Electrospinning Live Cells Using Gelatin and Pullulan

Bioengineering (Basel). 2020 Feb 22;7(1):21. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering7010021.

Abstract

Electrospinning is a scaffold production method that utilizes electric force to draw a polymer solution into nanometer-sized fibers. By optimizing the polymer and electrospinning parameters, a scaffold is created with the desired thickness, alignment, and pore size. Traditionally, cells and biological constitutes are implanted into the matrix of the three-dimensional scaffold following electrospinning. Our design simultaneously introduces cells into the scaffold during the electrospinning process at 8 kV. In this study, we achieved 90% viability of adipose tissue-derived stem cells through electrospinning.

Keywords: cell seeding; electrospinning; high voltage; live-cell electrospinning; tissue engineering; viability.