TY - JOUR
T1 - Architectural Properties of Chitosan and Chitosan-RGD Scaffolds of Crab Shells Using SEM and Swelling Test
AU - Aryyaguna, D.
AU - Yuniastuti, M.
AU - Suniarti, D. F.
AU - Idrus, E.
AU - Amir, L. R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2018/9/7
Y1 - 2018/9/7
N2 - Crab shell chitosan and chitosan-RGD membrane scaffolds have been developed by BATAN for tissue engineering in the oral cavity. However, the architectural properties of these scaffolds have not been analyzed. In this study, we analyzed the architectural properties of the chitosan and chitosan-RGD membrane scaffolds. Pore number, size, interpore distance, and porosity were tested by the SEM test, with analysis using ImageJ software. Water absorption was tested by the swelling test. The chitosan and chitosan-RGD scaffolds were found to have 225 and 237 pores, with pore sizes of 176.4 μm and 178.3 μm and porosity values of 12.8% and 12.9%, respectively. In addition, the interpore distances for the two scaffolds were found to be 94.7 μm and 93.3 μm, with water absorption values of 10.5 mg H2O/mg scaffold and 19.2 mg H2O/mg scaffold, respectively. Our findings indicate the crab-shell chitosan RGD membrane scaffolds possess better architectural properties compared with the standard chitosan scaffolds.
AB - Crab shell chitosan and chitosan-RGD membrane scaffolds have been developed by BATAN for tissue engineering in the oral cavity. However, the architectural properties of these scaffolds have not been analyzed. In this study, we analyzed the architectural properties of the chitosan and chitosan-RGD membrane scaffolds. Pore number, size, interpore distance, and porosity were tested by the SEM test, with analysis using ImageJ software. Water absorption was tested by the swelling test. The chitosan and chitosan-RGD scaffolds were found to have 225 and 237 pores, with pore sizes of 176.4 μm and 178.3 μm and porosity values of 12.8% and 12.9%, respectively. In addition, the interpore distances for the two scaffolds were found to be 94.7 μm and 93.3 μm, with water absorption values of 10.5 mg H2O/mg scaffold and 19.2 mg H2O/mg scaffold, respectively. Our findings indicate the crab-shell chitosan RGD membrane scaffolds possess better architectural properties compared with the standard chitosan scaffolds.
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U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/1073/2/022002
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/1073/2/022002
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85054524519
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 1073
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 2
M1 - 022002
T2 - 2nd Physics and Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry Symposium, PTMDS 2018
Y2 - 18 July 2018 through 18 July 2018
ER -