Host: The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices
The end-carboxylic acid carbon nanotube (CNT) was obtained by using a strong acid treatment. The CNT/alginate nanocomposite gel was prepared to develop a tissue engineering scaffold. The CNT/alginate gel has advantages in higher gelation rate and the strength. Preliminary studies on investigation the gel-forming condition and several mechanical properties of CNT/alginate gel should be discussed.