In Vitro Culture of Human Dermal Fibroblasts on Novel Electrospun Polylactic Acid Fiber Scaffolds Loaded with Encapsulated Polyepicatechin Physical Gels
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Composition by ATR-FTIR
2.2. Contact Angle
2.3. Antioxidant Activity
2.4. Fiber Morphology
2.5. Tensile Test
2.6. Thermal Analysis
2.7. Cell Culture
2.8. Future Directions
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Enzymatic Polymerization of EC
4.3. Emulsion Electrospinning
4.4. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
4.5. Contact Angle
4.6. Antioxidant Activity Analysis of EC and PEC
4.7. Scanning Electron Microscopy
4.8. Mechanical Strength Testing
4.9. Thermal Assessment
4.10. Cell Viability Assay
4.11. Statistical Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Miranda-Buendia, E.; González-Gómez, G.H.; Maciel-Cerda, A.; González-Torres, M. In Vitro Culture of Human Dermal Fibroblasts on Novel Electrospun Polylactic Acid Fiber Scaffolds Loaded with Encapsulated Polyepicatechin Physical Gels. Gels 2024, 10, 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10090601
Miranda-Buendia E, González-Gómez GH, Maciel-Cerda A, González-Torres M. In Vitro Culture of Human Dermal Fibroblasts on Novel Electrospun Polylactic Acid Fiber Scaffolds Loaded with Encapsulated Polyepicatechin Physical Gels. Gels. 2024; 10(9):601. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10090601
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiranda-Buendia, Eliza, Gertrudis H. González-Gómez, Alfredo Maciel-Cerda, and Maykel González-Torres. 2024. "In Vitro Culture of Human Dermal Fibroblasts on Novel Electrospun Polylactic Acid Fiber Scaffolds Loaded with Encapsulated Polyepicatechin Physical Gels" Gels 10, no. 9: 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10090601