Preliminary In Vitro Assessment of Stem Cell Compatibility with Cross-Linked Poly( -caprolactone urethane) Scaffolds Designed through High Internal Phase Emulsions

• Published in: Stem Cells International Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 467 - 474-041
• Main Authors: Rohman, Géraldine, Lataillade, Jean-Jacques, Peltzer, Juliette, Poirier, Florence, Consalus, Anne, Radu Bostan, Gabriela, Changotade, Sylvie, Lutomski, Didier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2015; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Biomedical materials; Bone marrow; Bone surgery; Chemical Sciences; Cytotoxicity; Defects; Emulsions; Joint replacement surgery; Mechanical properties; Polyesters; Polymers; Pores; Porosity; Stem cells; Tissue engineering; Urethanes

By using a high internal phase emulsion process, elastomeric poly(ε-caprolactone urethane) (PCLU) scaffolds were designed with pores size ranging from below 150 μm to 1800 μm and a porosity of 86% making them suitable for bone tissue engineering applications. Moreover, the pores appeared to be excel...