Preparation and properties of starch acetate fibers for potential tissue engineering applications

Abstract

This article reports the development of fibers from starch acetates that have mechanical properties and water stability better than most polysaccharide-based biomaterials and protein fibers used in tissue engineering. In this research, starch acetates with three different degrees of substitution (DS) have been used to develop fibers for potential use as tissue engineering scaffolds. Varying the DS of starch acetate will provide fibers with different mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, and degradation behavior. Fibers made from DS 2.3 and 2.8 starch acetates have mechanical properties and water stability required for tissue engineering applications. The starch acetate fibers support the adhesion of fibroblasts demonstrating that the fibers would be suitable for tissue engineering and other medical applications.

Addition of mechanically processed cellulosic fibers to ionomer cement: mechanical properties

“…Interaction between the cellulose and the restorative cement components was rendered possible by the intrinsic polarity of cellulose, which is hydrophilic in nature. 5,6 Studies have demonstrated that cellulosic fibers increase the mechanical strength of composite materials. 6,21 In the present study, the cellulosic fibers modified the physical structure of the GICMF1 and GICMF2 composites, increasing their compressive strength.…”

“…2,3,4 Cellulosic fibers have been shown to increase the mechanical strength and elastic modulus of cement matrices. 5,6 Conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC), a restorative material widely used in dental clinics, presents innumerable advantages. On account of its anti-cariogenic nature, GIC helps to remineralize the affected dentin remnant and to control caries recurrence.…”

Drug release and its relationship with kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of drug sorption onto starch acetate fibers

“…Since starch is biodegradable, abundant and annually renewable, SA has been used in food products, fibers, plastics, and other goods (Feuer, 1998). Currently, SA is receiving attention as an excipient in drug delivery or scaffold in tissue engineering (Malafaya et al, 2007;Mulhbacher et al, 2001;Reddy and Yang, 2009a;Tuovinen et al, 2003;). In addition to SA, other natural biopolymers, especially proteins such as wheat gluten and soyproteins are being used to develop biomaterials for potential use as tissue engineering scaffolds Yang, 2007, 2009b).…”

Effects of cellulose fibers on the physical and chemical properties of glass ionomer dental restorative materials

“…In recent decades there has been rapid development of natural fiber-reinforced composites, giving them better mechanical strength and an increase in elasticity modulus [22][23][24].…”