Fabrication and properties of polycaprolactone composites containing calcium phosphate-based ceramics and bioactive glasses in bone tissue engineering: a review

F Hajiali, S Tajbakhsh, A Shojaei - Polymer reviews, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a bioresorbable and biocompatible polymer that has been widely
used in long-term implants and controlled drug release applications. However, when it …

Tissue scaffolds for skin wound healing and dermal reconstruction

SP Zhong, YZ Zhang, CT Lim - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
One of the major applications of tissue‐engineered skin substitutes for wound healing is to
promote the healing of cutaneous wounds. In this respect, many important clinical …

3D-printed magnetic Fe 3 O 4/MBG/PCL composite scaffolds with multifunctionality of bone regeneration, local anticancer drug delivery and hyperthermia

J Zhang, S Zhao, M Zhu, Y Zhu, Y Zhang… - Journal of materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, three-dimensional (3D) magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles containing mesoporous
bioactive glass/polycaprolactone (Fe3O4/MBG/PCL) composite scaffolds have been …

Biomaterials for skin substitutes

M Sheikholeslam, MEE Wright… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with extensive burns rely on the use of tissue engineered skin due to a lack of
sufficient donor tissue, but it is a challenge to identify reliable and economical scaffold …

Stem cell-based tissue engineering with silk biomaterials

Y Wang, HJ Kim, G Vunjak-Novakovic, DL Kaplan - Biomaterials, 2006 - Elsevier
Silks are naturally occurring polymers that have been used clinically as sutures for centuries.
When naturally extruded from insects or worms, silk is composed of a filament core protein …

Surface modification of polycaprolactone membrane via aminolysis and biomacromolecule immobilization for promoting cytocompatibility of human endothelial cells

Y Zhu, C Gao, X Liu, J Shen - Biomacromolecules, 2002 - ACS Publications
Amino groups were covalently introduced onto a polycaprolactone (PCL) surface by the
reaction between 1, 6-hexanediamine and the ester groups of PCL. The occurrence of the …

Biological response of chondrocytes cultured in three‐dimensional nanofibrous poly (ϵ‐caprolactone) scaffolds

WJ Li, KG Danielson, PG Alexander… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Nanofibrous materials, by virtue of their morphological similarities to natural extracellular
matrix, have been considered as candidate scaffolds for cell delivery in tissue‐engineering …

Controlled drug delivery in tissue engineering

M Biondi, F Ungaro, F Quaglia, PA Netti - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
The concept of tissue and cell guidance is rapidly evolving as more information regarding
the effect of the microenvironment on cellular function and tissue morphogenesis become …

Surface modification of ultra thin poly (ε-caprolactone) films using acrylic acid and collagen

Z Cheng, SH Teoh - Biomaterials, 2004 - Elsevier
Poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) has been used as a bioresorbable polymer in numerous medical
devices as well as for tissue engineering applications. Its main advantage is its …

An improved hydrophilicity via electrospinning for enhanced cell attachment and proliferation

CH Kim, MS Khil, HY Kim, HU Lee… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The wettability of electrospun poly (ϵ‐caprolactone)(PCL) mats was improved by co‐
electrospinning with poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA), by double‐spinneret electrospinning method …