Hierarchically structured electrospun fibers

Polymers

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-44

  Zander, Nicole E ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core shell; Electrospinning; Helical; Hierarchical; Nanofiber; Nanoporous; Patterned

Indexed keywords

CORE-SHELL; HELICAL; HIERARCHICAL; NANO-POROUS; PATTERNED;

ELECTROSPINNING; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; NANORODS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84883286040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym5010019     Document Type: Article

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