Figure 3.

Scaffold responses in physiological conditions. (a) The addition of nanosilicates facilitates protein adsorption on 3D scaffolds. (b) The addition of nanosilicates did not alter the hydrophobicity of the scaffold material. (c) The effect of nanosilicates was evaluated on degradation properties of PEOT/PBT. Pure polymer scaffolds showed enhanced degradation, while addition of nanosilicate slowed the degradation kinetics of scaffold. SEM images scaffold morphology after subjecting to degradation solution (0.01 M NaOH) for 24 h