Novel Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Homogeneous Microporous Polyimide Membrane

Three-dimensional tissue fabrication.

In recent years, advances in fabrication technologies have brought a new dimension to the field of tissue engineering. Using manufacturing-based methods and hydrogel chemistries, researchers have been able to fabricate tissue engineering scaffolds with complex 3-D architectures and customized chemistries that mimic the in vivo tissue environment. These techniques may be useful in developing the...

A three-dimensional microporous metal-metalloporphyrin framework.

A new porphyrin-based microporous MOF, {Mn(II)0.5[Mn(II)4Cl(Mn(III)Cl-ttzpp)2(H2O)4]}·(DEF)20·(CH3OH)18·(H2O)12 (UTSA-57), has been constructed from {5,10,15,20-tetrakis[4-(2,3,4,5-tetrazolyl)phenyl]porphyrinato} manganese(III) chloride as the metalloligand. The MOF adopts the rare scu topology with one-dimensional square nanotube-like channels of about 20 Å. UTSA-57a exhibits permanent porosit...

A novel three-dimensional photonic laser and fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals

We have proposed a novel three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystal laser. The electromagnetic field, radiation power density, and lifetime of spontaneous emission of the laser were calculated by a plane-wave method. When a defect layer is introduced into the crystal, spontaneous emission radiates only in the lasing direction. The radiation angle is as sharp as that of a conventional surface-emitt...

Fabrication of three-dimensional tissues.

The goal of tissue engineering is to restore or replace the lost functions of diseased or damaged organs. Ideally, engineered tissues should provide nutrient transport, mechanical stability, coordination of multicellular processes, and a cellular microenvironment that promotes phenotypic stability. To achieve this goal, many engineered tissues require both macro- (approximately cm) and micro- (...

Central composite experimental design applied to fabrication of LLDPE microporous membrane via thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) method