Issue 4, 2013
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Strategy to introduce an hydroxyapatite–keratin nanocomposite into a fibrous membrane for bone tissue engineering†

Jia-Shen Li,ab   Yi Li,*ab   Xuan Liu,ab   Jing Zhangab  and  Yu Zhangab  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
E-mail: tcliyi@polyu.edu.hk
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Tel: +852 27666479

b Guangdong-HK International Textile Bioengineering Joint Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China

Abstract

An hydroxyapatite (HA)–keratin nanocomposite was introduced into an electrospun poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) fibrous membrane with good electrospinnability. Biological in vitro cell culture demonstrated that the incorporation of HA–keratin into PLLA fibers led to significant bone formation compared to that of the pure electrospun PLLA membrane.

Graphical abstract: Strategy to introduce an hydroxyapatite–keratin nanocomposite into a fibrous membrane for bone tissue engineering

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2TB00460G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Sep 2012
Accepted
29 Nov 2012
First published
29 Nov 2012

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 432-437

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Strategy to introduce an hydroxyapatite–keratin nanocomposite into a fibrous membrane for bone tissue engineering

J. Li, Y. Li, X. Liu, J. Zhang and Y. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013, 1, 432 DOI: 10.1039/C2TB00460G

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