SCAFFOLD AND METHOD OF FORMING SCAFFOLD BY ENTANGLING FIBRES

摘要

A porous scaffold is provided, which comprises tangled fibres. A porous scaffold can be formed by applying a fluid to fibres to entangle them. The fibres comprise a polyelectrolyte complex and a cross-linker. The cross-linker links polyelectrolytes within individual fibres and inhibits secondary polyelectrolyte complication between adjacent fibres.

主权项

1. A method of forming a porous scaffold, comprising the steps of:
providing fibres comprising polyelectrolytes forming a polyelectrolyte complex, said fibres further comprising a cross-linker linking said polyelectrolytes within individual ones of said fibres for inhibiting secondary polyelectrolyte complexation between adjacent fibres; and applying a fluid to said fibres to entangle said fibres to form a porous structure.