Therapeutic cobalt ion incorporated in poly(vinyl alcohol)/bioactive glass scaffolds for tissue engineering

Hybrid scaffolds appear as a promising strategy to accelerate bone tissue repair due to their biocompatibility and to combine physical, mechanical and biological characteristics similar to those of human bone tissue. However, there are no studies in hybrid scaffolds using the sol–gel method and a foaming system, with the direct incorporation of cobalt therapeutic ion. In this work, novel porous polyvinyl alcohol polymer (PVA)/bioactive glasses...