@phdthesis{Wiesbeck2019,
  author    = {Wiesbeck, Christina},
  title     = {Fabrication and characterization of NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO)- crosslinked and functionalized electrospun gelatin scaffolds for tissue engineering applications},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-19098},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-190988},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {In Tissue Engineering, scaffolds composed of natural polymers often show a distinct lack in stability. The natural polymer gelatin is highly fragile under physiological conditions, nevertheless displaying a broad variety of favorable properties. The aim of this study was to fabricate electrospun gelatin nanofibers, in situ functionalized and stabilized during the spinning process with highly reactive star polymer NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) ("sPEG"). A spinning protocol for homogenous, non-beaded, 500 to 1000 nm thick nanofibers from different ratios of gelatin and sPEG was successfully established. Fibers were subsequently characterized and tested with SEM imaging, tensile tests, water incubation, FTIR, EDX, and cell culture. It was shown that adding sPEG during the spinning process leads to an increase in visible fiber crosslinking, mechanical stability, and stability in water. The nanofibers were further shown to be biocompatible in cell culture with RAW 264.7 macrophages.},
  subject      = {Tissue Engineering},
  language  = {en}
}