Fabrication of novel bioactive hydroxyapatite-chitosan-silica hybrid scaffolds: Combined the sol-gel method with 3D plotting technique

Sol-gel derived organic/inorganic hybrids, in which organic and inorganic components form co-networks at the molecular level, have demonstrated great potential for providing improved mechanical properties and biological functions in tissue engineering applications. Here, a novel bioactive hydroxyapatite-chitosan-silica hybrid (HA-CSH) scaffold was successfully fabricated by combining the sol-gel method and 3D plotting technique. Physiochemical...