Biomimicking polysaccharide nanofibers promote vascular phenotypes : a potential application for vascular tissue engineering

• Main Authors: Shi, Liya, Aid, Rachida, Visage, Catherine Le, Chew, Sing Yian
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98408; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17323
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The potential of electrospun pullulan/dextran (P/D) nanofibers (average diameter = 323 nm) for vascular tissue engineering applications is explored. The mechanical properties of the nanofibers are of the same order of magnitude as that of human arteries (Young's modulus ≈0.88 MPa; tensile stren...