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    Comparative study of aligned and nonaligned poly(epsilon-caprolactone) fibrous scaffolds prepared by solution blow spinning

    Year: 2019

    Journal: J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part B, Volume 107, JUL, page 1462–1470

    Authors: Simbara, Marcia M. O.; Santos, Arnaldo R., Jr.; Andrade, Aron J. P.; Malmonge, Sonia M.

    Organizations: Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel SuperiorCoordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)

    Keywords: tissue engineering; fibrous scaffolds; fiber alignment; solution blow spinning

    Fibrous scaffolds have become popular in tissue engineering (TE) due to their morphological resemblance to extracellular matrix components. While electrospinning is the most common technique in the field, solution blow spinning is an emerging technique with great potential. One of its many advantages is that it can produce aligned fibers with a very simple experimental setup. This work aimed to fabricate poly(epsilon-caprolactone) mats with aligned fibers and compare them to nonaligned ones. For that, samples were produced using three rotational speeds of a cylindrical collector and characterized in terms of fiber alignment and diameter, mechanical properties, wettability, and biological response. Results showed that with a static collector, fibers were randomly deposited and nonaligned. As the speed was increased, the fibers began to align (as proven by image analysis), resulting in a change in mechanical behavior, but no differences in fiber diameter. Cells cultured on aligned samples were more elongated, and a higher alignment degree seemed to favor cellular growth. The results confirmed the potential of this up-and-coming technique to produce aligned fibers for TE. (c) 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 107B: 1462-1470, 2019.
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