Fabrication and characterization of polylactic acid/polycaprolactone composite macroporous micro-nanofiber scaffolds by phase separation

The realization of a three-dimensional (3D) composite nanofiber scaffold in bone tissue engineering is promising and challenging. In this paper, a series of biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA)/polycaprolactone (PCL) composite micro-nanofiber scaffolds with different PCL contents (0-50 wt%) were prep...

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Published in:New journal of chemistry 2020-10, Vol.44 (4), p.17382-1739
Main Authors: Liu, Shuqiong, Zheng, Yuying, Hu, Jiapeng, Wu, Zhenzeng, Chen, Houwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apatite
Biocompatibility
Biodegradability
Biodegradable materials
Biomimetics
Compressive strength
Degradation
Mechanical properties
Modulus of elasticity
Morphology
Nanofibers
Phase separation
Polycaprolactone
Polylactic acid
Scaffolds
Thermodynamic properties
Three dimensional composites
Tissue engineering
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Summary:The realization of a three-dimensional (3D) composite nanofiber scaffold in bone tissue engineering is promising and challenging. In this paper, a series of biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA)/polycaprolactone (PCL) composite micro-nanofiber scaffolds with different PCL contents (0-50 wt%) were prepared by phase separation. The results showed that the addition of PCL had a great effect on the morphology of composite scaffolds and also changed the thermal properties and crystallinity of the PLA matrix. Meanwhile, the addition of the PCL content less than 30% could improve the compressive modulus of the PLA/PCL composite scaffold but slightly reduce the compressive strength. However, a higher content of PCL caused macroscopic collapse of the composite scaffold, which gradually deteriorated the mechanical properties of the scaffolds. The apatite formation ability, in vitro cell proliferation and degradation experiments showed that the PLA/PCL composite scaffold with 30% PCL has good bioactivity, cytocompatibility and degradation rate compared to the pure PLA scaffold just due to the biomimetic ECM nanofiber structure. By using incompatible polymers, the preparation of scaffolds with a macroporous structure has overcome the use of porogens and carcinogenic solvents.
ISSN:1144-0546
1369-9261
DOI:10.1039/d0nj03176c