Precision wet-spinning of cell-impregnated alginate fibres for tissue engineering

Authors

Rhys Cornock, University of WollongongFollow
Magdalena Kita, University of WollongongFollow
Anita Quigley, University of WollongongFollow
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Robert M. I Kapsa, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

91658

Publication Details

Cornock, R., Kita, M., Quigley, A. F., Wallace, G. G. & Kapsa, R. M. I. (2013). Precision wet-spinning of cell-impregnated alginate fibres for tissue engineering. Fiber Society Spring Technical Conference (pp. 246-247). Australia: The Fiber Society.

Abstract

The selective assembly of functionalised fibres produced by wet-spinning into implantable three dimensional contructs presents attractive prospects for the field of medical bionics[1]. In particular, the incorporation of biological factors and large numbers of cells within biocompatible and macroporous fibres is expected to deliver improvements to drug delivery platforms as well as to tissue engineering biotechnology[2, 3].