Core/Sheath Structured PVA Micro/Nano Composite Fibers for Biomedical Applications
Authors
Hong-Fei Chen, Dian-Luan Qiu, Li-Xing Dai
Corresponding Author
Hong-Fei Chen
Available Online June 2014.
- DOI
- 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.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
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 -