Novel biodegradable chitosan–gelatin/nano-bioactive glass ceramic composite scaffolds for alveolar bone tissue engineering

Bioactive glass ceramic nanoparticles (nBGC) were synthesized by sol–gel process and characterized using FTIR, TEM and XRD. Composite scaffolds of chitosan (CS)–gelatin (CG) with nBGC were prepared by blending of chitosan and gelatin with nBGC. The prepared CG/nBGC nano-composite scaffolds were characterized using FTIR, SEM and XRD. The effect of nBGC in the scaffold matrix was evaluated in terms of scaffold properties and biocompatibility. Our...