y-Fe2O3 nanoparticles filled polyvinyl alcohol as potential biomaterial for tissue engineering scaffold

• Main Authors: Ngadiman, Nor Hasrul Akhmal, Idris, Ani, Irfan, Muhammad, Kurniawan, Denni, Mohd. Yusof, Noordin, Nasiri, Rozita
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55456/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.04.029

Maghemite (y-Fe2O3) nanoparticle with its unique magnetic properties is recently known to enhance the cell growth rate. In this study, y-Fe2O3 is mixed into polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix and then electrospun to form nanofibers. Design of experiments was used to determine the optimum parameter setti...