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

• Main Authors: Ngadiman, Nor Hasrul Akhmal, Idris, A., Irfan, Muhammad, Kurniawan, Denni, Mohd. Yusof, Noordin, Nasiri, Rozita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55774/1/NorHasrulNgadiman2015_NanoparticlesFilledPolyvinylAlcoholasPotentialBiomaterial.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55774/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.04.029

Maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticle with its unique magnetic properties is recently known to enhance the cell growth rate. In this study, γ-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...