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Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2/2012
Author(s) -
Yang JenChang,
Lee ShengYang,
Tseng WenChin,
Shu YaoChi,
Lu JenChieh,
Shie HanShian,
Chen ChienChung
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201290005
Subject(s) - materials science , microscale chemistry , membrane , tissue engineering , shell (structure) , composite material , polymer science , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , medicine , genetics , mathematics education , mathematics , biology
Cover: Electrospun PLLA/PEG shell/core fibers were collected and deposited in series to form ‘standing’ membranes. After washing away PEG, a highly aligned, single‐layered, hollow, fibrous PLLA membrane was obtained. High‐speed videography captured its epitaxial growth and SEM revealed hundreds of microscale hollow fibers, arranged in connected, parallel monolayers, forming an ordered, 2D microtube array (MTA). By adjusting the applied field strength and solution viscosity, an operational map was constructed and validated independently. A 5x30 cm 2 MTA membrane could be prepared. These membranes are easy to manipulate into various configurations and their ability to mimic several anisotropic tissue structures make them an excellent candidate for tissue engineering scaffolds. Further details can be found in the article by J.‐C. Yang, S.‐Y. Lee, W.‐C. Tseng, Y.‐C. Shu, J.‐C. Lu, H.‐S. Shie, and C.‐C. Chen* on page 115 .