Tissue Engineering
Novel method improves biocompatibility of PGA for tissue engineering
Published in Blood Weekly, December 30th, 2004
According to recent research from the United Stated, "Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) has a long history as a bioresorbable polymer. Its biocompatibility is widely accepted, yet PGA is often rejected as a soft-tissue scaffold because of fibrous encapsulation.
"The goal of this study was to improve the soft-tissue biocompatibility of PGA by producing scaffolds composed of small-diameter fibers through electrospinning and subjecting these scaffolds to a concentrated hydrochloric acid (HCL) pretreatment. The theory is that small-diameter fibers will elicit a reduced...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2004-12-30)
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