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Herein, a facile macro- and microporous polycaprolactone/duck’s feet collagen scaffold (PCL/DC) was fabricated and characterized to confirm its applicability in bone tissue engineering. A biomimetic scaffold for bone tissue engineering and regeneration for bone defects is an important element. PCL is a widely applied biomaterial for bone tissue engineering due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, the high hydrophobicity and low cell attachment site properties of PCL lead to an insufficient microenvironment in designing a scaffold. Collagen is a nature-derived biomaterial that is widely used in tissue engineering and has excellent biocompatibility, mechanical properties, and cell attachment moieties. Among the resources from which collagen can be obtained, DC contains a high amount of collagen type I (COL1), is biocompatible, and is cost-effective. In this study, the scaffolds were fabricated by blending DC with PCL in various ratios and applied non-solvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) and thermal-induced phase separation (TIPS) (N-TIPS), solvent casting and particulate leaching (SCPL), and gas foaming method to fabricate macro- and microporous structure. The characterization of the fabricated scaffolds was carried out by morphological analysis, bioactivity test, physicochemical analysis, and mechanical test.  In vitro  study was carried out by viability test, morphology observation, and gene expression. The results showed that the incorporation of DC enhances the physicochemical and mechanical properties of the scaffolds. Also, a large amount of bone mimetic apatite was formed according to the DC content in the bioactivity test. The  in vitro  study showed that the PCL/DC scaffold is biocompatible and the existence of apatite and DC formed a favorable microenvironment for cell proliferation and differentiation. Overall, the novel porous PCL/DC scaffold can be a promising biomaterial model for bone tissue engineering and regeneration.

journal of biomaterials science, polymer edition

Macro- and microporous polycaprolactone/duck’s feet collagen scaffold fabricated by combining facile phase separation and particulate leaching techniques to enhance osteogenesis for bone tissue engineering