Fabrication and characterization of electrospun polycaprolactone blended with chitosan-gelatin complex nanofibrous mats

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Qian, Yongfang ^a   Zhang, Zhen ^a   Zheng, Laijiu ^a   Song, Ruoyuan ^a   Zhao, Yuping ^a  

^a DALIAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ENGINEERING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINNING (FIBERS); TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHITOSAN GELATINS; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; NANOFIBROUS SCAFFOLDS; NATIVE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; TISSUE ENGINEERING SCAFFOLD; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYCAPROLACTONE;

EID: 84934975233     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/964621     Document Type: Article

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