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Silica‐Incorporated Polyelectrolyte‐Complex Fibers as Tissue‐Engineering Scaffolds
Author(s) -
Wan A. C. A.,
Tai B. C. U.,
Leck K.J.,
Ying J. Y.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200502096
Subject(s) - polyelectrolyte , materials science , polymerization , tissue engineering , chemical engineering , hydrolysis , porosity , molecule , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , biomedical engineering , engineering , medicine
Fibers of polyelectrolyte complexes incorporated in silica are synthesized by combining the polymerization of hydrolyzed tetraethylorthosilicate with the process of interfacial polyelectrolyte complexation. The resulting fibers are hydro‐entangled to successfully produce porous scaffolds that act as a platform for the immobilization of biological molecules for tissue engineering (see Figure).