Design and optimization of polyphosphazene functionalized fiber matrices for soft tissue regeneration

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-124

  Peach, M Sean ^a,b   Kumbar, Sangamesh G ^b,c   James, Roshan ^a,b   Toti, Udaya S ^b   Balasubramaniam, Deepak ^c   Deng, Meng ^b   Ulery, Bret ^b   Mazzocca, Augustus D ^b   McCarthy, Mary Beth ^b   Morozowich, Nicole L ^d   Allcock, Harry R ^d   Laurencin, Cato T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Fiber; Human mesenchymal stem cells; Polycaprolactone; Polyphosphazene; Surface functionalization; Tissue engineering tendon

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETERS; COATING SOLUTION; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; ELECTROSPUNS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FIBER DIAMETERS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; IN-VITRO; PHOSPHAZENES; POLYPHOSPHAZENES; PORE DIAMETERS; PRIMARY EVALUATION; SCAFFOLD PROPERTIES; SIX FIBERS; SKELETAL TISSUES; SOFT TISSUE; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY; TOTAL PROTEIN; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COATINGS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTROSPINNING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; POLYCAPROLACTONE; STEM CELLS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

FIBERS;

NANOFIBER; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYMER; POLYPHOSPHAZENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIBER; FUNCTIONALIZED FIBER MATRIX; GONIOMETRY; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIAL COATING; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SOFT TISSUE REGENERATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; WATER CONTACT ANGLE GONIOMETRY; X RAY ANALYSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ELASTICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; NANOFIBERS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; POROSITY; PROTEINS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84861470397     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2012.1368     Document Type: Article

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