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In vitro degradation of thin films and tissue engineering scaffolds based on biodegradable polymers

Sultana, Naznin and Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq (2011) In vitro degradation of thin films and tissue engineering scaffolds based on biodegradable polymers. In: 2nd International Conference On Biotechnology Engineering (ICBIOE 2011).

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB11.2742

Abstract

This paper reports the in vitro degradation of three-dimensional, highly porous tissue engineering scaffolds and non-porous thin films based on poly (L-lactide) (PLLA) biopolymers. The tissue engineering scaffolds were produced through the emulsion freezing/freeze-drying technique. The nonporous thin films were produced using solvent casting technique. In vitro degradation experiments in terms of water uptake, water diffusion and weight loss were performed for various period of time. Results show that the scaffolds had more water uptake than the thin films at the same experimental condition. After 6 weeks, the weight loss of scaffolds was much greater than the films.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:biodegradable polymers
Divisions:Biosciences and Medical Engineering
ID Code:45938
Deposited By: Haliza Zainal
Deposited On:10 Jun 2015 03:01
Last Modified:29 Aug 2017 08:38

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