Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds

Tissue engineering is an area in which new tissues or organs arereplicated in a promising way to replace damaged tissues ororgans caused by accidents and medical conditions. For cells togrow, a proper environment provided by scaffolds can imitate thecomposition of that original human extra cellular...

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Main Authors: Rajendran, R., Ham, W. J., Low, C. Y., Alexander, C. H. C., Koh, C. T.
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author Rajendran, R.
Ham, W. J.
Low, C. Y.
Alexander, C. H. C.
Koh, C. T.
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description Tissue engineering is an area in which new tissues or organs arereplicated in a promising way to replace damaged tissues ororgans caused by accidents and medical conditions. For cells togrow, a proper environment provided by scaffolds can imitate thecomposition of that original human extra cellular matrix (ECM).This study focuses on the preparation of Polycaprolactone (PCL)nanofibers using electrospinning approach. The effect of processparameters such as PCL concentration, flow rate and voltagesupply on the architecture of microstructure was also studied.The diameter and porosity of the nanofibers were analyzed fromimages taken by Scanning Electron Microscopy. Beads werefound in the electrospun scaffolds due to high humidity. Thebeads formation was reduced by adding PBS salt solution andincreasing the distance of the collector plate from the needle tip.Further, electrospun nanofibers with larger diameters were byhaving higher PCL concentration, higher flow rate and lowervoltage. This study suggests the importance of the control ofhumidity and process parameters during process electrospinningin the control of the microstructure of the electrospun scaffolds
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spelling my.uthm.eprints-118312025-03-27T00:57:32Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11831/ Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds Rajendran, R. Ham, W. J. Low, C. Y. Alexander, C. H. C. Koh, C. T. T Technology (General) Tissue engineering is an area in which new tissues or organs arereplicated in a promising way to replace damaged tissues ororgans caused by accidents and medical conditions. For cells togrow, a proper environment provided by scaffolds can imitate thecomposition of that original human extra cellular matrix (ECM).This study focuses on the preparation of Polycaprolactone (PCL)nanofibers using electrospinning approach. The effect of processparameters such as PCL concentration, flow rate and voltagesupply on the architecture of microstructure was also studied.The diameter and porosity of the nanofibers were analyzed fromimages taken by Scanning Electron Microscopy. Beads werefound in the electrospun scaffolds due to high humidity. Thebeads formation was reduced by adding PBS salt solution andincreasing the distance of the collector plate from the needle tip.Further, electrospun nanofibers with larger diameters were byhaving higher PCL concentration, higher flow rate and lowervoltage. This study suggests the importance of the control ofhumidity and process parameters during process electrospinningin the control of the microstructure of the electrospun scaffolds 2024-08-30 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11831/1/P17133_049873453af41c310bf8937579484a0e.pdf%201.pdf Rajendran, R. and Ham, W. J. and Low, C. Y. and Alexander, C. H. C. and Koh, C. T. (2024) Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds. In: AIP Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0231402
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Ham, W. J.
Low, C. Y.
Alexander, C. H. C.
Koh, C. T.
Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds
title Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds
title_full Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds
title_fullStr Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds
title_full_unstemmed Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds
title_short Control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds
title_sort control of microstructure architectureof polycaprolactone electrospunscaffolds
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