AccScience Publishing / IJB / Volume 2 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.18063/IJB.2016.01.002
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Electrospun 3D multi-scale fibrous scaffold for enhanced human dermal fibroblasts infiltration

Wen Shing Leong1 Shu Cheng Wu1,2 Kee Woei Ng1 Lay Poh Tan1*
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1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798, Singapore
2 School of Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic 599489, Singapore
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Abstract

Electrospun polymeric nanofibrous scaffold possesses significant potential in the field of tissue engineering due to its extracellular matrix mimicking topographical features that modulate a variety of key cellular activities. However, traditional two-dimensional (2D) electrospun scaffolds are generally close-packed fiber mats which prohibit cell infiltration and proliferation. Consequently, the applications of electrospun scaffolds in regenerative medicine are limited. In this study, we detail the use of a needle collector to fabricate three-dimensional (3D) electrospun poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) scaffolds with multi-scale fiber dimensions. The resultant pore size is 4 times larger than conventional 2D electrospun scaffolds with interweaving micro (3.3 ± 0.6 µm) and nano (240 ± 50 nm) fibers. The scaffold was surface modified by grafting with gelatin molecules. It was found that surface modification significantly improved human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) cell infiltration throughout the 3D multi-scale scaffold. Even after an extended culture period of up to 28 days, cell proliferation was well supported in the surface-modified 3D multi-scale scaffold as confirmed by Ki67 staining. Extracellular matrix proteins secreted by the HDFs was evident on the 3D multi-scale PCL scaffold showing promising potential to facilitate tissue regeneration, in particular dermal tissue engineering.

Keywords
tissue engineering
3D electrospinning scaffold
human dermal fibroblasts
three-dimensional scaffold
cell infiltration
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International Journal of Bioprinting, Electronic ISSN: 2424-8002 Print ISSN: 2424-7723, Published by AccScience Publishing