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Article: Findings in science reported from North Carolina State University.
- Article from:
- Nanotechnology Weekly
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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"Polymer nanofiber products prepared via electrospinning (e-spinning) have great potential for use in tissue engineering. Their scaffold structure characteristics are conducive to cell adhesion, growth, and proliferation, as the morphology closely resembles the extracellular matrix (ECM) of living tissues," scientists in the United States report.
"Neither natural- nor synthetic-biodegradable polymers used alone provide an ideal structure for the long-term development of tissues. A hybrid biodegradable nanofiber, produced by a novel co-axial e-spinning method, with the sheath of a natural polymer (collagen or gelatin) and core of a synthetic polymer ...