Electrospun Poly(carbonate-urea-urethane)s Nonwovens with Shape-Memory Properties as a Potential Biomaterial
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AbstractPoly(carbonate-urea-urethane) (PCUU)-based scaffolds exhibit various desirable properties for tissue engineering applications. This study thus aimed to investigate the suitability of PCUU as polymers for the manufacturing of nonwoven mats by electrospinning, able to closely mimic the fibrous structure of the extracellular matrix. PCUU nonwovens of fiber diameters ranging from 0.28 ± 0.07 to 0.82 ± 0.12 μm were obtained with an average surface porosity of around 50-60%. Depending on the collector type and solution concentration, a broad range of tensile strengths (in the range of 0.3-9.6 MPa), elongation at break (90-290%), and Young's modulus (5.7-26.7 MPa) at room temperature of the nonwovens could be obtained. Furthermore, samples collected on the plate collector showed a shape-memory effect with a shape-recovery ratio (Rr) of around 99% and a shape-fixity ratio (Rf) of around 96%. Biological evaluation validated the inertness, stability, and lack of cytotoxicity of PCUU nonwovens obtained on the plate collector. The ability of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and endothelial cells (HUVECs) to attach, elongate, and grow on the surface of the nonwovens suggests that the manufactured nonwovens are suitable scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.
All Author(s) ListRolińska K, Bakhshi H, Balk M, Blocki A, Panwar A, Puchalski M, Wojasiński M, Mazurek-Budzyńska M
Journal nameACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering
Year2023
Month12
Volume Number9
Issue Number12
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
Pages6683 - 6697
ISSN2373-9878
LanguagesEnglish-United Kingdom
Keywordsbiomaterial, electrospinning, poly(carbonate-urea-urethane)s, shape-memory effect