Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Publisher : Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods
Source : Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods, Mary Ann Liebert Inc., Volume 17, Number 11, p.1121-1130 (2011)
Keywords : 6 diamidino 2 phenylindole, animal, Animals, article, Bead-free fibers, Biological properties, cattle, cell adhesion, Cell attachments, Cell culture, cell motion, Cell Movement, cell proliferation, chemistry, Cytology, drug effect, Electrospinning, Electrospinning setups, Electrospun membranes, Electrospuns, Extracellular matrices, Fabrication, Fetal Blood, fetus blood, Fiber diameters, Fibrin, flow cytometry, Fluorescence, fluorescence microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Functional properties, High voltage, human, Human umbilical cord, Humans, indole derivative, Indoles, infrared spectroscopy, mesenchymal stem cell, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, metabolism, methodology, microscopy, nanofiber, Nanofibers, Nanofibrous scaffolds, Novel methods, phosphotungstic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, Scaffolds (biology), scanning electron microscopy, solution and solubility, Solutions, Spectroscopy, staining, Staining and Labeling, Stem cells, Synthetic agents
Campus : Kochi
School : Center for Nanosciences
Center : Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine Move, Nanosciences
Department : Nanosciences
Year : 2011
Abstract : In this study, fibrin, which is superior to fibrinogen in both structural and functional properties, has for the first time been electrospun successfully into uniform nano fibers resembling the extracellular matrix (ECM). The methods of fabrication and characterization of this unique scaffold are presented. Using poly (vinyl) alcohol as an electrospinning-driving polymer, we have developed a novel method for the fabrication of fibrin into a nanofibrous scaffold for various tissue-engineering applications starting from human-plasma-derived fibrinogen and thrombin and combining these ingredients within the syringe of an electrospinning setup under high voltage. In this fashion, fibrin nanofibrous scaffold is produced in a one-step approach without the need for subsequent cross-linking by synthetic agents that compromise the biological properties of the scaffold. Characterization of the electrospun membrane was done by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and fibrin specific phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin staining. SEM data revealed the formation of bead-free fibers with a dimension ranging from 50-500nm, which exactly mimics the fiber diameter of native ECM. Cell attachment and proliferation studies revealed that the scaffold supports the attachment, spreading, and proliferation of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells. © 2011, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Cite this Research Publication : S. R. Perumcherry, Chennazhi, K. P., Shantikumar V Nair, Dr. Deepthy Menon, and Afeesh, R., “A Novel Method for the Fabrication of Fibrin-based Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffold for Tissue-Engineering Applications”, Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods, vol. 17, pp. 1121-1130, 2011.