The albumin/starch scaffold and its biocompatibility with living cells

Combinations of protein and carbohydrate scaffold, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and cassava starch, have been used as materials to fabricate 3D scaffolds using an in-house developed freeze-drying method. Using this method, the BSA/starch generated a stable foam-type scaffold while the BSA alone could not maintain a rigid structure. The albumin/starch scaffolds had a porous structure and indicated the secondary structures of protein in the Fourier...