A novel microfibrillar composite approach towards manufacturing nanoporous tissue scaffolds

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-243

  Lin, S T ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a   Fakirov, S ^a   Matthews, B ^a   Cornish, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

electrospinning; microfibrillar composite concept; nanofibrous network; PET; PLA; tissue scaffold

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS; INTERCONNECTED NETWORK; MICROFIBRILLAR COMPOSITE; NANO-FIBROUS; PLA; PRODUCTION METHODS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOFIBERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 84890668803     PISSN: 15376494     EISSN: 15376532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2013.834098     Document Type: Article

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