Blow-assisted multi-jet electrospinning of poly-L-lactic acid nanofibers

Aligning poly(L-lactic acid) nanofibers with magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles using modified electrospinning methods

Electrospinning is a simple and adaptable method for generating nanofibers. Due to the instability of the electrified polymer jet, polymer nanofibers are usually collected in random, tangled orientations. Alignment of nanofibers would have practical applications for use as cardiac tissue which have cells that grow in an aligned manner, as well as for neural tissue engineering as guidance channe...

Electrospinning of calcium phosphate-poly (d,l-lactic acid) nanofibers for sustained release of water-soluble drug and fast mineralization

Calcium phosphate-based biomaterials have been well studied in biomedical fields due to their outstanding chemical and biological properties which are similar to the inorganic constituents in bone tissue. In this study, amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) nanoparticles were prepared by a precipitation method, and used for preparation of ACP-poly(d,l-lactic acid) (ACP-PLA) nanofibers and water-sol...

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Nanofibers for Bone Tissue Engineering

Optimization of electrospinning conditions for magnetic poly (acrylonitrile- co- acrylic acid) nanofibers

Magnetic poly (acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) (PAN-co-AA) composite nanofibers with different proportions of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were fabricated using electrospinning technique. Electrospinning conditions like polymeric concentration, applied voltage, feeding rate, working distance, and collector type were explored and optimized to produce ultrafine- uniform size and bead free nanofib...

Surface Functional Poly(lactic Acid) Electrospun Nanofibers for Biosensor Applications

In this work, biotin surface functionalized hydrophilic non-water-soluble biocompatible poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanofibers are created for their potential use as biosensors. Varying concentrations of biotin (up to 18 weight total percent (wt %)) were incorporated into PLA fibers together with poly(lactic acid)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLA-b-PEG) block polymers. While biotin provided surface...