Electrospinning of hollow and core/sheath nanofibers using a microfluidic manifold

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-250

  Srivastava, Yasmin ^a,b   Loscertales, Ignacio ^c   Marquez, Manuel ^d,e,f   Thorsen, Todd ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b Philip Morris USA   (United States)

^c Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales University of Malaga   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Arizona State University   (United States)

^f Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Electrospinning; Microfluidics; Multiplexed; Nanofiber

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTROSPINNING; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CORE NANOFIBER; HOLLOW NANOFIBERS; POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE; SHEATH NANOFIBER;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 38649112906     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-007-0177-0     Document Type: Article

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