Core/Sheath Structured PVA Micro/Nano Composite Fibers for Biomedical Applications

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https://doi.org/10.2991/icmsa-15.2015.18How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Electrospinning, Composite Fibers, Core/Sheath, Antimicrobial Activity, Cell Adhesion.

Abstract

Modified electrospinning apparatus has been developed for continually fabricating nanofiber-coated microfibers. Two positively charged spinnerets were introduced and the PVA microfibers containing silver nanowires (AgNWs) were acted as the grounded collector. The prepared PVA/AgNWs microfiber moved through the electric field during electrospinning process and the nanofibers deposited onto the surface of the PVA/AgNWs microfiber to form a coating layer. Due to the addition of AgNWs, the micro/nano composite fibers had antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli (ATCC 8099) and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538). In addition, the human osteoblasts attached well on the micro/nano composite fibers in a 3D direction.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hong-Fei Chen
AU  - Dian-Luan Qiu
AU  - Li-Xing Dai
PY  - 2014/06
DA  - 2014/06
TI  - Core/Sheath Structured PVA Micro/Nano Composite Fibers for Biomedical Applications
BT  - 2015 International Conference on Material Science and Applications (icmsa-15)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 96
EP  - 100
SN  - 2352-541X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icmsa-15.2015.18
DO  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icmsa-15.2015.18
ID  - Chen2014/06
ER  -