Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute Basparesh 2252-0449 9 3 2019 11 22 Carbon Nanotubes Application in Polymer-Based Scaffolds Carbon Nanotubes Application in Polymer-Based Scaffolds 15 24 1646 10.22063/basparesh.2019.2432.1464 FA Samira Agbolaghi Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran 0000-0003-0461-3317 Faezeh Raie Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran Journal Article 2019 03 19 The carbon nanotubes (CNTs) including the single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)<br />and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have the desirable properties and<br />high capacity for application in tissue engineering and scaffolding. However, the scope<br />of their efficiency and quality enhancement in the CNT-polymer composites is wide open.<br />The inherent capability of CNTs in facilitating the cellular growth could reflect the threedimensional<br />scaffolds with the polymer surfaces, affecting the ultimate cultivation for the<br />tissue regeneration of electroactive cells. The polymers make the CNTs more efficient and<br />modify the scaffolds' characteristics. In the current paper, the features of CNT, involved in<br />scaffolds performance, which have been modified through natural polymers and synthesized<br />polymers including conductive, dielectric, and manipulated polymers and the polymer<br />composites are reviewed. The combination of CNTs and different types of polymers<br />improved the scaffolds' characteristics such as mechanical and electrical properties,<br />biodegradability, structure, porosity, toxicity, etc. Each polymer type in influencing the<br />characteristics of CNT-incorporated scaffolds and the preparation method of respective<br />scaffolds improved some features and enhanced the quality of polymer-based scaffolds. The carbon nanotubes (CNTs) including the single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)<br />and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have the desirable properties and<br />high capacity for application in tissue engineering and scaffolding. However, the scope<br />of their efficiency and quality enhancement in the CNT-polymer composites is wide open.<br />The inherent capability of CNTs in facilitating the cellular growth could reflect the threedimensional<br />scaffolds with the polymer surfaces, affecting the ultimate cultivation for the<br />tissue regeneration of electroactive cells. The polymers make the CNTs more efficient and<br />modify the scaffolds' characteristics. In the current paper, the features of CNT, involved in<br />scaffolds performance, which have been modified through natural polymers and synthesized<br />polymers including conductive, dielectric, and manipulated polymers and the polymer<br />composites are reviewed. The combination of CNTs and different types of polymers<br />improved the scaffolds' characteristics such as mechanical and electrical properties,<br />biodegradability, structure, porosity, toxicity, etc. Each polymer type in influencing the<br />characteristics of CNT-incorporated scaffolds and the preparation method of respective<br />scaffolds improved some features and enhanced the quality of polymer-based scaffolds. http://basparesh.ippi.ac.ir/article_1646_e778bcac9d43e16f706814ec975418dc.pdf