Eleonora Carletti

TL;DR: This chapter reviews the principal polymeric materials that are used for the fabrication of scaffolds and the scaffold fabrication processes, with examples of properties and selected applications.

TL;DR: Experiments with two types of payloads, providing different molecular weights and zeta-potentials, demonstrate a flexible way of tailoring the payload delivery time via the molecular properties of the cargo.

TL;DR: It was found that the different pore size matrixes can affect extracellular matrix development and that cell organization, collagen I assembly, and mineralization are strictly correlated.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that adding silk fibroin fibers to a PDLLA salt-leached sponge enhanced scaffold properties and heightened its capacity to support endothelial cells in vitro and to promote vascularization in vivo.

TL;DR: This study compared functional activity of human bone marrow-derived stromal cells seeded onto a porous salt-leached poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PDLLA) scaffolds, with and without the incorporation of silk fibroin fibers and investigated their co-culture with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).