Electrospinning versus microfluidic spinning of functional fibers for biomedical applications

J Cheng, Y Jun, J Qin, SH Lee - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Micro-or nanofiber-based materials have extensive applications in biomedical fields due to
their capability to mimic many aspects of physiological microenvironment in vivo. Fabricating …

Developments in pressurized gyration for the mass production of polymeric fibers

PL Heseltine, J Ahmed… - … Materials and Engineering, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this invited feature article, the invention of pressurized gyration in 2013 and its
subsequent development into sister processes such as pressurized melt gyration, infusion …

Current methodologies and approaches for the formation of core–sheath polymer fibers for biomedical applications

S Mahalingam, R Matharu… - Applied Physics …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The application of polymer fibers has rocketed to unimaginable heights in recent years and
occupies every corner of our day-to-day life, from knitted protective textile clothes to buzzing …

Pressurized gyration: fundamentals, advancements, and future

Y Dai, J Ahmed, M Edirisinghe - Macromolecular Materials and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a facile, efficient, and low‐cost fiber manufacturing strategy, pressurized gyration/rotation
(PG) is attracting tremendous attention. This review provides a comprehensive introduction …

Rotary jet spinning review–a potential high yield future for polymer nanofibers

JJ Rogalski, CWM Bastiaansen, T Peijs - Nanocomposites, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Polymeric nanofibers have been the focus of much research due to their continually evolving
applications in fields such as biomedicine, tissue engineering, composites, filtration, battery …

Spinnability of collagen as a biomimetic material: A review

Z Bazrafshan, GK Stylios - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this review, an attempt was made to summarize some of the recent developments in the
spinnability of purified collagen. Due to the excellent biological properties of this biopolymer …

Recent developments in the use of centrifugal spinning and pressurized gyration for biomedical applications

J Ahmed, M Gultekinoglu… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Centrifugal spinning is a technology used to generate small diameter fibers and has been
extensively studied for its vast applications in biomedical engineering. Centrifugal spinning …

Protein and polysaccharide-based magnetic composite materials for medical applications

EJ Bealer, K Kavetsky, S Dutko, S Lofland… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The combination of protein and polysaccharides with magnetic materials has been
implemented in biomedical applications for decades. Proteins such as silk, collagen, and …

3D printing of hierarchical silk fibroin structures

MR Sommer, M Schaffner, D Carnelli… - ACS applied materials …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Like many other natural materials, silk is hierarchically structured from the amino acid level
up to the cocoon or spider web macroscopic structures. Despite being used industrially in a …

Generation of core–sheath polymer nanofibers by pressurised gyration

S Mahalingam, S Huo, S Homer-Vanniasinkam… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ability to generate core–sheath bicomponent polymer nanofibers in a single-step with
scale-up possibilities is demonstrated using pressurised gyration manufacturing. This is the …