Enhanced Skin Cell Fuctions on Bioactive Rosette Nanotube Composites

Abstract

Over the past several decades, even with intensive research, it has still been difficult to achieve sufficient skin regeneration both functionally and for cosmetic satisfaction. Nanotechnology is a promising new approach to create new materials with enhanced biocompatibility and bioactivity with suitable mechanical properties for the development of novel skin regeneration materials. In this study, rosette nanotubes (RNTs) assembled from twin base linker molecules were used with poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) for skin application. RNTs increased the adhesion and proliferation of both keratinocytes and fibroblasts.