A comprehensive review on electrospinning design, parameters and potential use of electrospun nanofibers in regenerative endodontics
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Electrospinning is a versatile technique that has gathered interest due to its ability to fabricate nano and microscale fibres with unique properties of high surface area and fibrous porosity. This technique has been widely used in the late 20th (1990) and early 21st (2000) centuries. Since the beginning of its use, significant improvements have been made in the design, materials used, and fibres produced. The electrospinning technique is used to fabricate a material with therapeutic properties as it allows the researchers to incorporate various anti-microbial agents to different polymers without altering the chemical characteristics
of polymers.
The production of nanofibres through electrospinning is affected by many operating parameters. It is, therefore, essential to know various parameters and processes that aid in fabricating the desired fibre assemblies. The nanofibres remain an essential division of biomaterials due to a wide range of biomedical
applications. Nanofibres have unique properties such as protein absorption, binding sites to cell receptors, can provide maximum volume fraction by controlling fibres' alignment and orientation hence improving the material properties like surface morphology, porosity, and geometry.
Recent trends in endodontics, encourage regenerative therapy for the treatment of necrotic immature permanent teeth for root development and maturation. In this context, efficient disinfection of the root canal system is a crucial step. Existing chemical irrigating solutions (for eg., NaOCl) and antibiotic pastes (for eg., Triple antibiotic paste) usage at higher doses showed toxic results on the pulpal stem cells. Therefore, it was found to be beneficial to use a nanofibre-based intracanal drug delivery construct to release antibiotics at lower, yet anti-microbially effective concentrations.
This review aims to discuss the basic concepts of electrospinning and its potential application in regenerative endodontics along with various parameters, which affect the fibre morphology and properties of produced nanofibres.
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