Perspectives on: Criteria for complex evaluation of the morphology and alignment of electrospun polymer nanofibers

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 465-479

  Spasova, M ^a   Mincheva, R ^a   Paneva, D ^a   Manolova, N ^a   Rashkov, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF POLYMERS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Aligned nanofibers; Defects; Electrospinning; Nanofiber morphology

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; TOPOLOGY;

ALIGNED NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOFIBER MORPHOLOGY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CHITOSAN; ELECTROSPUN POLYMER NANOFIBER; MACROGOL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; POLYOXYETHYLENE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRONICS; ELECTROSPINNING; EVALUATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33747601101     PISSN: 08839115     EISSN: 15308030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883911506068495     Document Type: Article

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