Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (12): 1951-1956.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.12.024

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Electrospinning technology in tissue engineering: how far is it from the successful application in biomedicine?

Cui Zhi-dong, Li Dong-song, Liu Jian-guo   

  1. Department of Joint Surgery, Norman Bethune No.1 Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
  • Revised:2014-03-02 Online:2014-03-19 Published:2014-03-19
  • Contact: Liu Jian-guo, Chief physician, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Joint Surgery, Norman Bethune No.1 Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
  • About author:Cui Zhi-dong, Studying for master’s degree, Physician, Department of Joint Surgery, Norman Bethune No.1 Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Electrospinning preparation for the tissue engineering scaffold materials is an extremely promising technology.
OBJECTIVE: To review the progress of electrospinning technology in different fields and its main problems in the current application.
METHODS: We searched Medline and CNKI databases for articles published from 2000 to 2013 using the keywords of “electrospinning, tissue engineering” in English and Chinese.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The structure of non-woven cloth materials made by this technology is similar to the extracellular matrix, which has high surface area and controllable mechanical properties. Electrospinning materials have been widely applied in the tissue engineering field, especially in the biodegradable materials and high biocompatibility molecular polymer synthesis process. Electrospinning has been developed rapidly in tissue engineering applications, especially in the choice of materials or electrospinning technique combined with different technologies. Different morphological structures and properties of the materials can be well combined by using electrospinning technology. A series of new polymers were successfully incorporated into a tissue engineering scaffold as the matrix for cell proliferation and regeneration, but there are some important issues to be solved, including how to control the interaction between the scaffold and the biological system that is to achieve the infiltrative growth of cells, how to control the pore size, mechanical properties and toxicity. This technology clinically applied in biomedicine still requires further research, especially in vivo studies.


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程


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Key words: biocompatible materials, static electricity, tissue engineering, polymers

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