Fabrication of Polymer/Graphene Biocomposites for Tissue Engineering

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2022

Authors

Meneses, J (Author) Other; van de Kemp, T (Author) Other; Costa-Almeida, R (Author) Other; Pereira, R (Author) Other; Magalhães, F. D. (Author) FEUP; Castilho, M (Author) Other; Artur Pinto (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Polymers

Vol. 14

Final page: 1038

Publisher: MDPI

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Authenticus ID: P-00W-B2Q

DOI: 10.3390/polym14051038

Abstract (EN): Graphene-based materials (GBM) are considered one of the 21st century's most promising materials, as they are incredibly light, strong, thin and have remarkable electrical and thermal properties. As a result, over the past decade, their combination with a diverse range of synthetic polymers has been explored in tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine (RM). In addition, a wide range of methods for fabricating polymer/GBM scaffolds have been reported. This review provides an overview of the most recent advances in polymer/GBM composite development and fabrication, focusing on methods such as electrospinning and additive manufacturing (AM). As a future outlook, this work stresses the need for more in vivo studies to validate polymer/GBM composite scaffolds for TE applications, and gives insight on their fabrication by state-of-the-art processing technologies.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 25