Advanced Biomaterials with Semiconductive Properties Based on Fungal Chitosan

  • Marek PIĄTKOWSKI Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Warszawska 24 Street, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
  • Aleksandra SIERAKOWSKA Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Warszawska 24 Street, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
  • Łukasz JANUS Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Warszawska 24 Street, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
  • Julia RADWAN-PRAGŁOWSKA Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Warszawska 24 Street, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2020-01-59
Keywords: waste biomass, chitosan, semi-conductive materials, Green Chemistry, scaffolds

Abstract

Tissue engineering is a branch of science that focuses on methods and techniques for the creation of new tissues and organs for the
therapeutic reconstruction of the damaged organ by providing support structures, cells, molecular and mechanical signals for regeneration to the desired region. Conventional implants made of inert materials can eliminate only physical and mechanical defects of
damaged tissues. The goal of tissue engineering is to restore biological functions, that is regeneration of tissues, and not only to replace
it with a substitute made of synthetic material. The most important challenges of tissue engineering include the development of new
biomaterials that will be used as three-dimensional scaffolds for cell cultures. Such scaffolding must be characterized by biocompatibility and biodegradability.
The aim of the research was to obtain biomaterials based on acylated chitosan. The result of the work was to obtain three-dimensional
scaffolding with bioactive properties based on raw materials of natural origin. The biomaterials were modified with ferrimagnetic
nanoparticles which are capable of electromagnetic stimulation of proliferation.

Published
2020-12-17
How to Cite
PIĄTKOWSKI, M., SIERAKOWSKA, A., JANUS, Łukasz, & RADWAN-PRAGŁOWSKA, J. (2020). Advanced Biomaterials with Semiconductive Properties Based on Fungal Chitosan. Test, 2(1), 163–167. https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2020-01-59
Issue
Vol 2 No 1 (2020): Inżynieria Mineralna
Section
ARTICLES

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