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Patterning Electrospun Nanofibers via Agarose Hydrogel Stamps to Spatially Coordinate Cell Orientation in Microfluidic Device
Author(s) -
Hu Tao,
Li Qingtao,
Dong Hua,
Xiao Wenwu,
Li Ling,
Cao Xiaodong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201602610
Subject(s) - nanofiber , microcontact printing , electrospinning , microfluidics , materials science , nanotechnology , agarose , self healing hydrogels , orientation (vector space) , polymer , polymer chemistry , chemistry , composite material , chromatography , geometry , mathematics
A straightforward, inexpensive, and reliable approach to pattern electrospun nanofibers via solvent‐containing agarose hydrogel stamps is reported. Complex hierarchical microstructures can be further constructed via appropriate multistep permutation of microcontact patterning and electrospinning. As a proof‐of‐concept application, the patterned electrospun nanofibers are employed to spatially coordinate cell orientation in microfluidic devices.