Rachel Cordeiro

Ms. Rachel Cordeiro

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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 May 2023 in Materials Proceedings
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MSMafalda Silva Santos
Mafalda Silva Santos
RCRachel Cordeiro
Rachel Cordeiro
Carla MouraCarla Moura
Carla Moura
CSCláudia Lobato da Silva
Cláudia Lobato da Silva
FFFrederico Ferreira
Frederico Ferreira
MCMarta Carvalho
Marta Carvalho
Periodontitis is an inflammatory infection caused by bacterial plaque accumulation that affects the periodontal tissues supporting the teeth. Current treatments lack bioactive signals to induce tissue repair and coordinated regeneration of all the periodontal tissues; thus, alternative strategies are needed to improve clinical outcomes. Cell-derived extracellular matrix (ECM) has been used in combination with biomaterials to enhance their biofunctionality for tissue engineering (TE) applications. In this work, bioactive cell-derived ECM-loaded electrospun polycaprolactone/chitosan (PCL-CTS) nanofibrous scaffolds were developed using lyophilized decellularized ECM (dECM) derived from human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells (PDLSCs). This work’s aims were to fabricate and characterize cell-derived ECM electrospun PCL-CTS scaffolds and to evaluate their capacity to enhance the proliferation of seeded PDLSCs, envisaging future periodontal TE applications.