Electrospun polymer scaffolds: Their biomedical and mechanical properties

Abstract

In recent years, electrospun polymer scaffolds have shown great promise and potential for biomedical applications. Besides, copolymers and polymer blends, polymer composites with inorganic particles, such as HA and CNT, are widely used. And the alignment of reinforced fibres is beneficial to improve the mechanical properties and biological response of scaffolds. Further, the physical and chemical surface modifications for electrospun fibres are commonly applied to promote the interaction between the scaffold and cells in tissue engineering applications. In this chapter, we reviewed recent advances in electrospun polymer scaffolds with special emphasis on their biomedical and mechanical properties and the effects of the surface modifications.