Characterisation of electrospun poly(lactic acid) nanofibre networks

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 273-282

  Patra, S N ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bead formation; Electrospinning; Poly(l lactic acid); Scanning micrographs

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MATERIALS; APPLIED VOLTAGES; BEAD FORMATION; CHARACTERISATION; ELECTROSPUNS; FEED-RATES; FIBRE NETWORK; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MANUFACTURING PARAMETERS; MEMBRANE TYPES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; NANO-FIBRILS; NANOFIBRES; NON-WOVEN; PLLA; POLY L LACTIC ACID; POLY(LACTIC ACID); PROCESSING PARAMETERS;

BODY FLUIDS; ELECTROSPINNING; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 77951916708     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092764410X490699     Document Type: Conference Paper

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