This document describes research on producing fibrous scaffolds using a rotary jet spinning technique with poly(L-lactic acid) and poly(ɛ-caprolactone) polymers. Specifically:
- PLLA/PCL meshes were produced using rotary jet spinning and characterized through SEM imaging, thermal analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, and in vitro cell culture tests.
- SEM images showed the production of fibers without beads for compositions with more PLLA or equal proportions of PCL. Thermal analysis indicated the immiscible property of the PLLA/PCL blend and complete solvent evaporation. In vitro tests found no signs of cell toxicity, indicating biocompatibility.
- The research aims
In Vitro Cell Tests for Functional FoodInstitut Kurz
The relationship between the food we eat and our health is
clear. In the constant search for healthier foods rich in
bioactive compounds that promote health and healthy
ageing, a wide variety of functional foods have appeared on
the market.
To know the real function of these functional foods
in our body, it is necessary to carry out different types of in
vitro cell tests.
Institut Kurz specializes in conducting in vitro cell tests for functional foods.
Contact us for more information:
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In Vitro Cell Tests for Functional FoodInstitut Kurz
The relationship between the food we eat and our health is
clear. In the constant search for healthier foods rich in
bioactive compounds that promote health and healthy
ageing, a wide variety of functional foods have appeared on
the market.
To know the real function of these functional foods
in our body, it is necessary to carry out different types of in
vitro cell tests.
Institut Kurz specializes in conducting in vitro cell tests for functional foods.
Contact us for more information:
info@institut-kurz.com
https://www.institut-kurz.com/
A study with enzymatic membrane reactor for conversion of lactose in to galac...Pallavi Kumari
The formation of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) from lactose by commercially available Biolacta FN5 (β- galactosidase, EC 3.2.1.23) derived from Bacillus circulans was studied under immobilized enzyme condition. The present work utilizes hydrophobic membrane (0.22 m pore size) for immobilization of enzyme. Experiments were conducted in a three compartment cell. The middle compartment (~25 mL) being separated by immobilized membranes was utilized for feed lactose solution; whereas, adjacent compartments were filled with distilled water. The reacted mixture solution was analyzed for tri-, tetra- and penta- forms of GOS which depended on varying amounts of initial lactose (ILC) and enzyme concentrations. Total GOS formation increased from 7 to 28% for ILC from 50 to 200 g/L. However, tri-saccharide was the major (67%) in comparison to tetra (27%) and penta (6%) forms of GOS. There was marginal difference of GOS formations while comparing the result (GOS yield) under both free (~30%) and immobilized (~28%) conditions.
Screening, Production and Characterization of Biosurfactants from Caatinga´S ...inventionjournals
The Caatinga biome may be a source for obtaining metabolites with unique features, such as biosurfactants of microbial origin, amphipathic molecules capable of reducing the surface tension and emulsify hydrocarbons. This study aimed to production and characterization of biosurfactants produced by Caatinga’s filamentous fungi, collected in Sumé city, stored in a collection at CDSA/UFCG. In this research, 10 filamentous fungi were evaluated in relation to emulsifier capacity, totaling six specimens (60%) presented results for Emulsification Index (EI), stability after 24 hours and Emulsification Activity (EA), with emphasis for metabolic liquids produced by fungi CDSA17, CDSA54 and CDSA71, from the genus Aspergillus, that were also evaluated under extreme conditions of temperature and pH, with higher EI at temperature of 60 °C, pH 7.0 and salt concentration 10%. In factorial design 2², in duplicate, analyzing variable of shaking (100 and 200 rpm) and glucose concentration (15 g/L and 25 g/L), tested filamentous fungi showed different behaviors and higher IE were obtained under conditions of 100 rpm and glucose concentration of 15 g/L. According to the above, it is clear that Caatinga’s filamentous fungi have potential to produce biosurfactants
A study with enzymatic membrane reactor for conversion of lactose in to galac...Pallavi Kumari
The formation of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) from lactose by commercially available Biolacta FN5 (β- galactosidase, EC 3.2.1.23) derived from Bacillus circulans was studied under immobilized enzyme condition. The present work utilizes hydrophobic membrane (0.22 m pore size) for immobilization of enzyme. Experiments were conducted in a three compartment cell. The middle compartment (~25 mL) being separated by immobilized membranes was utilized for feed lactose solution; whereas, adjacent compartments were filled with distilled water. The reacted mixture solution was analyzed for tri-, tetra- and penta- forms of GOS which depended on varying amounts of initial lactose (ILC) and enzyme concentrations. Total GOS formation increased from 7 to 28% for ILC from 50 to 200 g/L. However, tri-saccharide was the major (67%) in comparison to tetra (27%) and penta (6%) forms of GOS. There was marginal difference of GOS formations while comparing the result (GOS yield) under both free (~30%) and immobilized (~28%) conditions.
—3-Chloro-1,2-propanediol (3-chloropropanediol) is a well-known food processing contaminant found in a wide range of foods and ingredients and there has been recent concern about the levels of carcinogenic 3-chloropropanediol (3-MCPD) in some soy sauces. This paper reports on the development of an analytical method for the fast determination of 3-MCPD at trace level in commercial soy sauce using novel liquid phase extraction (LPE)/cleanup coupled with microwave-assisted derivatization (MAD) method followed by high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet (HPLC-UV) detection. In this method, 3-MCPD was first isolated from soy sauce sample matrix by LPE/cleanup with Extrude NT3 column cartridges and the isolated (eluent) solution was subjected to MAD with acetophenone to form 2-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(chloromethyl)-1,3-dioxolane under microwave irradiation using a specially modified domestic microwave oven, then the derivatizeddioxolane was directly analyzed with a HPLC-UV system. The optimum conditions for MAD such as the ratio of reagents, acidic catalyst, microwave irradiation power and time, as well as the chromatographic conditions were thoroughly investigated. Experimental results indicated that maximum derivatization can be achieved in 10 min under microwave irradiation at 362 watts when compared to 18 hours by conventional refluxing reaction. The proposed method provided a simple and rapid analytical procedure for 3-MCPD analysis in soy sauce with the detection limit of 80 ng mL-1. The relative standard deviations were all below 3.0 % (n = 7). Application was illustrated by the analysis of commercial sauce sample obtained from a local traditional store in central Taiwan.
Kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamics investigation on adsorption of divalent ...Ratnakaram Venkata Nadh
Three novel and distinct agricultural waste materials, viz., Casuarinas fruit powder (CFP), sorghum stem powder
(SSP) and banana stem powder (BSP) were used as low cost adsorbents for the removal of toxic copper(II) from
aqueous solutions. Acid treated adsorbents were characterized by SEM, EDX and FTIR. Different factors effecting
adsorption capacity were analyzed and the effi ciency order was BSP>SSP>CFP. Based on the extent of compatibility
to Freundlich/Langmuir/D-R/Temkin adsorption isotherm and different models (pseudo-fi rst and second order,
Boyd, Weber’s and Elovich), chemisorption primarily involved in the case of CFP and SSP, whereas, simultaneous
occurrence of chemisorption and physisorption was proposed in the case of BSP. Based on the observations, it was
proposed that three kinetic stages involve in adsorption process viz., diffusion of sorbate to sorbent, intra particle
diffusion and then establishment of equilibrium. These adsorbents have promising role towards removal of Cu(II)
from industrial wastewater to contribute environmental protection.
Abstract— Thermally Simulated Depolarization Current measurement is an excellent but not widely used method for identifying relaxation processes in polymers. The TSDC method is used here to analyze the molecular movements in biopolymers. Differential Scanning Calorimetry is a technique used to measure thermal properties of polymers based on the rate at which they absorb heat energy compared to a reference material. The two techniques take advantage of the energy changes involved in the various phase transitions of certain polymer molecules. This allows for several properties of the material to be ascertained; melting points, enthalpies of melting, crystallization temperatures, glass transition temperatures and degradation temperatures. The examined biopolymer films are made from biological materials such as proteins and polysaccharides. These materials have gained wide usage in pharmaceutical, medical and food areas. The uses of biopolymer films depend on their structure and mechanical properties. This work is based on three types of alginate, and gelatin films. The films were prepared by casting. The casting technique used aqueous solutions in each case of sample preparation. The manufacturing process of the sodium alginate and gelatin films was a single stage solving process, and for the calcium alginate and alginic acid have a chemical reaction process.
Petrological and Geochemical Studies on Granitoids in BibinagarBhongir Area, ...IJERA Editor
The Granitoids of the Bibinagar- Bhongir area in the Nalgonda district are purely high potassic calc alkaline and
meta aluminous and A-type belongs to Peninsular Gneissic Complex of the Eastern Dharwar Craton. The
petrographic study of granitoids indicates that of pure magmatic origin in the form of different magmatic
textures viz. perthitic, porphyritic and poiklitic textures. Geochemically the granitoids are rich in K2O & Na2O
suggesting source from calc-alkaline magma. The Granitoids are falling mostly in the volcanic arc field on Yb
vs Ta discrimination plot. The REE pattern shows strong Eu negative anomaly, suggesting early separation of
plagioclase and the enhanced level of LILE relative to HFSE in Bibinagar-Bhongir granitoids points to the
subduction zone enrichment and/or crustal contamination of the source region.
On The Substitution of Energy Sources: The Effect of Flex Fuel Vehicles in th...IJERA Editor
The substitution process resultant of the competition between two energy sources for the same market based on
dynamic forecasting model derived from biomathematics, previously applied by authors in the Brazilian
gasoline/hydrated ethanol consumption market is analyzed. The hydrated ethanol restriction supply due to
decreasing production as a consequence of international price of sugar increasing was the prevailing motive of
the forecast breaking. Again the stop and go process adopted by sugarcane private sector was the main reason of
hydrated ethanol decreasing production
Conceptual Model of Information Technology and Its Impact on Financial Univer...IJERA Editor
Information technology is heart of information system; however, it‟s proved information system with data,
information and knowledge from the component of information technology (hardware, software, database and
network communication) because they play a critical role in any organization and affects managers and their
organizations in financial University performance. Information Technology can be defined as the used of
electronic means which involve access storage, processing of electronic technology to handling of information.
The study aimed to made Conceptual model and investigate the uses Information Technology for employee at
Private University in the north of Jordan from their perspective of Users‟ satisfactions and impact of
Information Technology on University performance of employee. The study method was a descriptive survey
which uses questionnaire to collect data, questionnaire was justified and developed by the researcher to measure
the university performance based on previous studies its applied to (90) employee from University in the north
of Jordan. The study was using SPSS to analyses data. The results indicate that uses Information Technology for
employee at University in the north of Jordan there were a statistically significant relationship between the
Information Technology and University performance of employee at University in the north of Jordan; however
the sample reported a significant in the hypotheses and accepted. The study have Conclusion should gives more
attention to focus on and beneficial of using Information technology applications.
Gas-Particulate Models of Flow through Porous StructuresIJERA Editor
A recently developed general model of gas-particulate flow is sub-classified in this work. The model takes into
account both the Darcy resistance and the Forchheimer effects, and is valid for variable particle number density
and flow through variable porosity media. The form of governing equations is discussed when the particle
relaxation time is small.
A study with enzymatic membrane reactor for conversion of lactose in to galac...Pallavi Kumari
The formation of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) from lactose by commercially available Biolacta FN5 (β- galactosidase, EC 3.2.1.23) derived from Bacillus circulans was studied under immobilized enzyme condition. The present work utilizes hydrophobic membrane (0.22 m pore size) for immobilization of enzyme. Experiments were conducted in a three compartment cell. The middle compartment (~25 mL) being separated by immobilized membranes was utilized for feed lactose solution; whereas, adjacent compartments were filled with distilled water. The reacted mixture solution was analyzed for tri-, tetra- and penta- forms of GOS which depended on varying amounts of initial lactose (ILC) and enzyme concentrations. Total GOS formation increased from 7 to 28% for ILC from 50 to 200 g/L. However, tri-saccharide was the major (67%) in comparison to tetra (27%) and penta (6%) forms of GOS. There was marginal difference of GOS formations while comparing the result (GOS yield) under both free (~30%) and immobilized (~28%) conditions.
