Multifunctional micro/nanoscale fibers based on microfluidic spinning technology

XY Du, Q Li, G Wu, S Chen - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Superfine multifunctional micro/nanoscale fibrous materials with high surface area and
ordered structure have attracted intensive attention for widespread applications in recent …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidic-assisted fiber production: Potentials, limitations, and prospects

A Abrishamkar, A Nilghaz, M Saadatmand… - …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Besides the conventional fiber production methods, microfluidics has emerged as a
promising approach for the engineered spinning of fibrous materials and offers excellent …

Fiber based approaches as medicine delivery systems

F Sharifi, AC Sooriyarachchi, H Altural… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The goal of drug delivery is to ensure that therapeutic molecules reach the intended target
organ or tissue, such that the effectiveness of the drug is maximized. The efficiency of a drug …

Polycaprolactone microfibrous scaffolds to navigate neural stem cells

F Sharifi, BB Patel, AK Dzuilko, R Montazami… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Fibrous scaffolds have shown promise in tissue engineering due to their ability to improve
cell alignment and migration. In this paper, poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) fibers are fabricated …

Biomaterials for microfluidic technology

Z Chen, Z Lv, Z Zhang, Y Zhang, W Cui - Materials Futures, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Micro/nanomaterial-based drug and cell delivery systems play an important role in
biomedical fields for their injectability and targeting. Microfluidics is a rapidly developing …

3D microfibrous scaffolds selectively promotes proliferation and glial differentiation of adult neural stem cells: a platform to tune cellular behavior in neural tissue …

BB Patel, F Sharifi, DP Stroud… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biomaterials are essential for the development of innovative biomedical and therapeutic
applications. Biomaterials‐based scaffolds can influence directed cell differentiation to …

Microfluidic manufacturing of alginate fibers with encapsulated astrocyte cells

MC McNamara, F Sharifi, J Okuzono… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Encapsulating cells within microfibers allows for immobilization with a high degree of spatial-
temporal control. Furthermore, microfluidic encapsulation allows for the continuous creation …

Microfibers as physiologically relevant platforms for creation of 3D cell cultures

MC McNamara, F Sharifi, AH Wrede… - Macromolecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microfibers have received much attention due to their promise for creating flexible and highly
relevant tissue models for use in biomedical applications such as 3D cell culture, tissue …

Enhancing the conductivity of cell-laden alginate microfibers with aqueous graphene for neural applications

MC McNamara, AE Niaraki-Asli, J Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microfluidically manufacturing graphene-alginate microfibers create possibilities for
encapsulating rat neural cells within conductive 3D tissue scaffolding to enable the creation …

Photo-cross-linked poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels: spherical microparticles to bow tie-shaped microfibers

F Sharifi, BB Patel, MC McNamara… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Bow tie-shaped fibers and spherical microparticles with controlled dimensions and shapes
were fabricated with poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogel utilizing hydrodynamic shear …