Fabrication and Evaluation of Multilayer Nanofiber-Hydrogel Meshes with a Controlled Release Property
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes
2.3. Fabrication of Multilayer Nanofiber-Hydrogel Meshes
2.4. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.5. Tensile Testing
2.6. ATP Release Kinetics
2.7. Cytotoxicity Assessment
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Scanning Electron Microscopy Characterization
3.2. Micro-Tensile Testing
3.3. Correlation of Release Kinetics to the Number of Layers
3.4. Differential Release Kinetics for Designated Layers
3.5. Cytotoxicity Assessment of Multilayer Nanofiber-Hydrogel Meshes
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Wu, R.; Niamat, R.A.; Sansbury, B.; Borjigin, M. Fabrication and Evaluation of Multilayer Nanofiber-Hydrogel Meshes with a Controlled Release Property. Fibers 2015, 3, 296-308. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib3030296
Wu R, Niamat RA, Sansbury B, Borjigin M. Fabrication and Evaluation of Multilayer Nanofiber-Hydrogel Meshes with a Controlled Release Property. Fibers. 2015; 3(3):296-308. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib3030296
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Rigumula, Rohina A. Niamat, Brett Sansbury, and Mandula Borjigin. 2015. "Fabrication and Evaluation of Multilayer Nanofiber-Hydrogel Meshes with a Controlled Release Property" Fibers 3, no. 3: 296-308. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib3030296