Corneal stromal regeneration by hybrid oriented poly (epsilon-caprolactone)/lyophilized silk fibroin electrospun scaffold

(2020) Corneal stromal regeneration by hybrid oriented poly (epsilon-caprolactone)/lyophilized silk fibroin electrospun scaffold. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. pp. 377-388. ISSN 0141-8130

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Abstract

Applying biological macromolecule like silk fibroin (SF) is a promising material for corneal tissue engineering. However, designing an appropriate tissue-like construct to compensate the shortages of traditional routes are still challenging. SF besides possessing biocompatibility and transparency, the biomaterial should be mechanically strong. In the present study, a hybrid scaffold composed of poly-epsilon-caprolactone (PCL)-silk fibroin (SF) is fabricated through electro spinning technique. The aligned and non-aligned PCL-SF scaffolds with various weight ratios are fabricated. The results reveal that the addition of SF yields the scaffolds with more uniform and aligned structure. The ultimate tensile strength and Young's modulus of aligned and non-aligned PCL-SF (60:40 and 50:50) fibers are in an acceptable range for cornea applications. It is noteworthy that the aligned PCL-SF (60:40 and 50:50) scaffolds have more transparency, hydrophilicity, water uptake, and in vitro degradation rate than the other scaffolds. The cell compatibility results show that human stromal keratocyte cells are attached and proliferated on the aligned and non-aligned PCL-SF scaffolds. The overall results recommend that PCL-SF (60:40 and 50:50) scaffolds have a great potential for human corneal stromal regeneration. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Biological macromolecules Electrospinning Alignment Stromal regeneration Poly (epsilon-caprolactone) Silk fibroin LIMBAL STEM-CELLS NANOFIBROUS SCAFFOLDS CELLULAR-RESPONSE ALOE-VERA FABRICATION PCL MEMBRANE DIAMETER SYSTEM GROWTH
Subjects: W General Medicine. Health Professions > W 82-83.1 Biomedical Technology
Divisions: Biosensor research center
Page Range: pp. 377-388
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 161
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.06.045
ISSN: 0141-8130
Depositing User: Zahra Otroj
URI: http://eprints.mui.ac.ir/id/eprint/13598

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