Advanced Biomaterials With Semiconductive Properties Based On Fungal Chitosan

Tissue engineering is a branch of science that focuses on methods and techniques for the creation of new tissues and organs for the therapeutic reconstruction of the damaged organ by providing support structures, cells, molecular and mechanical signals for regeneration to the desired region. Conventional implants made of inert materials can eliminate only physical and mechanical defects of damaged tissues. The goal of tissue engineering is to restore biological functions, that is regeneration of tissues, and not only to replace it with a substitute made of synthetic material. The most important challenges of tissue engineering include the development of new biomaterials that will be used as three-dimensional scaffolds for cell cultures. Such scaffolding must be characterized by biocompatibility and biodegradability. The aim of the research was to obtain biomaterials based on acylated chitosan. The result of the work was to obtain three-dimensional scaffolding with bioactive properties based on raw materials of natural origin. The biomaterials were modified with ferrimagnetic nanoparticles which are capable of electromagnetic stimulation of proliferation.