Biomimicking polysaccharide nanofibers promote vascular phenotypes : a potential application for vascular tissue engineering

The potential of electrospun pullulan/dextran (P/D) nanofibers (average diameter = 323 nm) for vascular tissue engineering applications is explored. The mechanical properties of the nanofibers are of the same order of magnitude as that of human arteries (Young's modulus ≈0.88 MPa; tensile stren...

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Main Authors: Shi, Liya, Aid, Rachida, Visage, Catherine Le, Chew, Sing Yian
Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98408
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17323