Bentonite Reinforced Chitosan Scaffold: Effect of Bentonite Exfoliation on Scaffold Properties

• Main Authors: Chakraborty, Soma, Pimentel, Cristine Joy M
• 格式: text
• 出版: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• 主題: bentonite; chitosan; reinforcement; scaffold; Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry
• 在線閱讀: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/152; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1151&context=chemistry-faculty-pubs

Chitosan is under investigation as biodegradable scaffolding material for tissue engineering. Crosslinked chitosan alone cannot form a self-supporting scaffold hence it needs reinforcement. The group reported fabrication of chitosan scaffolds reinforced by exfoliated and non-exfoliated bentonite and...