work shows how elimination of the whipping motion of electrospinning fibers leads to
nearly perfect alignment of fibers collected onto fast‐rotating cylindrical collectors. The …

Electrospun biphasic tubular scaffold with enhanced mechanical properties for vascular tissue engineering

A Abdal-Hay, M Bartnikowski, S Hamlet… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer scaffolds produced through an electrospinning process are frequently explored as
tissue substitutes for regenerative medicine. Despite offering desirable surface area to …

Fabrication and characterization of electrospun decellularized muscle-derived scaffolds

MM Smoak, A Han, E Watson, A Kishan… - … Engineering Part C …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Although skeletal muscle has a high potential for self-repair, volumetric muscle loss can
result in impairment beyond the endogenous regenerative capacity. There is a clinical need …

Self-powered well-aligned P (VDF-TrFE) piezoelectric nanofiber nanogenerator for modulating an exact electrical stimulation and enhancing the proliferation of …

A Wang, M Hu, L Zhou, X Qiang - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Electric potential plays an indispensable role in tissue engineering and wound healing.
Piezoelectric nanogenerators based on direct piezoelectric effects can be self-powered …