Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-19-2019
Department
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Abstract
Electrospinning and polymer blending have been the focus of research and the industry for their versatility, scalability, and potential applications across many different fields. In tissue engineering, nanofiber scaffolds composed of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or a mixture of both have been reported. This review reports recent advances in polymer blended scaffolds for tissue engineering and the fabrication of functional scaffolds by electrospinning. A brief theory of electrospinning and the general setup as well as modifications used are presented. Polymer blends, including blends with natural polymers, synthetic polymers, mixture of natural and synthetic polymers, and nanofiller systems, are discussed in detail and reviewed.
Publication Title
Fibers
Recommended Citation
Hanumantharao, S. N.,
&
Rao, S.
(2019).
Multi-functional electrospun nanofibers from polymer blends for scaffold tissue engineering.
Fibers,
7(7), 1-35.
http://doi.org/10.3390/fib7070066
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/532
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© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.3390/fib7070066