Screening, Production and Characterization of Biosurfactants from Caatinga´S ...inventionjournals
The Caatinga biome may be a source for obtaining metabolites with unique features, such as biosurfactants of microbial origin, amphipathic molecules capable of reducing the surface tension and emulsify hydrocarbons. This study aimed to production and characterization of biosurfactants produced by Caatinga’s filamentous fungi, collected in Sumé city, stored in a collection at CDSA/UFCG. In this research, 10 filamentous fungi were evaluated in relation to emulsifier capacity, totaling six specimens (60%) presented results for Emulsification Index (EI), stability after 24 hours and Emulsification Activity (EA), with emphasis for metabolic liquids produced by fungi CDSA17, CDSA54 and CDSA71, from the genus Aspergillus, that were also evaluated under extreme conditions of temperature and pH, with higher EI at temperature of 60 °C, pH 7.0 and salt concentration 10%. In factorial design 2², in duplicate, analyzing variable of shaking (100 and 200 rpm) and glucose concentration (15 g/L and 25 g/L), tested filamentous fungi showed different behaviors and higher IE were obtained under conditions of 100 rpm and glucose concentration of 15 g/L. According to the above, it is clear that Caatinga’s filamentous fungi have potential to produce biosurfactants
A study with enzymatic membrane reactor for conversion of lactose in to galac...Pallavi Kumari
The formation of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) from lactose by commercially available Biolacta FN5 (β- galactosidase, EC 3.2.1.23) derived from Bacillus circulans was studied under immobilized enzyme condition. The present work utilizes hydrophobic membrane (0.22 m pore size) for immobilization of enzyme. Experiments were conducted in a three compartment cell. The middle compartment (~25 mL) being separated by immobilized membranes was utilized for feed lactose solution; whereas, adjacent compartments were filled with distilled water. The reacted mixture solution was analyzed for tri-, tetra- and penta- forms of GOS which depended on varying amounts of initial lactose (ILC) and enzyme concentrations. Total GOS formation increased from 7 to 28% for ILC from 50 to 200 g/L. However, tri-saccharide was the major (67%) in comparison to tetra (27%) and penta (6%) forms of GOS. There was marginal difference of GOS formations while comparing the result (GOS yield) under both free (~30%) and immobilized (~28%) conditions.
—3-Chloro-1,2-propanediol (3-chloropropanediol) is a well-known food processing contaminant found in a wide range of foods and ingredients and there has been recent concern about the levels of carcinogenic 3-chloropropanediol (3-MCPD) in some soy sauces. This paper reports on the development of an analytical method for the fast determination of 3-MCPD at trace level in commercial soy sauce using novel liquid phase extraction (LPE)/cleanup coupled with microwave-assisted derivatization (MAD) method followed by high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet (HPLC-UV) detection. In this method, 3-MCPD was first isolated from soy sauce sample matrix by LPE/cleanup with Extrude NT3 column cartridges and the isolated (eluent) solution was subjected to MAD with acetophenone to form 2-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(chloromethyl)-1,3-dioxolane under microwave irradiation using a specially modified domestic microwave oven, then the derivatizeddioxolane was directly analyzed with a HPLC-UV system. The optimum conditions for MAD such as the ratio of reagents, acidic catalyst, microwave irradiation power and time, as well as the chromatographic conditions were thoroughly investigated. Experimental results indicated that maximum derivatization can be achieved in 10 min under microwave irradiation at 362 watts when compared to 18 hours by conventional refluxing reaction. The proposed method provided a simple and rapid analytical procedure for 3-MCPD analysis in soy sauce with the detection limit of 80 ng mL-1. The relative standard deviations were all below 3.0 % (n = 7). Application was illustrated by the analysis of commercial sauce sample obtained from a local traditional store in central Taiwan.
Kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamics investigation on adsorption of divalent ...Ratnakaram Venkata Nadh
Three novel and distinct agricultural waste materials, viz., Casuarinas fruit powder (CFP), sorghum stem powder
(SSP) and banana stem powder (BSP) were used as low cost adsorbents for the removal of toxic copper(II) from
aqueous solutions. Acid treated adsorbents were characterized by SEM, EDX and FTIR. Different factors effecting
adsorption capacity were analyzed and the effi ciency order was BSP>SSP>CFP. Based on the extent of compatibility
to Freundlich/Langmuir/D-R/Temkin adsorption isotherm and different models (pseudo-fi rst and second order,
Boyd, Weber’s and Elovich), chemisorption primarily involved in the case of CFP and SSP, whereas, simultaneous
occurrence of chemisorption and physisorption was proposed in the case of BSP. Based on the observations, it was
proposed that three kinetic stages involve in adsorption process viz., diffusion of sorbate to sorbent, intra particle
diffusion and then establishment of equilibrium. These adsorbents have promising role towards removal of Cu(II)
from industrial wastewater to contribute environmental protection.
Abstract— Thermally Simulated Depolarization Current measurement is an excellent but not widely used method for identifying relaxation processes in polymers. The TSDC method is used here to analyze the molecular movements in biopolymers. Differential Scanning Calorimetry is a technique used to measure thermal properties of polymers based on the rate at which they absorb heat energy compared to a reference material. The two techniques take advantage of the energy changes involved in the various phase transitions of certain polymer molecules. This allows for several properties of the material to be ascertained; melting points, enthalpies of melting, crystallization temperatures, glass transition temperatures and degradation temperatures. The examined biopolymer films are made from biological materials such as proteins and polysaccharides. These materials have gained wide usage in pharmaceutical, medical and food areas. The uses of biopolymer films depend on their structure and mechanical properties. This work is based on three types of alginate, and gelatin films. The films were prepared by casting. The casting technique used aqueous solutions in each case of sample preparation. The manufacturing process of the sodium alginate and gelatin films was a single stage solving process, and for the calcium alginate and alginic acid have a chemical reaction process.
Petrological and Geochemical Studies on Granitoids in BibinagarBhongir Area, ...IJERA Editor
The Granitoids of the Bibinagar- Bhongir area in the Nalgonda district are purely high potassic calc alkaline and
meta aluminous and A-type belongs to Peninsular Gneissic Complex of the Eastern Dharwar Craton. The
petrographic study of granitoids indicates that of pure magmatic origin in the form of different magmatic
textures viz. perthitic, porphyritic and poiklitic textures. Geochemically the granitoids are rich in K2O & Na2O
suggesting source from calc-alkaline magma. The Granitoids are falling mostly in the volcanic arc field on Yb
vs Ta discrimination plot. The REE pattern shows strong Eu negative anomaly, suggesting early separation of
plagioclase and the enhanced level of LILE relative to HFSE in Bibinagar-Bhongir granitoids points to the
subduction zone enrichment and/or crustal contamination of the source region.
