New biodegradable nanoparticles-in-nanofibers based membranes for guided periodontal tissue and bone regeneration with enhanced antibacterial activity
A research team led by Prof. Ibrahim El- Sherbiny, the Chairman of the Nanoscience Program and Director of the Center of Materials Science, has recently published a research article in the “Journal of Advanced Research” that tackles the growing field of tissue regeneration. The study reports the successful development of nanofibrous membranes serving as scaffolds for guided dental tissue and bone regeneration and aimed at the repair of damaged periodontal tissues. The developed platforms showed favorable mechanical properties, cell adhesion, biocompatibility, and antibacterial properties with enhanced efficiency in animal models. Moreover, the prepared nanofibers are considered advantageous as they biodegrade in a timely manner thus evading the necessity of further intervention to remove them surgically.