UV polymerization of hydrodynamically shaped fibers.

نویسندگان

  • Abel L Thangawng
  • Peter B Howell
  • Christopher M Spillmann
  • Jawad Naciri
  • Frances S Ligler
چکیده

Most natural and man-made fibers have circular cross-sections; thus the properties of materials composed of non-circular fibers are largely unexplored. We demonstrate the technology for fabricating fibers with predetermined cross-sectional shape. Passive hydrodynamic focusing and UV polymerization of a shaped acrylate stream produced metre-long fibers for structural and mechanical characterization.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Lab on a chip

دوره 11 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011