Micropatterning of Electrospun Polyurethane Fibers Through Control of Surface Topography

✍ Scribed by David K. Dempsey; Christian J. Schwartz; Robert S. Ward; Ananth V. Iyer; James P. Parakka; Elizabeth M. Cosgriff-Hernandez

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 591 KB
• Volume: 295
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1438-7492
• DOI: 10.1002/mame.201000152

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A novel technique was developed to control the deposition of electrospun polyurethane fibers using a silicone collector substrate patterned with soft lithography. This method can be used to control selective fiber deposition with broad pattern dimensions (50–500 µm) over a large area. The combination of ease of use, low cost, tunability, and generation of relatively large fiber mats available with this technique is expected to advance our ability to mimic the orientation and anisotropic properties of native tissues to generate improved tissue engineering scaffolds.
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