Relationships between specific surface area and pore size in electrospun polymer fibre networks

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 641-649

  Eichhorn, S J ^a   Sampson, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Modelling; Pore size; Specific surface

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; POLYMERS; PORE SIZE; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; ELECTROSPUNS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; POLYMER FIBRES; POLYMER NETWORKS; POLYMER SCAFFOLDS; PORE DIMENSIONS; REAL NETWORKS; SPECIFIC SURFACE;

SURFACES;

ELECTROSPUN POLYMER FIBER; NANOFIBER; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FIBER; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORY;

EID: 77950847795     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0374     Document Type: Article

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