Issue 18, 2013
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RSC Advances

Glucosamine grafting on poly(ε-caprolactone): a novel glycated polyester as a substrate for tissue engineering†

Laura Russo,a   Antonio Gloria,b   Teresa Russo,b   Ugo D'Amora,b   Francesca Taraballi,a   Roberto De Santis,b   Luigi Ambrosio,b   Francesco Nicotraa  and  Laura Cipolla*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
E-mail: laura.cipolla@unimib.it
Fax: +39 026448 3565
Tel: +39 026448 3565

b Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials-National Research Council, P. le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
E-mail: angloria@unina.it
Fax: +39 081 2425932
Tel: +39 081 2425925

Abstract

Poly(ε-caprolactone), PCL, has been functionalized with a biologically relevant monosaccharide, i.e. glucosamine, in a single step process after material fabrication. Glucosamine-functionalised PCL showed enhanced cell density and spreading over the non-functionalised samples.

Graphical abstract: Glucosamine grafting on poly(ε-caprolactone): a novel glycated polyester as a substrate for tissue engineering

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA40408K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Jan 2013
Accepted
11 Mar 2013
First published
12 Mar 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 6286-6289

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Glucosamine grafting on poly(ε-caprolactone): a novel glycated polyester as a substrate for tissue engineering

L. Russo, A. Gloria, T. Russo, U. D'Amora, F. Taraballi, R. De Santis, L. Ambrosio, F. Nicotra and L. Cipolla, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 6286 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40408K

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