Chitosan nanofibrous scaffold fabricated via electrospinning: The effect of processing parameters on the nanofiber morphology

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 277-289

  Mazoochi, T ^a   Jabbari, V ^b  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Nanofibrous scaffold

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CHITOSAN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPRAYING; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; FIBER DIAMETERS; FTIR ANALYSIS; NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; NANOFIBROUS SCAFFOLDS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SPINNABILITY; TIP-TO-COLLECTOR DISTANCE;

CHITOSAN; ELECTROSPINNING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 79960889216     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2011.587943     Document Type: Article

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