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Polyester urethane; scaffold; tensile strength; swelling; degradation; cell culture.

For tissue engineering purpose two gelatin based polyester urethane scaffolds of different compositions were prepared from lactic acid, polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400) and characterized by FTIR, XRD for their mechanical and morphological properties using SEM and optical microscopic analyses. Degradation and swelling studies of gelatin based polyester urethane scaffolds in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) were performed. Human keratinocyte cells were cultured within these scaffolds, which showed good cell adherence and proliferation.

S Sarkar¹ A Chourasia¹ S Maji¹ S Sadhukhan¹ S Kumar² B Adhikari¹

1. Materials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
2. School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India

Manuscript received

19 May 2006

Manuscript revised

24 July 2006