Processing and characterization of electrospun graphene oxide/polyurethane composite nanofibers for stent coating

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 270, Issue , 2015, Pages 336-342

  Pant, Hem Raj ^a,b,d   Pokharel, Pashupati ^c   Joshi, Mahesh Kumar ^a   Adhikari, Surya ^a   Kim, Han Joo ^a   Park, Chan Hee ^a   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c Hannam University   (South Korea)

^d Research Institute for Next Generation   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Graphene oxide; Nanocomposite; Nanofibers; Polyurethane; Stent

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COATINGS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CRACKS; DURABILITY; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STENTS;

ELECTROSPUN MEMBRANES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; STENT; WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

EID: 84923606159     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.01.105     Document Type: Article

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