Electrospun silk-BMP-2 scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

C Li, C Vepari, HJ Jin, HJ Kim, DL Kaplan - Biomaterials, 2006 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin fiber scaffolds containing bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and/or
nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite (nHAP) prepared via electrospinning were used for in vitro …

Electrospinning: a simple and versatile technique for producing ceramic nanofibers and nanotubes

D Li, JT McCann, Y Xia… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning is a remarkably simple method for generating nanofibers of polymers. When
combined with conventional sol–gel processing, it provides a versatile technique for …

The role of elasticity in the formation of electrospun fibers

HY Jian, SV Fridrikh, GC Rutledge - Polymer, 2006 - Elsevier
The role of fluid elasticity in the formation of fibers from polymer solution by electrospinning
is investigated. Model solutions with different degrees of elasticity were prepared by …

Filtration properties of electrospinning nanofibers

XH Qin, SY Wang - Journal of applied polymer science, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning is a relatively simple method to produce submicron fibers from solutions of
different polymers and polymer blends. The extensive application in future of electrospinning …

Preparation of antimicrobial poly (vinyl alcohol) nanofibers containing silver nanoparticles

KH Hong, JL Park, INH Sul, JH Youk… - Journal of Polymer …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers containing Ag nanoparticles were prepared by
electrospinning PVA/silver nitrate (AgNO3) aqueous solutions, followed by short heat …

Poly (vinyl alcohol) multilayer mixed matrix membranes for the dehydration of ethanol–water mixture

HM Guan, TS Chung, Z Huang, ML Chng… - Journal of Membrane …, 2006 - Elsevier
We have developed multilayer mixed matrix membranes (MMMMs) consisting of a selective
mixed matrix membrane (MMM) top layer, a porous poly (acrylonitrile-co-methyl …

Thermal and mechanical characterization of electrospun blends of poly (lactic acid) and poly (glycolic acid)

LI Ramdhanie, SR Aubuchon, ED Boland, DC Knapp… - Polymer …, 2006 - nature.com
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and poly (glycolic acid)(PGA) have long been popular
polymers in the development of tissue engineering scaffolds due to their biocompatibility …

Electrospinning zirconia fiber from a suspension

HB Zhang, MJ Edirisinghe - Journal of the American Ceramic …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A zirconia suspension containing 5–10 nm size zirconia particles was modified by adding
different amounts of polymer solution to enable electrospinning of zirconia fibers from a …

In situ growth of ZnO nanocrystals from solid electrospun nanofiber matrixes

Y Hong, D Li, J Zheng, G Zou - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
Porous fiber membranes consisting of 1D assemblies of ZnO nanocrystal-supported poly
(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) nanofibers are described. These hybrid nanofiber membranes were …

[PDF][PDF] Electrospun fibers from both solution and melt: processing, structure and property

H Zhou - 2006 - ecommons.cornell.edu
Electrospinning, in which a droplet of polymer liquid is elongated by the action of a strong
electrical field, is an effective method to produce submicron scale fibers. The resulting …