Evaluation of PBS Treatment and PEI Coating Effects on Surface Morphology and Cellular Response of 3D-Printed Alginate Scaffolds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Alginate and Its Solutions for 3D Printing
2.2. Design and Fabrication of Scaffolds
2.3. PBS and PEI Treatments of Scafolds
2.4. Surface Morphology Assessment
2.5. Cell Seeding
2.6. Swelling Analysis
2.7. Mechanical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Surface Morphology of Scaffolds by SEM Imaging
3.2. Cell Morpholoyg and Attachemnt
3.3. Mechanical and Swelling Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Mendoza García, M.A.; Izadifar, M.; Chen, X. Evaluation of PBS Treatment and PEI Coating Effects on Surface Morphology and Cellular Response of 3D-Printed Alginate Scaffolds. J. Funct. Biomater. 2017, 8, 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb8040048
Mendoza García MA, Izadifar M, Chen X. Evaluation of PBS Treatment and PEI Coating Effects on Surface Morphology and Cellular Response of 3D-Printed Alginate Scaffolds. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2017; 8(4):48. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb8040048
Chicago/Turabian StyleMendoza García, María A., Mohammad Izadifar, and Xiongbiao Chen. 2017. "Evaluation of PBS Treatment and PEI Coating Effects on Surface Morphology and Cellular Response of 3D-Printed Alginate Scaffolds" Journal of Functional Biomaterials 8, no. 4: 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb8040048