Fabrication of Biodegradable Polyester Nanocomposites by Electrospinning for Tissue Engineering

Figure 18

Alkaline phosphatase-(ALP-) stained (a) PHBV, (b) PHBV/Ag 1.0 nanofibrous scaffolds after 6 days of incubation of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts, and (c) PHBV, (d) PHBV/Ag 1.0 nanofibrous scaffolds after 10 days incubation of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts, and (e) ALP expression of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts on the nanofibrous scaffolds. Reproduced from Biomacromolecules with permission from American Chemicial Society [24].

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