Silica‐Incorporated Polyelectrolyte‐Complex Fibers as Tissue‐Engineering Scaffolds

Abstract

Fibers of polyelectrolyte complexes incorporated in silica are synthesized by combining the polymerization of hydrolyzed tetraethylorthosilicate with the process of interfacial polyelectrolyte complexation. The resulting fibers are hydro-entangled to successfully produce porous scaffolds that act as a platform for the immobilization of biological molecules for tissue engineering (see Figure).