Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Publisher : Bulletin of Materials Science
Source : Bulletin of Materials Science, Volume 31, Number 3, p.343-351 (2008)
Keywords : Amines, Applied potentials, Aqueous solutions, Bimodal size distributions, Cryogenic grinding, Electrospinning, Electrospun, Fibers, Micro porous, Multi scaling, Multiscale fibres, nanofibres, Optical Design, Poly-caprolactone, Polyvinyl alcohols, Polyvinylalcohol, Porous structures, Potential applications, Scaffolds, Single-step, Solution flow rate, Solutions, Spinning (fibers), Technology, tissue engineering, Tissue engineering applications
Campus : Kochi
School : Center for Nanosciences
Center : Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine Move, Nanosciences
Department : Nanosciences
Year : 2008
Abstract : Aqueous solutions of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were electrospun and its characteristics were studied as a function of applied potential, tip-target distance and solution flow rate. Solutions of PVA and chitosan were homogeneously mixed and electrospun to result in blend nanofibres and their properties were investigated. Conditions were revealed under which multiscale bi-modal fibres could be electrospun in a single step, producing structures that have potential applications in tissue engineering. Electrospun fibres having a bimodal size distribution of poly(caprolactone) (PCL) were also fabricated using a modified electrospinning setup. Nanofibrous microporous PVA scaffolds were fabricated using a cryogenic grinding method with subsequent compaction. Such multiscale porous structures would offer ideal matrices for tissue engineering applications. © Indian Academy of Sciences.
Cite this Research Publication : U. S. Sajeev, Anand, K. A., Dr. Deepthy Menon, and Shantikumar V Nair, “Control of Nanostructures in PVA, PVA/chitosan Blends and PCL through Electrospinning”, Bulletin of Materials Science, vol. 31, pp. 343-351, 2008.