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Title: Incorporation of Elastin to Improve Polycaprolactone-Based Scaffolds for Skeletal Muscle via Electrospinning.
Authors: Perez-Puyana, Victor
Villanueva, Paula
Jiménez-Rosado, Mercedes
de la Portilla, Fernando
Romero, Alberto
Keywords: elastin;electrospinning;scaffolds;skeletal muscle cells
Issue Date: 6-May-2021
Abstract: Skeletal muscle regeneration is increasingly necessary, which is reflected in the increasing number of studies that are focused on improving the scaffolds used for such regeneration, as well as the incubation protocol. The main objective of this work was to improve the characteristics of polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds by incorporating elastin to achieve better cell proliferation and biocompatibility. In addition, two cell incubation protocols (with and without dynamic mechanical stimulation) were evaluated to improve the activity and functionality yields of the regenerated cells. The results indicate that the incorporation of elastin generates aligned and more hydrophilic scaffolds with smaller fiber size. In addition, the mechanical properties of the resulting scaffolds make them adequate for use in both bioreactors and patients. All these characteristics increase the biocompatibility of these systems, generating a better interconnection with the tissue. However, due to the low maturation achieved in biological tests, no differences could be found between the incubation with and without dynamic mechanical stimulation.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10668/17893
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: 10.3390/polym13091501
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