On The Substitution of Energy Sources: The Effect of Flex Fuel Vehicles in th...IJERA Editor
The substitution process resultant of the competition between two energy sources for the same market based on
dynamic forecasting model derived from biomathematics, previously applied by authors in the Brazilian
gasoline/hydrated ethanol consumption market is analyzed. The hydrated ethanol restriction supply due to
decreasing production as a consequence of international price of sugar increasing was the prevailing motive of
the forecast breaking. Again the stop and go process adopted by sugarcane private sector was the main reason of
hydrated ethanol decreasing production
Conceptual Model of Information Technology and Its Impact on Financial Univer...IJERA Editor
Information technology is heart of information system; however, it‟s proved information system with data,
information and knowledge from the component of information technology (hardware, software, database and
network communication) because they play a critical role in any organization and affects managers and their
organizations in financial University performance. Information Technology can be defined as the used of
electronic means which involve access storage, processing of electronic technology to handling of information.
The study aimed to made Conceptual model and investigate the uses Information Technology for employee at
Private University in the north of Jordan from their perspective of Users‟ satisfactions and impact of
Information Technology on University performance of employee. The study method was a descriptive survey
which uses questionnaire to collect data, questionnaire was justified and developed by the researcher to measure
the university performance based on previous studies its applied to (90) employee from University in the north
of Jordan. The study was using SPSS to analyses data. The results indicate that uses Information Technology for
employee at University in the north of Jordan there were a statistically significant relationship between the
Information Technology and University performance of employee at University in the north of Jordan; however
the sample reported a significant in the hypotheses and accepted. The study have Conclusion should gives more
attention to focus on and beneficial of using Information technology applications.
Gas-Particulate Models of Flow through Porous StructuresIJERA Editor
A recently developed general model of gas-particulate flow is sub-classified in this work. The model takes into
account both the Darcy resistance and the Forchheimer effects, and is valid for variable particle number density
and flow through variable porosity media. The form of governing equations is discussed when the particle
relaxation time is small.
A Study on Guided and Unguided Transmission Medias and a Proposed Idea to Ext...IJERA Editor
Networking in computers enables sharing of information by interconnecting the computing devices. The sharing
of information is possible through transmission media. The transmission media is classified as wired or wireless.
Wired media have limitation in geography. But wireless is not bounded by geography. In the wireless world the
first wireless technology was infrared and it was a very slow technology. So, inventions were continued to find a
better wireless technology, finally we got Bluetooth, Wi-Fi ,WI-MAX and Gi-Fi. In this paper we discussed
about different Wired and Wireless Technologies and given a proposed idea to extend the limit of Gi-Fi beyond
10 meters.
An Analysis of the Existing Frameworks in Cloud Computing Adoption and Introd...IJERA Editor
The coming up of cloud computing in recent years has evolved an interest from different organisations,
institutions and users to take advantage of web applications. This is a result of the new economic model for the
Information Technology (IT) department that cloud computing promises. The model promises a shift from an
organisation required to invest heavily for limited IT resources that are internally managed, to a model where
the organisation can buy or rent resources that are managed by a cloud provider, and pay per use. Cloud
computing also promises scalability of resources and on-demand availability of resources. Although, the
adoption of cloud computing promises various benefits to an organisation, a successful adoption of cloud
computing in an organisation requires an understanding of different dynamics and expertise in diverse domains.
Currently, there are inadequate guidelines for adopting cloud computing and building trust. This paper aims to
evaluating a shortlist of eleven frameworks for Cloud Computing and concludes that none of them addresses all
Cloud adoption challenges fully so that a new framework is required. Later we explain our proposal for the
framework discusses and topics related to the proposed framework.
On-state Torque Optimization for Synthesized MR FluidIJERA Editor
Magneto-Rheological (MR) fluids are the suspension of magnetizable particles in a carrier fluids and their
rheological properties viscosity etc. can be changed by varying the magnetic field applied to it. Due to such
variable characteristics, these MR fluids find wide application in various automotive industries devices e.g. MR
brakes and MR clutches etc. In MR brakes, the MR fluids generate a resisting torque (between housing and
rotor) within milliseconds on the application of magnetic field. In the present work, the optimal values of MR
fluid constituents is obtain which give the high values of on-state torque. For this, 18 samples of MR fluids are
prepared and their compositions are selected using L-18 orthogonal array. Further, an experimental approach is
used to determine and validate the torque generated by the MR fluid samples. For this purpose, experimental
setup is designed and fabricated in-house. ANOVA is used to statistically analyze the significant factors which
affect the on-state torque which in-turn gives the optimal composition of MR fluid. For this optimal composition,
on-state torque of the MR fluid sample came out to be 0.887587 N-m.
Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Bamboo/Glass Fibers Reinforced Polyeste...IJERA Editor
The chemical resistance of Bamboo/Glass reinforced Polyester hybrid composites to acetic acid, Nitric acid,
Hydrochloric acid, Sodium hydroxide, Sodium carbonate, Benzene, Toluene, Carbon tetrachloride and Water
was studied. The tensile and impact properties of these composites were also studied. The effect of alkali
treatment of bamboo fibers on these properties was studied. It was observed that the tensile and impact
properties of the hybrid composites increase with glass fiber content. The author investigated the interfacial
bonding between Glsss/Bamboo fiber composites by SEM. These properties found to be higher when alkali
treated bamboo fibers were used in hybrid composites. The hybrid fiber composites showed better resistance to
the chemicals mentioned above. The elimination of amorphous hemi-cellulose with alkali treatment leading to
higher crystallinity of the bamboo fibers with alkali treatment may be responsible for these observations.
Design and Implementation of Digital Chebyshev Type II Filter using XSG for N...IJERA Editor
ASIC Chips and Digital Signal Processors are generally used for implementing digital filters. Now days the
advanced technologies lead to use of field programmable Gate Array (FPGA) for the implementation of Digital
Filters.The present paper deals with Design and Implementation of Digital IIR Chebyshev type II filter using
Xilinx System Generator. The Quantization and Overflow are main crucial parameters while designing the filter
on FPGA and that need to be consider for getting the stability of the filter. As compare to the conventional DSP
the speed of the system is increased by implementation on FPGA. Digital Chebyshev type II filter is initially
designed analytically for the desired Specifications and simulated using Simulink in Matlab environment. This
paper also proposes the method to implement Digital IIR Chebyshev type II Filter by using XSG platform. The
filter has shown good performance for noise removal in ECG
Energy Storage: CFD Modeling of Phase Change Materials For Thermal Energy Sto...IJERA Editor
To optimize the utilization of thermal conversion systems it is needed to integrate them with thermal energy
storage. Between many types of base materials, the phase change materials (PCMs) are the most adequate
mediums to store and release the thermal energy. PCMs have high latent heat of fusion and, in general, low
thermal conductivity, therefore, nanomaterials are used as additives to enhance the properties of base materials
as PCMs.
