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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Electrospun Membrane"”.
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A Preliminary discourse on Adhesion of Nanofibers Derived from Electrospun Polymers
… and can be re- usable for lifetime, fibrous membranes are fabricated by electrospinning to provide sufficient adhesion energy. Shaft-loaded blister test (SLBT) is firstly used to measure the work of adhesion between electrospun membrane and rigid substrate. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) …
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Preparation and Biocompatibility of Electrospun Zwitterionic Poly(Sulfobetaine Methacrylate) for Wound Dressing Applications
… weights were synthesized, characterized, and electrospun into nanofibers. The polymer molecular weight was controlled by varying the amount of redox initiators in the free radical polymerization of SBMA, with the highest molecular weight achieved at an intermediate initiator concentration. …
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Fibrous Membranes in Personal Protective Applications
… filters in respirators and face masks, fibrous membranes can act as excellent barriers to aerosols without resulting in unreasonably high air resistance. The application of strong and tough fibrous textiles in protective clothing has continued to grow since the 1970s, replacing traditional metal …
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Biomimetic platforms for modeling in vitro the functional unit of the exocrine pancreas
… including a polycaprolactone/gelatin (PCL/Gel) electrospun membrane, allowed to preliminary study the reciprocal influence of different cell types (i.e., stromal and epithelial cells) and it was able to replicate the highest cytokines release and changes in cell morphology by fibroblasts …
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Electrospun membranes for implantable glucose biosensors
The goal for this thesis was to apply electrospun biomimetic coatings on implantable glucose biosensors and test their efficacy as mass-transport limiting and tissue engineering membranes, with special focus on achieving reliable and long sensing life-time for biosensors when implanted in the body. …
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Scalable Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces for Thin-Film Condensation Heat Transfer Enhancement in Steam Power Plants
… layer of porous metal wick between a hydrophobic membrane and the condenser surface to confine the condensed liquid, forming a thin liquid-metal composite film that significantly improves the effective thermal conductivity of the condensate-filled porous media. In this work, we designed, …
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Characterization and modification of electrospun fiber mats for use in composite proton exchange membranes
… properties of the mat allows one to tailor electrospun mats for specific applications. Despite the widespread and rapidly growing use of electrospinning in the fabrication of novel nanomaterials, there are no simple, universal methods of predicting, a priori, the properties of electrospun …