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Natural and Synthetic Polymeric Scaffolds

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Clinical therapies have increasingly incorporated polymers as the basis for biomaterials. Polymers are natural or synthetic long chain molecules that are formed by linking repetitive monomer units. In the tissue engineering field, polymeric scaffolds have been widely investigated. A scaffold acts as a temporary support matrix for various cell populations in order to achieve tissue repair or regeneration. Clearly, polymer properties and scaffold design greatly impacts the function of incorporated cells as well as the host tissue. Here we discuss several properties, including scaffold fabrication, assembly, structure, biocompatibility, biodegradability and mechanical properties, which must be considered in order to achieve successful tissue regeneration.

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    Yoon, D.M., Fisher, J.P. (2009). Natural and Synthetic Polymeric Scaffolds. In: Narayan, R. (eds) Biomedical Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84872-3_15

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