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Keywords: Chitosan (CS) scaolds coated by reduced graphene oxide (rGO) lm were prepared and characterized using X-
Graphene coating ray diraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and a dynamic mechanical
Chitosan scaold analyze. The results exhibited that the rGO coating with wrinkled structure attached on pore wall of CS scaolds
Compressive strength and formed a rough and irregular surfaces. The compressive mechanical strength increased with increasing
Biomaterials
graphene oxide dispersion (0, 0.02, 0.1, and 1.0 mg/ml) and the maximum value of about 0.707 MPa was
Carbon materials
achieved at the concentration of 1.0 mg/ml, 1.26-fold greater compared with CS scaold. The porosity and pore
diameter of the scaold did not change much and the composite scaold might be considered as potential
platform for tissue engineering applications.
Corresponding author.
E-mail address: wang_xin@jlu.edu.cn (X. Wang).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2016.09.040
Received 20 July 2016; Received in revised form 25 August 2016; Accepted 10 September 2016
Available online 12 September 2016
0167-577X/ 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
S. Wen et al. Materials Letters 186 (2017) 1720
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Fig. 3. XPS spectra of (a) GO, (b) rGO, (c) CS scaolds and (d) 1.0 mg - rGO/CS scaold.
Fig. 4. SEM micrographs of (ac) CS scaolds, (d) 0.02 mg - rGO/CS scaold, (e) 0.1 mg - rGO/CS scaold, (f) 1.0 mg - rGO/CS scaold, and (g) compressive strengths of the scaolds.
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