The use of an electrostatic lens to enhance the efficiency of the electrospinning process

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 347, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 815-826

  Vaquette, Cédryck ^a   Cooper White, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Electrostatic lens; Polycaprolactone; Polymeric fibers; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROSPINNING; ELECTROSTATIC LENS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

HUMANS; LENSES; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84859428638     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1318-z     Document Type: Article

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