Fabrication and Investigation of the Suitability of Chitosan-Silver Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications

Scaffolds fabricated with only chitosan (CS) as base polymer is limited by its fast degradation rate, reduced mechanical strength and diminished bioactivity. To achieve optimal properties suitable for bone tissue engineering, CS based scaffolds are developed by addition of copolymers, nanoparticles, and functional group modifications. In our study, biodegradable composite scaffolds were fabricated by utilizing CS and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)...