Nonwoven chitosan fibrous matrix with bioactive agents modified surface and drug release function as tissue engineering scaffold

  • Shim, In-Kyong (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Hwang, Jeong-Hyo (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Yook, Yeo-Joo (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Chung, Chong-Pyoung (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Jin (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University)
  • Published : 2003.04.01

Abstract

For polymeric material for tissue engineering. chitosan was selected with benefit of high tissue compatibility attributed and wound healing through its activation of growth factors. And nonwoven chitosan fibrous matrix has well interconnected porosity. But chitosan itself has some of limitations in including rapid bone regeneration at initial states incorpor-ated of bioactive materials such as growth factors and ECM molecules. (omitted)

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