Paper presents an exhaustive classification of PCMs and nanomaterials used in thermal energy storage
technologies in addition an assessment about their modeling through computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Goal was to emphasize CFD use as an effective tool to increase engineering development of thermal energy
storage technologies
Liquid Level Estimation in Dynamic Condition using Kalman FilterIJERA Editor
The aim of this paper is to estimate true liquid level of tank from noisy measurements due to dynamic conditions
using kalman filter algorithm. We proposed kalman filter based approach to reduce noise in liquid level
measurement system due to effect like sloshing. The function of kalman filter is to reduce error in liquid level
measurement that produced from sensor resulting from effect like sloshing in dynamic environment. A prototype
model was constructed and placed in dynamic condition, level data was acquired using ultrasonic sensor to
verify the effectiveness of kalman filter. The tabulated data are shown for comparison of accuracy and error
analysis between both measurements with Kalman filter and statistical averaging filter. After several test with
different liquid levels and analysis of the recorded data, the technique shows the usefulness in liquid level
measurement application in dynamic condition.
Security Issues and Challenges in Internet of Things – A ReviewIJERA Editor
The Internet of Things (IoT) alludes to the continually developing system of physical articles that component an
IP address for web availability, and the correspondence that happens between these items and other Web
empowered gadgets and frameworks. The security issues of the Internet of Things (IoT) are straight forwardly
identified with the wide utilization of its framework. IoT securities and enhancing the design and several
elements of this work showcases various security issues with respect to IoT and thinks of solutions for the issues
under the advancements included. Here we are going to do a study of all the security issues existing in the
Internet of Things (IoT) alongside an examination of the protection issues that an end-client might confront as
an outcome of the spread of IoT. Most of the overview is centred around the security emerging out of the data
trade innovations utilized as a part of Internet of Things. As a piece of IoTs, genuine concerns are raised over
access of individual data relating to gadget and individual protection. This review tells about the security and
protection issues of IoT.
Identification of Sex of the Speaker With Reference To Bodo Vowels: A Compara...IJERA Editor
This work presents an application of Fundamental Frequency (Pitch), Linear Predictive Cepstral Coefficient
(LPCC) and Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient (MFCC) in identification of sex of the speaker in speech
recognition research. The aim of this article is to compare the performance of these three methods for
identification of sex of the speakers. A successful speech recognition system can help in non critical operations
such as presenting the driving route to the driver, dialing a phone number, light switch turn on/off, the coffee
machine on/off etc. apart from speaker verification-caste wise, community wise and locality wise including
identification of sex. Here an attempt has been made to identify the sex of Bodo speakers through vowel
utterance by following Pitch value, LPCC and MFCC techniques. It is found here that the feature vector
organization of LPCC coefficients provides a more promising way of speech-speaker recognition in case of
Bodo Language than that of Pitch and MFCC.
Big data Mining Using Very-Large-Scale Data Processing PlatformsIJERA Editor
Big Data consists of large-volume, complex, growing data sets with multiple, heterogenous sources. With the
tremendous development of networking, data storage, and the data collection capacity, Big Data are now rapidly
expanding in all science and engineering domains, including physical, biological and biomedical sciences. The
MapReduce programming mode which has parallel processing ability to analyze the large-scale network.
MapReduce is a programming model that allows easy development of scalable parallel applications to process
big data on large clusters of commodity machines. Google’s MapReduce or its open-source equivalent Hadoop
is a powerful tool for building such applications.
Increasing Security Level in Data Sharing Using Ring Signature in Cloud Envir...IJERA Editor
Sharing of Information in a cloud environment is inevitable in onward of cloud computing environment.
Security in accessing cloud information has to consider many issues such as authentication, cost, time in
uploading and many other criteria. Authentication of data is must for utilizing the others data and uploading our
own data has become tedious. Getting Certificate and for every access is long process and cost increases. Ring
signature gives an assurance to the user to build an unidentified and accurate information sharing system. It
allows a data individualistic to innominate authenticate his data which can be put into the cloud for storage or
analysis purpose. In Identity-Based (ID Based ) Ring Signature Members of this cluster can easily share data
avoiding the pricey certificate verification as done in the usual procedure. Forward Security re authentication
overhead is avoided in Ring Signature by using RSA Algorithm we further provide increased level of security in
reduced time, efficient and simple manner.
Hybrid system with multi-connected boost converterIJERA Editor
Environmentally friendly solutions are becoming more prominent than ever as a result of concern regarding the
state of our deteriorating planet. This paper presents a new system configuration of the front-end rectifier stage
for a hybrid wind/photovoltaic energy system. This configuration allows the two sources to supply the load
separately or simultaneously depending on the availability of the energy sources. The inherent nature of this
Cuk-SEPIC fused converter, additional input filters are not necessary to filter out high frequency harmonics.
Harmonic content is detrimental for the generator lifespan, heating issues, and efficiency. The fused multiinput
rectifier stage also allows Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) to be used to extract maximum power from
the wind and sun when it is available. An adaptive MPPT algorithm will be used for the wind system and a
standard perturb and observe method will be used for the PV system. Operational analysis of the proposed
system will be discussed in this paper. Simulation results are given to highlight the merits of the proposed
circuit
Effect of MR Fluid Damping during Milling of CFRP LaminatesIJERA Editor
Machining of fiber reinforced composites is an essential activity taken up in order to integrate them with other
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Fibrous Scaffold Produced By Rotary Jet Spinning Technique
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Fibrous Scaffold Produced By Rotary Jet Spinning Technique
Talita A. Vida1-2*
, Adriana C. Motta3
, Arnaldo R. Santos Jr 4
,
Cecília A. C. Zavaglia1-2
And Guinea B. C. Cardoso1-2
1
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University Of Campinas, Campinas/SP, 13083-970. Brazil
2
Institute of Biofabrication (INCT-BIOFABRIS), Campinas. Brazil
3
Center for Biology and Medical Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University, Sorocaba/SP, 18030-230. Brazil
4
Center for Natural Sciences and Humanities, University Of ABC. Santo André/SP, 09210-971. Brazil
ABSTRACT
Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA)/ poly(ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL) mesh was produced by Rotary Jet Spinning (RJS)
process. RJS is a simple method which fabricates three-dimensional fibers by exploiting a high-speed rotating
nozzle o form a polymer jet which undergoes stretching before solidification without the need of high voltage.
