Ethically sourced biotemplate engineered with smart polymer for promoting skeletal tissue regeneration
摘要
Highly organized extracellular matrix (ECM) with embedded apatite inherits significant piezoelectric behaviur in skeletal tissue. Herein, demineralized fish scale matrix (DFM) is explored as stimuli-responsive biotemplate. Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)-based aligned nanofabric integrated with collagen-rich DFM was explored as multi-layered bio-template to tailor electrical stimuli under dynamic load. Electrospun aligned β-PVDF significantly improved electro-mechanical stimuli. Different physico-chemical analysis including Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) evidenced matrix morphology with anisotropic scattering pattern. Cyclic voltammetry and conductivity measurement further demonstrated piezoelectric behaviur under mechanical stimuli. Thus, bioactive piezo-responsive matrix could be integrated in vivo as biotemplate towards stimuli-responsive tissue regeneration application.
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