화학공학소재연구정보센터
Biotechnology Progress, Vol.22, No.6, 1664-1670, 2006
Effects of composition, solvent, and salt particles on the physicochemical properties of polyglycolide/poly(lactide-co-glycolide) scaffolds
Polyglycolide ( PGA)/poly( lactide-co-glycolide) ( PLGA) scaffolds were fabricated by a solvent casting/particulate leaching method using hexafluoroisopropanol ( HFIP) or acetone for material dissolution and NaCl particles as porogen. The results revealed that the mechanical strength increased as the PGA percentage in a HFIP-processed scaffold increased. Chemical ingredients did not substantially affect the mechanical strength of acetone-processed scaffolds. Large NaCl particles led to weak mechanical strength, low porosity, and small specific surface area. For a fixed composition, PGA crystals in a HFIP-processed scaffold were smaller than those in an acetone-processed scaffold. High PGA fractions yielded partly fused PGA/PLGA scaffolds. A faster degradation rate of a scaffold could result from a higher PGA percentage, smaller NaCl particles, or the existence of chondrocytes. The combination of PGA and PLGA, which compensated each other for bioactivity, would be beneficial to cartilage regeneration.