Natural Polymeric Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications

Abstract Natural polymeric scaffolds can be used for tissue engineering applications such as cell delivery and cell-free supporting of native tissues. This is because of their desirable properties such as; high biocompatibility, tunable mechanical strength and conductivity, large surface area, porous- and extracellular matrix (ECM)-mimicked structures. Specifically, their less toxicity and biocompatibility makes them suitable for several tissue engineering applications. For these reasons, several biopolymeric scaffolds are currently being explored for numerous tissue engineering applications. To date, research on the nature, chemistry, and properties of nanocomposite biopolymers are been reported, while the need for a comprehensive research note on more tissue engineering application of these biopolymers remains. As a result, this present study comprehensively reviews the development of common natural biopolymers as scaffolds for tissue engineering applications such as cartilage tissue engineering, cornea repairs, osteochondral defect repairs, and nerve regeneration. More so, the implications of research findings for further studies are presented, while the impact of research advances on future research and other specific recommendations are added as well.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition

• Publication date

  2021-07-30

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Materials Science, Engineering

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/09205063.2021.1958185PMID 34328068
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

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