| Literature DB >> 27877500 |
Sumit Pramanik1, Belinda Pingguan-Murphy1, Noor Azuan Abu Osman1.
Abstract
There has been unprecedented development in tissue engineering (TE) over the last few years owing to its potential applications, particularly in bone reconstruction or regeneration. In this article, we illustrate several advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to the design of electrospun TE scaffolds. We also review the major benefits of electrospun fibers for three-dimensional scaffolds in hard connective TE applications and identify the key strategies that can improve the mechanical properties of scaffolds for bone TE applications. A few interesting results of recent investigations have been explained for future trends in TE scaffold research.Keywords: electrospinning; hard tissue; nanofiber; polymer; scaffolding; tissue engineering
Year: 2012 PMID: 27877500 PMCID: PMC5090556 DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/13/4/043002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Technol Adv Mater ISSN: 1468-6996 Impact factor: 8.090