Blend meshes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA),
differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and infrared spectroscopy Fourier transform (FTIR). SEM imagens
provides information about the morphological structure, which confirmed the production of fibers using RJS.
Data obtained by thermal analyzes indicated the immiscible property of PLLA/PCL blend and also the total
solvent evaporation. As a preliminary in vitro assay it was investigated using Vero cells, was not found any sign
suggesting cell toxicity, indicating biocompatibility. Thus, this report suggests the use of PCL/PLLA mesh as
fiber scaffold substrate for tissue engineering.
Keywords: Biomaterials, blend, polymers fibers, rotary jet spinning
I. INTRODUCTION
Tissue engineering is promissory
multidisciplinary sciences that involve materials
engineering and life science concepts. This science
approach to develop tissues and organs to restore,
maintain or improve function [1,2]. Nowadays
investigations are been made to reach new
techniques to obtain structures (scaffolds) that
biomimics in vivo morphology. In the body all
tissues are organized in three-dimensional
structures as functional organs and systems. The
gold standard is to be able to reach this detail level
of structure in laboratory. To engineer those
structures different approaches are been made.
Rotary Jet Spinning (RJS) is a technology
that develops by polymeric solution addition on the
cylindrical rotary device, which contains four
capillary flows, that upon reaching a high rotation
speed creates a jet expelled through the capillaries.
After solvent evaporations in the trajectory of the
capillary to the collector, the formation and
retraction of the fibers occurs. This process uses
centrifugal force to promote the elongation of the
fibers, therefore does not require conductive
polymer solutions, and since it does not uses
electrostatic force as electros pinning techniques.
An important point that can highlight the RJS is the
high production rate comparing with the method
most used electrospinning [3].
The production of biomaterial fibers has
attracted much attention due the high number of
applications, as well as its flexibility to adapt the
composition and structure for a particular
application [4]. Polymeric nanofibers have been
used as scaffolds for use in cartilage, bone, arterial
and nerves tissue engineering’s [5]. Among the
different polymeric used in the scaffolds
production, the synthetic aliphatic polyesters are
with great importance. Poly (lactic acid) (PLA),
poly (glycolic acid) (PGA), poly (caprolactone)
(PCL) and their copolymers are biocompatible and
biodegradable, and also, presents distinct
degradation rates [6]. PLA can presents as three
different stereo chemical forms: poly (l-lactide)
(PLLA), poly (d-lactide) (PDLA), and poly (dl-
lactide) (PDLLA), PLLA presents a high melting
temperature, due the semi crystalline structure [7].
The degradation rate is correlated with the
molecular weight, purity, pH, crystallinity,
presence of terminal carboxyl or hydroxyl groups,
temperature, water permeability and additives
acting as catalytically, therefore the degradation
rate may lead more than three years to a complete
resorption in vivo [8]. Poly (caprolactone) (PCL),
biocompatible polymeric, with a high mechanical
properties, therefore is quite common the use in
bone tissue engineering [9]. The degradation rate is
slowly than PLLA, it is around ~2-3 years due it
high crystallity and hydrophobic nature. The great
advantage of these polymers is in its forms of
degradation that occur by hydrolysis of its ester
bonds, so the products produced by them are
absorbed by the body [10].
RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS
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The choice of PLLA and PCL polymer
was made by: i) are approved by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA); ii) are commonly used
in tissue engineering [7-8]; iii) low cost; and iv)
can successfully be blended to improve properties.
The main goal of using a blend instead of single
polymer is to increase properties requirements, e.g.
PLLA is responsible to increase the rate of
degradation and the PCL provides more flexibility
to the biomaterial. Our hypothesis was to obtain
fibers scaffold by RJS using different compositions
of PCL with PLLA.
II. EXPERIMENTAL
2.1 Materials
PLLA molecular weight 177.500 g/mol
was synthesized and provided from research group
(PUC/SP Sorocaba), as described [11]. PCL
molecular weight 70.000-90.000 g/mol was
purchased from Sigma Aldrich. The solvents were
chloroform [CHCl3, 99%] from Merck (Germany)
and acetone [(CH3)2CO, 99.5%] form Synth
(Brazil).
2.2 Solutions preparation
Different ratios of PLLA and PCL (3:1,
1:1 and 1:3, w/w) were dissolve in mixture of
chloroform/acetone (100:0, 80:20, 0:100, v/v) to
prepare the solutions at a concentration of 6 wt.%.
The mixtures were stirred for 2h for full
homogenization. For membrane samples, it was
used petri dish and was dried at ambient
temperature. For solutions for RJS technique, it
was used initially chloroform as the main solvent,
and after the dissolution it was added acetone to a
final proportion of 80:20 v/v. In was stirred for 12
hours before the use at RJS. The solutions were
prepared with a total volume of 20 ml, which at
constant speed fed lead to approximately 1 to 2
minutes for the fibers production.
2.3 Characterizations
Surface morphology of the meshes were
characterized using Zeiss EVO MA-15 (operating
mode, high vacuum, secondary electron SE
detector) - the samples were gold coated, using the
machine Sputter Coater (Bal-Tec SCD 050) with
40 mA, 5 x10 -7 Pa for 200 s. Fibers dimensions
were measure using Image Tool software
(UTHSCSA- Version 3.0); the average value was
determinate using the measurements of 50 fibers of
the same sample. The statistical analysis of the
distribution of fiber diameter was performed using
Statistic 7.0 software. Thermal properties of
samples were characterized by DSC 200F3 Maia
from NETZSCH differential scanning calorimeter
analyzer. The method for dynamic testing was
performed under an atmosphere of liquid nitrogen
50 ml / min and two scans temperature in the range
of: i) first scan from 25 °C to 210 °C at a heating
rate of 10°C/min and maintained at that
temperature for 5 minutes; ii) second scan it was
cooled to -100 °C at a rate of 10 °C/min for 5
minutes and heated again to 210 °C at a rate of 10
°C/min. The thermal degradation data was obtained
by the equipment STA409C (NETZSCH) as charts
mass (weight) vs. temperature (°C). The samples
were heated in the range of 25 to 600 °C at a
heating rate of 10 °C/min flow of 60 ml/min with a
nitrogen atmosphere. The chemical changes with
the different compositions were studied using
Infrared Spectroscopy Fourier transforms (FTIR)
Thermo Scientific - Nicolet 6700. The samples
spectra were performed using average wavelength
scan of 675 a 4000 cm-1
.
