Fabrication of Porous Collagen Scaffolds Containing Embedded Channels with Collagen Membrane Linings
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fabrication of Collagen Layers and Scaffolds with Microchannels
2.2. Mechanical Properties
2.3. Micro and Macro Structural Properties
2.4. Water Permeability
2.5. Leak Test
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Two-Dimensional Collagen Film Properties
3.2. Three-Dimensional Porous Collagen Properties
3.3. Fabrication and Characterization of Open Microchannels with 2D Membrane Lining in 3D Porous Collagen
3.4. Fabrication of Embedded Microchannels within the Collagen Scaffold
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Fakhri, N.; Khalili, A.; Sachlos, T.; Rezai, P. Fabrication of Porous Collagen Scaffolds Containing Embedded Channels with Collagen Membrane Linings. Micromachines 2024, 15, 1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081031
Fakhri N, Khalili A, Sachlos T, Rezai P. Fabrication of Porous Collagen Scaffolds Containing Embedded Channels with Collagen Membrane Linings. Micromachines. 2024; 15(8):1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081031
Chicago/Turabian StyleFakhri, Neda, Arezoo Khalili, Terry Sachlos, and Pouya Rezai. 2024. "Fabrication of Porous Collagen Scaffolds Containing Embedded Channels with Collagen Membrane Linings" Micromachines 15, no. 8: 1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081031