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Microstructure and mechanical properties of bacterial cellulose/chitosan porous scaffold
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A family of polysaccharide based scaffold materials, bacterial cellulose/chitosan (BC/CTS) porous scaffolds with various weight ratios (from 20/80 to 60/40 w/w%) were prepared by freezing (-30 and -80 degrees C) and lyophilization of a mixture of microfibrillated BC suspension and chitosan solution. The microfibrillated BC (MFC) was subjected to 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpyperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO)-mediated oxidation to introduce surface carboxyl groups before mixing. The integration of MFC within chitosan matrix was performed by 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)- carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC)-mediated cross-linking. The covalent amide bond formation was determined by ATR-FTIR. Because of this covalent coupling, the scaffolds retain their original shapes during autoclave sterilization. The composite scaffolds are three-dimensional open pore microstructure with pore size ranging from 120 to 280 mu m. The freezing temperature and mean pore size take less effect on scaffold mechanical properties. The compressive modulus and strength increased with increase in MFC content. The results show that the scaffolds of higher MFC content contribute to overall better mechanical properties.
Keywords:
Bacterial cellulose
Chitosan
TEMPO
EDC
Porous scaffolds
Compressive mechanical property
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