Issue 7, 2007
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Submicron functional fibrous scaffolds based on electrospun phospholipids

Matthew T. Hunley,a   Matthew G. McKeea  and  Timothy E. Long*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Macromolecules & Interfaces Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

Abstract

Wormlike micelles of phospholipids were recently electrospun into ultraporous, high surface area fibrous membranes. These biologically-derived materials offer many potential applications, such as cell growth scaffolds, purification membranes, and drug-delivery platforms. Future work in tailoring the electrospinning process and phospholipid properties is expected to create new durable, biofunctional materials. These initial efforts have introduced the concept of low molar mass amphiphiles as precursors of biocompatible fibers through solution electrospinning.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B613474B
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Submitted
18 Sep 2006
Accepted
21 Nov 2006
First published
13 Dec 2006

J. Mater. Chem., 2007,17, 605-608

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Submicron functional fibrous scaffolds based on electrospun phospholipids

M. T. Hunley, M. G. McKee and T. E. Long, J. Mater. Chem., 2007, 17, 605 DOI: 10.1039/B613474B

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