Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81783
Title: Calcium phosphate coated Keratin–PCL scaffolds for potential bone tissue regeneration
Authors: Zhao, Xinxin
Lui, Yuan Siang
Choo, Caleb Kai Chuen
Sow, Wan Ting
Huang, Charlotte Liwen
Ng, Kee Woei
Tan, Lay Poh
Loo, Joachim Say Chye
Keywords: Electrospinning
Keratin
Issue Date: 2015
Source: Zhao, X., Lui, Y. S., Choo, C. K. C., Sow, W. T., Huang, C. L., Ng, K. W., et al. (2015). Calcium phosphate coated Keratin–PCL scaffolds for potential bone tissue regeneration. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 49, 746-753.
Series/Report no.: Materials Science and Engineering: C
Abstract: The incorporation of hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles within or on the surface of electrospun polymeric scaffolds is a popular approach for bone tissue engineering. However, the fabrication of osteoconductive composite scaffolds via benign processing conditions still remains a major challenge to date. In this work, a new method was developed to achieve a uniform coating of calcium phosphate (CaP) onto electrospun keratin–polycaprolactone composites (Keratin–PCL). Keratin within PCL was crosslinked to decrease its solubility, before coating of CaP. A homogeneous coating was achieved within a short time frame (~ 10 min) by immersing the scaffolds into Ca2 + and (PO4)3 − solutions separately. Results showed that the incorporation of keratin into PCL scaffolds not only provided nucleation sites for Ca2 + adsorption and subsequent homogeneous CaP surface deposition, but also facilitated cell–matrix interactions. An improvement in the mechanical strength of the resultant composite scaffold, as compared to other conventional coating methods, was also observed. This approach of developing a biocompatible bone tissue engineering scaffold would be adopted for further in vitro osteogenic differentiation studies in the future.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81783
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40963
ISSN: 0928-4931
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.01.084
Schools: School of Materials Science & Engineering 
Research Centres: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering 
Rights: © 2015 Elsevier.
Fulltext Permission: none
Fulltext Availability: No Fulltext
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