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The effect of mechanical load on the degradation of chitosan foam was investigated in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) at 37 °C and pH 7.4 with a specially designed experimental device supplying rolling load. Degradation of chitosan scaffold under load or no load lasted for 8 days. Changes in increase of mass loss and decrease of water absorption happened more significantly under rolling load. It is indicated that the mechanical load can accelerate the degradation velocity of chitosan scaffold.
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Li, P., Feng, X., Jia, L., Li, J., Zhang, C., Fan, Y. (2009). In vitro degradation of chitosan under mechanical load. In: Dössel, O., Schlegel, W.C. (eds) World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, Germany. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 25/10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03900-3_22
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