2.4 Cell Culture
Fibroblastic cell line- Vero cells- were
used in this research, it were obtained from the
Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, Brazil, and
established from the kidney of the African green
monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops). The cells were
cultured in 199 medium (Lonza Group Ltd, USA)
supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (FCS, by
Nutricell Nutrientes Celulares, Campinas, SP,
Brazil) with a temperature about 37C. Vero cells
are recommended for studies of cytotoxicity and
cell-substratum interactions with biomaterial
researches [12,13]. The concentration of
1x105
cells/ml was inoculated on 24 well culture
plates (Corning) on the different biomaterial
compositions. After 120 hours of culture, the
samples were fixed with paraformaldehyde 4% (in
phosphate buffer 0.1M, pH 7.2) or ethanol/acetic
acid (3/1) and stained with Cresyl Violet (CV) or
Toluidine Blue (TB) at pH 4.0, respectively. We
used as control cells cultured on culture plate. All
experiments were made in triplicate. Through the
Olympus IX-50 inverted microscope were obtained
images of samples.
Also, it was performed indirect
cytotoxicity assay. The extracts was obtained by
added material samples in 199 medium (Lonza)
with 10% FCS (Nutricell) at a final concentration
of 0.2 g/ml and then incubated at 37ºC for 24 h.
After this period, the medium was harvested and
the materials were discarded. Vero cell suspension
containing 1x105
cells/ml in 199 medium with 10%
FCS were transferred to a 96-well culture plate
(Corning Co., Cambridge, MA, USA) and cultured
for 2 h at 37°C. After this incubation time, the
medium was removed and the cells were incubated
with biomaterial extracts. The cells were cultured
by 24h in these culture conditions, according to
Mosmam’s Methodology. The wells were washed
twice with 0.1M phosphate buffered saline (PBS)
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pH 7.4, at 37°C and incubated with 100μL of 199
medium FCS-free. The assay mixture (10μL per
well) containing 5mg/mL of 3-(4,5-dimetiltiazol-2-
il)-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT, Sigma-
Aldrich/USA) was added to each well and
incubated in the dark at 37°C. After 4h, SDS
(Sigma) was added to each well and 12 hours later,
cells were quantified at 540nm by using multi scan
micro plate reader.
2.5 Statistical analyses
The results are expressed as mean ±ST.
Comparisons between groups were made using
ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s correction factor for
multiples comparisons as a posthoc test.
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1 Morphology
ECM structural organization is important
consideration to design biologically recognizable
and acceptable biomaterials by the cells [1]. Our
hypothesis was to use RJS to obtain polymeric
fibers scaffold for tissue engineering. Rotary jet
spinning is a simple and easy process, which the
polymer solution is continuously fed into the
reservoir at a rate sufficient to maintain a constant
hydrostatic pressure and continuous flow rate. This
process has as main advantage comparing to
electrospinning the use of centrifugal force to
promote the elongation of the fibers and the
absence of electrostatic force.
Compositions with more PLLA or equal
proportions to PCL had fibers without beads
formation, which may be attributed by the solvent
evaporation and ejection of the jet velocity. Beads
formation was clearly observed on the 1:3
PLLA/PCL sample, beads can be formed possibly
due to jet instability caused by surface tension and /
or viscosity of the solution [3]. Different diameter
of the fibers was produced from the rotary jet
spinning, demonstrated in Fig. 1. The diameter
average of the fibers of blend 3:1, 1:1 and 1:3 w/w
were 12100 ± 5294, 8002 ± 5051, and 646 ± 480
nm, respectively. It is important to note that it was
used the same solvent concentration by final
polymeric weight, however was not considerated
the MW of each polymer.
Figure 1: Morphology of PLLA/PCL blends: SEM
images and histograms of 3:1, 1:1, 1:3 PLLA/PCL
samples.
3.2 Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC)
Fig. 2 shows the results obtained by DSC
analysis of pure polymer (pellets) and different
concentration PLLA/PCL blends. The samples of
PLLA and PCL showed characteristic of
semicrystalline polymers results, since the DSC
curves showed the presence of Tg, melting and
crystallization peaks in the first and second heating.
Figure 2: DSC graphics: a) first heating and b)
second heating. Red and blue lines pure polymers
PLLA and PCL; green, purple and black lines 3:1,
1:1 and 1:3 PLLA/PCL blends, respectively.
The first heating provides data about
melting peak (Tm) and glass transition (Tg)
temperatures, two melting peaks were observed at
around 176-178°C and 58-64 ºC for all the blends
samples, which corresponded to the melting points
of PLLA segment and PCL segment, therefore each
peak is more accented correlated to the sample
composition. The little decrease in both Tm
comparing to homopolymer of PLLA and PCL
meant that the crystallization of the segments were
limited by one another.
The crystallization temperature (Tc) of the
PLLA and PCL pellets samples were around 102
ºC and 18 ºC, respectively. Indeed all the samples
with PCL addition demonstrated lower Tc. PCL has
a faster crystallization than PLLA, resulting to
small and defective crystallites during the fiber
creation [14]. PCL/PLLA compositions had an
alteration at the degree crystallization, as expected
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due PCL crystals domain and disturbs the PLLA
crystalline structure. The second heating verified
the Tm peaks, which were distinct around 56 ºC
and 176 ºC, as PCL and PLLA phases. Also, is
possible to observe the Tg of the samples PLLA
around 60 ºC and for PCL -66 ºC, compatible with
the literature [15,16].
3.3 Thermo gravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Table I demonstrated the results of the
onset temperature of thermal degradation (Tonset)
of the different samples. All the samples: PLLA,
PCL and the blends showed values of the initial
degradation as temperature of 340 ° C and 387 ° C
respectively. The values of mass loss for the two
polymers are close to literature values [15,16].
Table I Analyze TGA- Temperature of the initial
degradation of the PLLA/PCL different
compositions and pure polymers.
