Issue 36, 2009

Hierarchically aligned porous scaffold by ice-segregation-induced self-assembly and thermally triggered electrostatic self-assembly of oppositely charged thermosensitive microgels

Abstract

We present a new method for the fabrication of a 3-dimensional hierarchical aligned porous scaffold by a combined ice-segregation-induced self-assembly and thermally triggered electrostatic self-assembly method. The oppositely charged thermosensitive microgels were used as the building blocks of the scaffold. The porous structure can be controlled by adjusting both the directional freezing conditions and microgel components. The scaffold thus prepared may survive in a physiological environment (37 °C in water) and has great potential in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering.

Graphical abstract: Hierarchically aligned porous scaffold by ice-segregation-induced self-assembly and thermally triggered electrostatic self-assembly of oppositely charged thermosensitive microgels

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 May 2009
Accepted
17 Jun 2009
First published
16 Jul 2009

J. Mater. Chem., 2009,19, 6516-6520

Hierarchically aligned porous scaffold by ice-segregation-induced self-assembly and thermally triggered electrostatic self-assembly of oppositely charged thermosensitive microgels

X. Yao, H. Yao and Y. Li, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 6516 DOI: 10.1039/B909059B

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