Macromol. Rapid Commun. 21/2015

John G Hardy; Maria K Villancio-Wolter; Rushi C Sukhavasi; David J Mouser; David Aguilar Jr; Sydney A Geissler; David L Kaplan; Christine E Schmidt

doi:10.1002/marc.201570086

Macromol. Rapid Commun. 21/2015

Macromol Rapid Commun. 2015 Nov;36(21):1936. doi: 10.1002/marc.201570086.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
² Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
³ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.

PMID: 29971874
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201570086

Abstract

Back Cover: Tissue scaffolds allowing the behavior of the cells that reside within them to be controlled are of particular interest for tissue engineering. Herein, the preparation of conductive nanofiber-based bone tissue scaffolds are described, made from nonwoven mats of electrospun polycaprolactone with an interpenetrating network of polypyrrole and polystyrenesulfonate. These scaffolds enable the electrical stimulation of human mesenchymal stem cells to enhance their differentiation toward osteogenic outcomes. Further details can be found in the article by J. G. Hardy,* M. K. Villancio-Wolter, R. C. Sukhavasi, D. J. Mouser, D. Aguilar Jr., S. A. Geissler, D. L. Kaplan,* and C. E. Schmidt* on page 1884.

Keywords: bone; conducting polymers; electrical stimulation; stem cells; tissue scaffolds.