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Improvement of Bioactive Glass Nanofiber by a Capillary‐Driven Infiltration Coating with Degradable Polymers
Author(s) -
Kim JungJu,
Won JongEun,
Shin Ueon Sang,
Kim HaeWon
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04735.x
Subject(s) - nanofiber , materials science , biopolymer , coating , bioactive glass , polymer , composite material , membrane , electrospinning , capillary action , chemical engineering , chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
Herein, we developed a bioactive nanofibrous membrane by coating the bioactive glass nanofiber with degradable biopolymers, such as poly(caprolactone) and poly(lactic acid). A thin layer of the biopolymers could be covered on the glass nanofiber through a capillary‐driven infiltration of the polymer solution into the small‐sized nanofibrous mesh. The biopolymer‐coated glass nanofiber showed significantly enhanced mechanical properties while preserving the excellent bioactivity of the glass nanofiber. The produced nanofibrous membrane may be useful as a bioactive substrate for defect‐filling and cell‐culturing in bone regeneration area.