Composition
PLLA/PCL [%]
PLLA PCL
Ti [ºC] Ti [ºC]
1:0 340 -
3:1 341 386
1:1 345 -
1:3 338 390
0:1 - 387
The samples showed a similar behavior, it
was observed a slight temperature variation of the
onset of degradation, due to the blend composition
(Table 1). The 3:1, 1:1 and 1:3 PLLA/PCL
compositions had an initial weight loss at 341, 345
and 338°C, respectively, and for 3:1 and 1:3
PLLA/PCL a second at 386 and 390°C
respectively, due the PCL presences. This data
confirm the immiscibility of the blends.
3.4 Infrared Spectroscopy Fourier transforms
(FTIR)
Fig. 3 demonstrate the spectra of the
samples: pure polymers (PLLA and PCL) and the
different blends (3:1, 1:1 and 1:3 PLLA/PCL) with
a wavelength range of 3100 -2750 cm-1
and 2000-
675 cm-1
in order to identify the changes in the
chemical structures of the fibers.
Figure 3: Spectrum of the different compositions:
(a) high wavelength, 3100 to 2750 cm-1 and (b)
lower wavelength 2000 to 675 cm-1.
PCL spectrum showed a symmetric
stretching (CH2) (νCH2), characteristic of the band
2867cm-1
, also exhibited the bands at 2955-
2925cm-1
commonly known for the asymmetric
stretching of the CH2 (νCH2) [14]. The spectrum
with lower wavelength presents peaks with high
magnitude, 1728 cm-1
due the C=O bonding; 1471
cm-1
as CH2 scissors; and 1176 cm -1
corresponding
to the symmetrical stretching COC (νCOC).
In the pure PLLA spectrum was possible
to observe the principals peaks: 2996 cm-1
corresponds to alkaline stretch (C-H), 2947 cm-1
due CH3 symmetric stretching (νCH3) and 2882 cm-
1
corresponds CH stretching (νCH).21
The PLLA
demonstrate peaks more intense with lower
wavelength: 1757 cm-1
due axial stretching of the
carbonyl, νC = O; 1454 cm-1
belonging to the
asymmetrical stretching CH3; and 1185cm-1
which
corresponds to the axial deformation of the COC
bond, in the case of the polymeric structure
behaves as a band COC complex ethers (νCOC)
with asymmetric axial deformation [14].
The presence of the PLLA and PCL at the
blends was confirmed by the peaks 2996 cm-1
, 2945
cm-1
responsible both for the C-H stretching, 1747
cm–1
due the C=O bonding and at 1184 cm–1
corresponds to the C-O bending.; also, it was
demonstrated possible relationship between the
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peak intensity and the polymeric concentration
[17]. The concentration with high percent of PCL
demonstrates magnitude of the mains peaks of
PCL, decreasing with the blends with lower
concentration.
3.5 In vitro assay
PLLA/PCL blend demonstrates as an
important composition for tissue engineering, it
combines the high value of mechanical properties
from PCL with the decomposition rate and
hydrophilicity property from PLLA. Due those
characteristics, this blend is very investigates in
different tissue engineering applications. Our
hypothesis was to produce PLLA/PCL mesh for
bone tissue engineering using RJS, to prove we
produced different PLLA/PCL compositions using
chloroform and chloroform/acetone as solvents.
However, since the fast production rate of RJS, it
was investigated the solvents presence in the final
product. FTIR data indicates the absence of
residuals solvents, however to investigate the
cellular behavior with this compositions, it was
produced a study with Vero cells with 2 and 5 days
of culture.
Indirect in vitro assay was performed to
evaluate the biocompatibility of the compositions.
24 hours of culture was used to investigate the
behavior of Vero cells on different extracts.
Showed in Fig. 4b-c samples presented data
compatible with the negative control: 71.55±4.06,
76.97±5.32 and 74..02±4.36 of cell viability % for
3:1, 1:1 and 1:3 PLLA/PCL, respectively.
Carbohydrates and proteins cytochemical
evaluations were performed. Initially, to observe
the growth of the cells it was staining with blue
toluidine (TB) and crystal violet (CV) for 5 days of
culture Fig. 4a. TB staining is a basophilic dye that,
in pH 4.0, is used for cytochemistry detection for
DNA, RNA and glycosaminoglycans [18,19,20].
Basophily indicates that cells exhibit a great
amount of RNA, indicating cell activity. Similar
results were observed in other bioresorbable
polymers, in membranes and fibers form, such as
chitosan / poly (ε-caprolactone) [21]. CV is a dye
used to show cellular morphology. We observed, in
all samples studied, spreading cells on substrates,
usually with decondensed chromatin and evident
nucleolus. A confluent cell layer can be seen on
various polymers studied, indicating that the cells
proliferate on the samples. Indeed, after 5 days of
culture was able to investigate the effects of the
biomaterials on animal cells, indicating the
possibility of different applications due the
compatible surface, which is one of the
prerequisites for implantations.
Figure 4: In vitro data a) Images after 120 hours of Vero culture 3:1,1:1 and 1:3 PLLA/PCL samples; columm
A- TB staining and B- CV staining. B) Absorbance data with 24 hours of culture, *** indicates statistically
differences from negative control and groups, p<0.05. C)Cell viability % with 24 hours of culture.
IV. CONCLUSIONS
PLLA/PCL samples demonstrated distinct
morphologies, depending of the composition it
modified the viscosity, which lead to an instable jet
creating beads. Indeed the samples without the
beads formation presented fibers with a porous
surface and interconnected structure.
The immiscible compositions of
PLLA/PCL were confirmed with DSC by the Tg,
Tc and Tm data. Each composition showed the
maintaining characteristics of the polymers, which
provide the immiscibility of the blends. Indeed the
thermographic analysis demonstrated a
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comparative manner of the decomposition behavior
of the different compositions compared to pure
polymers. It was possible to observe the
temperature of mass lost of the blends were very
close to the initial degradation temperature of pure
polymers. FTIR analysis confirmed the absence of
solvents in the samples, and the correlated chemical
between the polymers. The main amount of solvent
is evaporated during the jet formation and
solidification. In vitro data demonstrated the
viability to use fibers scaffolds for tissue
engineering, Vero cells showed non-apoptosis, due
the biocompatible compositions. As well, cells
were observed on fibers showing the adhesion
surface.
Our study`s findings demonstrate that RJS
is able to obtain fibers with different compositions
and PLLA/PCL fibers scaffolds appears as
potential scaffolds to use as cell grown substrate for
tissue engineering science.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors gratefully acknowledge
financial support provided by CAPES, FAPESP
(grant 2013/19372-0) and the Biofabris-INCT.
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