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Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 16Novel thin films deposited on electrospun PCL scaffolds by atmospheric pressure plasma jet for L929 fibroblast cell cultivation(Iop Publishing Ltd, 2016) Gozutok, M.; Baitukha, A.; Arefi-Khonsari, F.; Sasmazel, H. Turkoglu; Turkoglu Sasmazel, H.This paper reports on the deposition of PCL homopolymers and poly epsilon-caprolactone-polyethylene glycol (PCL-PEG) copolymers by atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) onto electrospun PCL scaffolds for improving L929 fibroblast cell growth. Polymer deposited scaffolds showed better stability as well as lower CA as compared to those treated with APPJ in Ar alone used as the carrier gas to introduce the precursors due to the formation of polar groups generated during the plasma treatment, such as -OH and/or -COO. Average fiber and porosity sizes were calculated by using SEM photographs and the ImageJ Launcher Software program and higher values were observed for both PCL and PCL-PEG deposited scaffolds than the untreated electrospun PCL scaffolds. XPS analysis showed that C1s% content decreased for PCL deposited (from 82.4% to 71.0%) and PCL-PEG deposited (from 82.4% to 57.7%) and O1s% composition increased for PCL deposited (from 17.6% to 29.0%) and PCL-PEG deposited (from 17.6% to 42.3%) compared to the untreated one. XPS results proved more incorporation of oxygen moieties on the deposited surfaces than the untreated samples giving rise to more hydrophilic surfaces to the deposited ones. Standard in vitro MTT test, Giemsa staining, fluorescence and CLSM imaging techniques were used for the determination of cell viability, adhesion and proliferation. Cell culture experiments showed that PCL-PEG deposited electrospun PCL scaffolds had the most promising cell adhesion, proliferation and growth among the treated scaffolds. The increased average fiber diameter caused by deposition as well as oxygen containing polar groups formed on the surfaces due to the radicals present in the plasma atmosphere provided higher surface area and functionality, respectively, for cells to attach, yielding better biocompatibility performance.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 6Enhancement of Scaffolding Properties for Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate): Blending With Poly-Β and Wet Electrospinning(Taylor & Francis As, 2019) Catiker, E.; Konuk, E.; Gultan, T.; Gumusderelioglu, M.Poly-beta-alanine (PBA), and its derivatives poly(alpha-methyl-beta-alanine) and poly[N-(3-methoxypropyl-beta-alanine) were synthesized by hydrogen transfer polymerization (HTP). Porous 3 D matrices of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P3HB) reinforced with PBA/its derivatives were obtained via lyophilization and wet electrospinning. However, mechanical properties of the porous matrices prepared by wet electrospinning were found to present superior performance for tissue engineering applications. Cell culture study was performed by using wet electrospun P3HB matrices doped with 10% (w/w) PBA which show better manipulation ability, chemical and mechanical properties. Scaffolds of P3HB-PBA (10% w/w) blend was determined to demonstrate better cell attachment and proliferation compared to the scaffolds of pure P3HB.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 5In Vitro Evaluation of Tooth-Colored Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Ceramics(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021) Akarsu, Melis Kaplan; Basar, Ahmet Ozan; Sasmazel, Hilal Turkoglu; Park, Jongee; Ozturk, AbdullahEffects of MoCl3 and NiCl2, originally incorporated as coloring agent, on the cellular response of 3 mol% yttria stabilized zirconia (3Y-TZP) ceramics was investigated. MoCl3 and NiCl2-MoCl3 incorporated, tooth-colored 3Y-TZP ceramics were produced through cold isostatic pressing at 100 MPa followed by pressureless sintering at 1450 degrees C for 2 h. Aging was performed on the sintered ceramics using distilled water in a reactor at 134 degrees C at 2.3 bar pressure for 2 h. The phases developed during different stages of processing were identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. In vitro cell culture studies were carried out using L929 fibroblast cell line. The cell viability and proliferation studies revealed that none of the specimens showed cytotoxicity with respect to coloring. Confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) analyses suggested that all of the specimens exhibited good in vitro cytocompatibility. Enhancement in cell attachment, adhesion, and proliferation was observed in all specimens via scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis. Although the coloring process did not improve the proliferation performance of the aged specimens, the incorporation of transition metals enhanced the in vitro performance of 3Y-TZP ceramics.
