In this study, the mechanical properties and in vitro properties of combinations of bioactive glass in soluble poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA or PVABG) with mixtures of gel-like biopolymer of chitosan–collagen (ChiCol) have been studied. The different composites use different concentrations of the PVABG and the ChiCol components. Theweight ratios of the PVABG and ChiCol in the composites employed were 0.5:1, 1:1 and 2:1 and these scaffolds will be referred to as the 0.5:1, 1:1 and 2:1 ratio scaffolds. It is well known that chitosan and collagen (a natural biopolymer) are both biocompatible and are important to the ability of the apatite to form on the scaffold [14,15]. Poly(vinyl alcohol), a
water soluble polymer with good biomechanical features, good elastic properties and high degree of swelling in aqueous solution, has been
used extensively as a scaffold supportingmaterial for tissue engineering
application