Bioactive Electrospun Fibers: Fabrication Strategies and a Critical Review of Surface-Sensitive Characterization and Quantification
- 19 February 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Chemical Reviews
- Vol. 121 (18), 11194-11237
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00816
Abstract
Fabricating a porous scaffold with high surface area has been a major strategy in the tissue engineering field. Among the many fabrication methods, electrospinning has become one of the cornerstone techniques due to its enabling the fabrication of highly porous fibrous scaffolds that are of natural or synthetic origin. Apart from the basic requirements of mechanical stability and biocompatibility, scaffolds are further expected to embody functional cues that drive cellular functions such as adhesion, spreading, proliferation, migration, and differentiation. There are abundant distinct approaches to introducing bioactive molecules to have a control over cellular functions. However, the lack of a thorough understanding of cell behavior with respect to the availability and spatial distribution of the bioactive molecules in 3D fibrous scaffolds is yet to be addressed. The rational selection of proper sets of characterization techniques would essentially impact the interpretation of the cell–scaffold interactions. In this timely Review, we summarize the most popular methods to introduce functional compounds to electrospun fibers. Thereafter, the strength and limitations of the conventional characterization methods are highlighted. Finally, the potential and applicability of emerging characterization techniques such as high-resolution/correlative microscopy approaches are further discussed.Keywords
Funding Information
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (326998133)
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