TY - JOUR
T1 - The deposition of thin titanium-nitrogen coatings on the surface of PCL-based scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering
AU - Kudryavtseva, Valeriya
AU - Stankevich, Ksenia
AU - Kibler, Elina
AU - Golovkin, Alexey
AU - Mishanin, Alexander
AU - Bolbasov, Evgeny
AU - Choynzonov, Evgeny
AU - Tverdokhlebov, Sergei
PY - 2018/4/9
Y1 - 2018/4/9
N2 - Biodegradable polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering is a promising technology for therapies of patients suffering from the loss of tissue or its function including cardiac tissues. However, limitations such as hydrophobicity of polymers prevent cell attachment, cell conductivity, and endothelialization. Plasma modification of polymers allows producing materials for an impressive range of applications due to their unique properties. Here, we demonstrate the possibility of bioresorbable electrospun polycaprolacton (PCL) scaffold surface modification by reactive magnetron sputtering of the titanium target in a nitrogen atmosphere. The influence of the plasma treatment time on the structure and properties of electrospun PCL scaffolds was studied. We show that the plasma treatment does not change the physico-mechanical properties of electrospun PCL scaffolds, leads to an increase in PCL scaffold biocompatibility, and, simultaneously, increases their hydrophilicity. In conclusion, this modification method opens a route to producing scaffolds with enhanced biocompatibility for tissue engineered vascular grafts.
AB - Biodegradable polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering is a promising technology for therapies of patients suffering from the loss of tissue or its function including cardiac tissues. However, limitations such as hydrophobicity of polymers prevent cell attachment, cell conductivity, and endothelialization. Plasma modification of polymers allows producing materials for an impressive range of applications due to their unique properties. Here, we demonstrate the possibility of bioresorbable electrospun polycaprolacton (PCL) scaffold surface modification by reactive magnetron sputtering of the titanium target in a nitrogen atmosphere. The influence of the plasma treatment time on the structure and properties of electrospun PCL scaffolds was studied. We show that the plasma treatment does not change the physico-mechanical properties of electrospun PCL scaffolds, leads to an increase in PCL scaffold biocompatibility, and, simultaneously, increases their hydrophilicity. In conclusion, this modification method opens a route to producing scaffolds with enhanced biocompatibility for tissue engineered vascular grafts.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.5017580
DO - 10.1063/1.5017580
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85045382596
VL - 112
JO - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
SN - 0003-6951
IS - 15
M1 - 153705
ER -