Tensile testing of a single ultrafine polymeric fiber

Biomaterials

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1453-1456

  Tan, E P S ^a   Ng, S Y ^a   Lim, C T ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Mechanical properties; Nano and microscale fiber; PCL; Polymer; Tensile test

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; FIBERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DRAW RATIO; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOSCALE FIBERS; ULTRAFINE FIBERS;

BIOMATERIALS;

POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; FIBER; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POLYESTERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILES;

EID: 7444234178     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.05.021     Document Type: Article

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