Incorporation of zeolite and silica nanoparticles into electrospun PVA/collagen nanofibrous scaffolds: The influence on the physical, chemical properties and cell behavior

摘要

Cartilage is under extensive investigation in tissue engineering research. Herein, we evaluated scaffolds prepared by composites of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and collagen incorporated with zeolite and silica nanoparticles (nZe and nSi). The scaffolds were prepared by the electrospinning method. The mean diameters of nanofibers were 0.61 +/- 0.34 mu m for PVA/collagen versuss 0.62 +/- 0.22 mu m and 0.66 +/- 0.25 mu m for the PVA/collagenZe and the PVA/collagenSi scaffolds, respectively. DAPI staining results revealed that cell proliferations on the PVA/collagenZe and PVA/collagenSi were strikingly higher than on the pure PVA/collagen. The results encouraged further investigation of PVA/collagenSi scaffolds as biomimetic platform for chondrocyte cells in tissue engineering.