In this study, we fabricated a new ceramic fibrous scaffold, using the initial jet of an electrospinning process and ethanol media as a target. The fabricated three-dimensional (3D) fibrous ceramic structure was configured with multilayered micro-size...
In this study, we fabricated a new ceramic fibrous scaffold, using the initial jet of an electrospinning process and ethanol media as a target. The fabricated three-dimensional (3D) fibrous ceramic structure was configured with multilayered micro-sized struts consisting of randomly entangled micro/nanofibrous architecture, similar to that of native extracellular matrixes (ECMs). The fabrication of the ceramic structure was highly dependent on various processing parameters, such as the surface tension of the target media, and the flow rate and weight fraction of the polymer solution. As a tissue regenerative material, the 3D fibrous ceramic scaffold was cultured with pre-osteoblasts to observe the initial cellular activities in comparison with a solid freeform fabricated 3D scaffold sharing a similar structural geometry. The micro/nanofibrous 3D fibrous ceramic strut scaffold exhibited significantly high initial cell attachment, proliferation, and viability compared to solid freeform fabricated 3D scaffold.