Open Access<p>Electrospun Scaffold with Sustained Antibacterial and Tissue-Matched Mechanical Properties for Potential Application as Functional Mesh</p>
Author(s) -
Zhengni Liu,
Xiaoqiang Zhu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s248970
Subject(s) - electrospinning , materials science , nanofiber , polycaprolactone , grafting , biocompatibility , surface modification , scaffold , fibroin , chemical engineering , caprolactone , composite material , biomedical engineering , copolymer , polymer , silk , medicine , engineering , metallurgy
Various materials and approaches have been used to reduce the mesh-induced inflammatory response and modify the mesh with tissue-matched mechanical properties, aiming to improve the repair of abdominal wall defects.