O₂ plasma treatment of electrospun Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan-PCL bioscaffold for bone tissue engineering

Authors

Larry Q. Reyes ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Julie Anne S. Ting ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Henry J. Ramos ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Roy B. Tumlos ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
Roland V. Sarmago ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Biocomposite scaffolds from hydroxyapatite, chitosan and poly(εcaprolactone) was prepared by electrospinning. Oxygen plasma treatment was used to modify the scaffold surface at a fixed 150W microwave power and 180s treatment time. The synthesized HA and electrospun scaffolds were evaluated using SEM, FTIR, and XRD analyses. Results confirm HA formation with the appearance of its characteristic O-H and P-O bands, and 2ϴ peaks. Comparison of the untreated and plasma-treated scaffolds also show no chemical changes. However, ablations from plasma cleaning and etching increased the surface roughness. Mean fiber diameters decreased from 4.89 ± 3.32µm (untreated) to 2.58 ± 2.45 µm (plasma-treated).

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Issue

2010: Proceedings of the 28th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2010-2A-01

Section

Materials Physics

Published

2010-10-25

How to Cite

[1]

LQ Reyes, JAS Ting, HJ Ramos, RB Tumlos, and RV Sarmago, O₂ plasma treatment of electrospun Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan-PCL bioscaffold for bone tissue engineering, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 28, SPP-2010-2A-01 (2010). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2010-2A-01.